Customized ORC micro turbo-expanders - From 1D design to modular construction kit and prospects of additive manufacturing

Andreas P. Weiß, Václav Novotný, Tobias Popp, Philipp Streit, Jan Špale, Gerd Zinn and Michal Kolovratník

Energy, 2020, vol. 209, issue C

Abstract: Due to the various ORC applications, it is not expedient to design and build one standard turbogenerator. Therefore, authors developed a flexible “micro-turbine-generator-construction-kit (MTG-c-kit)” by means of which a customized turbogenerator can be made for any required power output between 1 and 200 kW, for a wide range of working fluids and boundary conditions – quickly, cost effectively and with high expander efficiency. The architecture and main features of this kit are briefly introduced.

Keywords: Organic Rankine cycle (ORC); Turbine; Additive manufacturing; 3D print; Design; Experimental (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118407

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