Experimental development of a kilowatt-scale biomass fired micro – CHP unit based on ORC with rotary vane expander

Jakub Mascuch, Vaclav Novotny, Vaclav Vodicka, Jan Spale and Zbynek Zeleny

Renewable Energy, 2020, vol. 147, issue P3, 2882-2895

Abstract: Micro-cogeneration technologies currently available on the market are too expensive and requiring noble and expensive fuels. Also increasing renewables' shares should favour biomass as a cheap local and available fuel providing dispatchable power. We present a renewable solution based on woodchip combustion system coupled with ORC for applications replacing biomass boilers and producing electricity for own system consumption and a little bit extra. This work describes the design methodology as a complex issue from not only thermodynamic and technical perspective, but also economical and legal. Finally, the technical specifications and operational characteristics of the constructed micro-cogeneration ORC biomass fired system which is in a pre-pilot application stage are presented.

Keywords: ORC; CHP; Rotary vane expander; Micro-cogeneration; Design methodology; Biomass (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.08.113

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