 Study and optimization of a solar subcritical organic Rankine cycleMichaël Marion, Ionut Voicu and Anne-Lise Tiffonnet Renewable Energy, 2012, vol. 48, issue C, 100-109 Abstract: The theoretical and experimental studies presented in this paper show the potential of producing mechanical power by a system combining a solar thermal collector with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC). A theoretical model based on heat transfer equations was developed and predicted the thermal equilibrium state of a small-scale single glazed flat plate collector. Experiments conducted with a commercial collector validated the modeling predictions. The thermal performances of the commercial collector and improved double-glazed flat plate collector were then simulated for different operational conditions. A subcritical Rankine cycle was simulated for organic fluids R134a, R227ea and R365mfc operating between the solar collector and a fixed temperature sink. In order to establish the optimum configuration, a set of parametric studies was carried out. Special attention is given to the optimum mass flow rate and to the impact made by improving the thermal performance of the solar collector. Keywords: Solar energy; Organic Rankine cycle; Double-glazed solar collector; Exergy (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:renene:v:48:y:2012:i:c:p:100-109 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.04.047 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
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