Application guide for waste heat recovery with organic Rankine cycle equipment. Final report May-Dec 82

Technical Report · Sat Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5697723

Moynihan, P I

This report assesses the state-of-the-art of commercially available organic Rankine cycle (ORC) hardware from a literature search and industry survey. Engineering criteria for applying ORC technology are established, and a set of nomograms to enable the rapid sizing of the equipment is presented. A comparison of an ORC system with conventional heat recovery techniques can be made with a nomogram developed for a recuperative heat exchanger. A graphical technique for evaluating the economic aspects of an ORC system and conventional heat recovery method is discussed; also included is a description of anticipated future trends in organic Rankine cycle RandD.

• Research Organization: Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5697723
• Report Number(s): AD-A-127558/5; JPL-PUB-83-7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320304* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization
DIAGRAMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
HEAT TRANSFER
MANUALS
NOMOGRAMS
RANKINE CYCLE
RECOVERY
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES