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Title: Applications guide for waste heat recovery. Final Report, May-Dec. 1982

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5665311

The state-of-the-art of commercially available organic Rankine cycle (ORC) hardware from a literature search and industry survey is assessed. 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 R D.

Research Organization:
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5665311
Report Number(s):
N-8321511; NASA-CR-170121; JPL-PUBL-83-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English