Should You Be Implementing the Organic Rankine Cycle?

To have a successful application of an ORC system, the availability of an adequate heat source is crucial. In principal every heat-generating process, such as burning fossil fuel, can be taken as a heat source for ORC.

However, the aim is to improve energy efficiency and sustainability of new or existing applications with the focus on waste heat and renewable energy sources.

Three sectors have been identified as potential sources for the application of ORC power generation: Continue reading “Should You Be Implementing the Organic Rankine Cycle?”

Waste Heat Sources + Trends

Waste Heat losses and Work Potential from Selected Processes
Waste Heat losses and Work Potential from Selected Processes

You might be able to name a few sources of waste heat, but do you know what distributes the largest content?

Waste heat losses arise both from equipment inefficiencies and from thermodynamic limitations on equipment and processes. Continue reading “Waste Heat Sources + Trends”