Performance Evaluation of a Helical Coil Heat Exchanger Working under Supercritical Conditions in a Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Installation

Worldwide interest in low grade heat valorization using organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technologies has increased significantly. A new small-scale ORC with a net capacity of 3 kW was efficiently integrated with a concentrated solar power technology for electricity generation. The excess heat source fro...

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Main Authors: Marija Lazova, Henk Huisseune, Alihan Kaya, Steven Lecompte, George Kosmadakis, Michel De Paepe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/6/432