Assessment of working fluids, thermal resources and cooling utilities for Organic Rankine Cycles: State-of-the-art comparison, challenges, commercial status, and …

MA Qyyum, A Khan, S Ali, MS Khurram, N Mao… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents state-of-the-art review on organic Rankine cycle (ORC) by assessing
the working fluids, thermal resources, cooling utilities, and commercial status with future …

Is zeotropic working fluid a promising option for organic Rankine cycle: A quantitative evaluation based on literature data

W Xu, R Zhao, S Deng, L Zhao, SS Mao - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of alternative working fluids has become a difficult and never-ending task,
and thus driven a tremendous progress of the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology. In …

Thermoeconomic multi-objective optimization of a dual loop organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for CNG engine waste heat recovery

F Yang, H Cho, H Zhang, J Zhang - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, a thermoeconomic model of a dual loop organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system
has been developed to analyze both the thermodynamic and economic performance of …

Thermoeconomic comparison between pure and mixture working fluids of organic Rankine cycles (ORCs) for low temperature waste heat recovery

Y Feng, TC Hung, K Greg, Y Zhang, B Li… - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on the thermoeconomic multi-objective optimization, simultaneously considering
exergy efficiency and levelized energy cost (LEC), the thermoeconomic comparisons …

A general framework to select working fluid and configuration of ORCs for low-to-medium temperature heat sources

J Vivian, G Manente, A Lazzaretto - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The selection of the most suitable working fluid and cycle configuration for a given heat
source is a fundamental step in the search for the optimum design of Organic Rankine …

[HTML][HTML] Working fluid and system optimisation of organic Rankine cycles via computer-aided molecular design: A review

CN Markides, A Bardow, M De Paepe… - Progress in Energy and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems are a class of distributed power-generation systems
that are suitable for the efficient conversion of low-to-medium temperature thermal energy to …

Performance comparison of low-grade ORCs (organic Rankine cycles) using R245fa, pentane and their mixtures based on the thermoeconomic multi-objective …

Y Feng, TC Hung, Y Zhang, B Li, J Yang, Y Shi - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on the thermoeconomic multi-objective optimization and decision makings,
considering both exergy efficiency and LEC (levelized energy cost), the performance …

Performance analysis and working fluid selection of an Organic Rankine Cycle Power Plant coupled to an Enhanced Geothermal System

JM Zinsalo, L Lamarche, J Raymond - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a coupled Wellbore-Reservoir-Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power
plant model for sustainable and efficient use of multiple-fractures Enhanced Geothermal …

Guidelines for optimal selection of working fluid for an organic Rankine cycle in relation to waste heat recovery

J Hærvig, K Sørensen, TJ Condra - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
General guidelines on how to choose the optimal working fluid based on the hot source
temperature available are reported. Based on a systematic approach, 26 commonly used …

Parametric optimization and performance analysis of ORC (organic Rankine cycle) for diesel engine waste heat recovery with a fin-and-tube evaporator

F Yang, H Zhang, C Bei, S Song, E Wang - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents the parametric optimization and performance analysis of ORC (organic
Rankine cycle) system using GA (genetic algorithm) for recovering exhaust waste heat of a …