| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1734246 | Energy | 2011 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The article introduces a novel thermally activated cooling concept - a combined cycle couples an ORC (organic Rankine cycle) and a VCC (vapor compression cycle). ⺠A systematic design study was conducted to investigate effects of a variety of cycle configurations on overall cycle COP. ⺠The combined cycle with cooling subcooling and recuperation can achieve overall cycle COP of 0.66, which is 22% above the basic cycle. ⺠The parametric design study identified expander isentropic efficiency, condensing temperature and boiling pressure to be the most critical parameters. ⺠Two advanced cycle configurations including dual-fluid system were proposed for future studies.
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Authors
Hailei Wang, Richard Peterson, Tom Herron,