Axial Turbine for Low-Grade Heat Source: Vapor Expansion Turbine Has Been Developed for Organic Rankine Cycle Applications that Operate in the 500kw to 5mw Range
- Key words
- Low grade heat recovery; organic rankine cycle; turbomachinery; turboexpander; vapor expansion turbine; geothermal; biomass; solar-thermal; reciprocating and gas turbine exhaust; industrial process heat
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 2013
- Session
- Equipment design; Turbines; Binary cycle power generation; O
- Language
- English
Abstract
Interest in low grade heat recovery has grown over recent years. A number of approaches have been proposed to capture and convert low grade heat energy, traditionally viewed as not commercially useful, into productive electric power. Among the proposed solutions is the use of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology.
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