Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems ― Technologies and Applications

Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Power Systems: Technologies and Applications provides a systematic and detailed description of organic rankine cycle technologies and the way they are increasingly of interest for cost-effective sustainable energy generation. Popular applications include cogeneration from biomass and electricity generation from geothermal reservoirs and concentrating solar power installations, as well as waste heat recovery from gas turbines, internal combustion engines and medium- and low-temperature industrial processes. With hundreds of ORC power systems already in operation and the market growing at a fast pace, this is an active and engaging area of scientific research and technical development.

The book is structured in four main parts: (i) Introduction to ORC Power Systems, (ii) ORC Plant Components, (iii) ORC System Design and Optimization, and (iv) Fields of Application.

• Provides a thorough introduction to ORC power systems
• Contains detailed chapters on ORC plant components
• Includes a section focusing on ORC design and optimization
• Reviews key applications of ORC technologies, including cogeneration from biomass, electricity generation from geothermal reservoirs and concentrating solar power installations, and waste heat recovery from gas turbines, internal combustion engines and medium- and low-temperature industrial processes