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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Yiji LuORCiD, Professor Tony Roskilly
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The development of engine waste heat recovery (WHR) technologies attracts ever increasing interests due to the rising strict policy requirements and environmental concerns. Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) can convert low medium grade heat into electrical or mechanical power and has been widely recognized as the most promising heat-driven technologies. A typical internal combustion engine (ICE) converts around 30% of the overall fuel energy into effective mechanical power and the rest of fuel energy is dumped through the engine exhaust system and cooling system. Integrating a well-designed ORC system to ICE can effectively improve the overall energy efficiency and reduce emissions with around 2–5 years payback period through fuel saving. This book chapter is meant to provide an overview of the technical development and application of ORC technology to recover wasted thermal energy from the ICE with a particular focus on vehicle applications.
Author(s): Lu YJ, Roskilly AP, Yu XL
Editor(s): Enhua Wang
Publication type: Book Chapter
Publication status: Published
Book Title: Organic Rankine Cycle Technology for Heat Recovery
Year: 2018
Pages: 127-147
Print publication date: 07/11/2018
Online publication date: 05/11/2018
Acceptance date: 08/05/2018
Publisher: IntechOpen
Place Published: London
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.78401
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.78401
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
ISBN: 9781789843484