Development and Characterization of Small-Scale ORC System Using Scroll Expander

Abstract:

In order to determine the operating characteristics of a small-scale ORC (organic Rankine cycle) system for various low temperature heat sources, experiments were carried out. A small-scale ORC power generation system adopting R-245fa as a working fluid was designed and manufactured. Hot water was used for the heat source and the temperature was controlled by the 110 kW electric resistance heaters which provided up to 150 °C. Cooling temperature was controlled by a circulating water chiller to simulate various heat sink environments. An open-drive oil-free scroll expander directly connected to a high-speed synchronous generator was installed in the ORC unit. The efficiencies of the cycle and the expander, electric power of the developed ORC system with respect to the operating conditions were investigated by experiments. The factors which influence the performance of the oil-free scroll expander were analyzed and discussed.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 291-294)
• Pages: 1627-1630
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.291-294.1627
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Eunkoo Yun, Hyun Dong Kim, Sang Youl Yoon, Kyung Chun Kim
• Keywords: Oil-Free Scroll Expander, Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), Thermal Efficiency

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