ORC | Recovering residual heat through an Organic Rankine Cycle for renewable energy applications
Electricity generation with renewable energy sources is a topic of the day, with an improved efficiency as a linked objective. Furthermore, a high conversion efficiency contributes to the minimization of the CO2 production and thus has a favourable climate impact.
Combustion engines throw out residual heat that is all too often too little recovered. A technology used in biomass and geothermal plants - the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)- offers a solution.
The ORC project aims to produce a maximum amount of additional electricity through a secondary process, or the most optimal combination of electricity production and direct use of residual heat. The technology is applicable to biogas- and VOF-engines (Vegetable Oil Fuel).
Promotors:
- ir. Bruno Vanslambrouck, HOWEST (University College West-Flanders), Departement PIH
- ir. Jeroen Vanwalleghem, HOWEST (University College West-Flanders), Departement PIH
Scientific advisors:
- Prof. dr. ir. Michel De Paepe, Ghent University, Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen, FLOHEACOM;
- Prof. dr. ir. Alex Van den Bossche, Ghent University, Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen, EESA.
This project was supported by the TETRA fund of theIWT during the period October 2007 - September 2009.
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