Thermodynamic simulation of a small-scale organic Rankine cycle testing facility using R245fa
The development of small-scale efficient and low-cost Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) units using low temperature waste heat for electricity production is attracting a lot of interest nowadays. This paper presents the thermodynamic simulation of a small scale regenerative ORC testing facility. The facility mainly consists of an electric steam generator to produce steam at 170oC and 7.5 bar as hot source, water at 20oC as cold sink and a scroll compressor converted to be used as expander.