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    Design and Build of a 1 Kilowatt Organic Rankine Cycle Power Generator

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    Meyer D
    Wong CS
    Engle F
    Krumdieck S
    Date
    2013
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13767

    Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems are capable of utilising low-enthalpy geothermal sources. The aim of the Above Ground Geothermal and Allied Technologies (AGGAT) research programme is the development of ORC systems within New Zealand. An experimental scale ORC system, known as ORC-B, was built at the University of Canterbury to assist with the research and development of the system design and component selection process. The unit is a 1 kW ORC consisting of four key components: evaporator, expander, condenser and pump. Selection of the working fluid was found to be a constraining factor in the design. A refrigerant mix known as HFC-M1 was selected due to its desirable performance, high safety and ease of availability in New Zealand. The heat source for the system is the exhaust of a Capstone gas turbine. Heat is transferred to the unit’s plate-type evaporator by a thermal oil extraction loop. Cooling is supplied to the plate-type condenser from the available water supply. A scroll expander is used to extract work from the system and the evaporator is fed by a high-pressure plunger pump. The instrumentation selected allows measurement of the performance of the system as well as PID control. The system has been designed and constructed and is now ready for commissioning and testing.

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    Organic Rankine Cycle
     
    Power Generation
     
    Energy System
     
    Design
     
    Build
     
    Field of Research::09 - Engineering::0906 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering::090608 - Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
     
    Field of Research::09 - Engineering::0913 - Mechanical Engineering::091305 - Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering
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