Affiliation:
1. Mechanics Department, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
Abstract
The present paper aims at analysing the performances of Organic Rankine
Cycles (ORCs) adopted for the exploitation of the biomass resulting from the
pruning residues in a 3000 hectares district in Southern Italy. A parametric
energy analysis has been carried out to define the influence of the main
plant operating conditions. To this purpose, both subcritical and
transcritical power plants have been examined and saturated and superheated
conditions at the turbine inlet have been imposed. Moreover, the effect of
the working fluid, condensation temperature, and internal regeneration on
system performances has been investigated. The results show that ORC plants
represent an interesting and sustainable solution for decentralised and
small-scale power production. Furthermore, the analysis highlights the
significant impact of the maximum temperature and the noticeable effect of
internal regeneration on the performances of the biomass power plants.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
Subject
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Cited by
18 articles.
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