HEAT RECOVERY FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
Internal combustion engines are particularly favorable for heat recovery applications.
Exhaust gases typically contain 25-35% of the primary fuel’s energy content and are being released at relatively high temperatures (300-500°C).
The addition of an ORC to recover the energy of downstream exhaust gas of a reciprocating engine or a gas turbine is a way to obtain an efficient and reliable Combined Cycle system at small scale.
TURBODEN ORC PERFORMANCE
Reciprocating engines | Gas turbines | |
When coupled with reciprocating engines the ORC added power is ranges between 7% and 12% of the primary engine’s power output.
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When added to recover the energy of downstream exhaust gases from gas turbines, Turboden ORCs can produce up to 35% additional power.
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