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Combining Rankine cycles with thermal storage

Combining Rankine cycles with thermal storage

Paperback

Technology & Engineering

ISBN10: 6630356071
ISBN13: 9786630356076
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Sep 24 2026
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the integration of organic Rankine cycles (ORCs) and thermal storage using phase-change materials (PCMs). Given the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources and the variability of industrial waste heat, latent heat storage emerges as a key solution for stabilizing electricity generation and improving energy efficiency. The first chapter establishes the theoretical foundations: solar radiation, heat transfer, properties of PCMs, and ORC principles. The second chapter reviews the state of the art in integration technologies, examining direct and indirect storage configurations, the selection of working fluids, and persistent scientific challenges. The third chapter proposes a roadmap for industrial deployment, identifying four priority application areas-medium-power solar power plants, waste heat recovery, smart cogeneration, and engineering services-as well as transfer methods (demonstrators, patents, software)-and an estimate of short-, medium-, and long-term costs and benefits.

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