Working fluid selection and optimal power-to-weight ratio for ORC in long-haul trucks

• Main Authors: Pili, Roberto, Castro Pastrana, Jesus D., Romagnoli, Alessandro, Spliethoff, Hartmut, Wieland, Christoph
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Truck; Organic Rankine Cycle; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80412; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46503
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In 2013, about 82% of the total CO2 emissions from transportation systems in the U.S. were caused by road transportation, highly based on internal combustion engines (ICE). Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) are a waste heat recovery (WHR) technology that can contribute significantly to reduce environment...