Experimental rankine cycle engine designed for heat recovery from exhaust gases of industrial plants. Final report

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES energy Experimental rankine cycle engine designed for heat recovery from exhaust gases of industrial plants Blow-up from microfiche original EUR 7159 EN COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES energy Experimental rankine cycle engine designed for heat recovery from exhaust gases of industrial plants G. CIPOLLA Fiat Research Centre Strada Torino, 50 -10043 Orbassano (Turin-Italy) Contract No 383-78-4 EEC FINAL REPORT Directorate-General for Research, Science and Education 1981 EUR 7159 EN Published by the COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Directorate-General Information Market and Innovation Bâtiment Jean Monnet LUXEMBOURG LEGAL NOTICE Neither the Commission of the European Communities nor any person acting on behalf of then is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information 'ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels · Luxembourg, 1981 Printed in Luxembourg Catalogue number: CD-ND-81-029-EN-C Centro Ricerche Fiat sPn SUMMARY This report describes the ^development of, and the results obtained from, an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) engine in order to assess its feasibility; the subject research program is the extention of the activities carried out in the frame of the previous EC Contract n° 196-76-EEI. In particular the following activities have been carried out: . engine and test rig design and set up . working fluid and thermodynamic cycle choice .