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Examination of Key Issues in Designing the ORC Condensation Temperature

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Structural Optimization and Experimental Investigation of the Organic Rankine Cycle for Solar Thermal Power Generation

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The design of the condensation temperature is crucial to the annual power conversion of the ORC. For an ORC that only generates power, the operating condensation temperature fluctuates greatly in many areas through the year due to the variation of environment temperature.

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Li, J. (2015). Examination of Key Issues in Designing the ORC Condensation Temperature. In: Structural Optimization and Experimental Investigation of the Organic Rankine Cycle for Solar Thermal Power Generation. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45623-1_4

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