With the continued and widespread focus on improvements of
the energy efficiency in many types of industrial processes, WHR
(waste heat recovery) systems are becoming increasingly relevant.
The ORC (organic Rankine cycle) is a promising technology which is
able to convert waste heat into power and electricity without fuel
input and CO2 emissions, besides those associated with the plant
construction. The process is relatively simple, compared to the
steam Rankine cycle [1], and it can obtain high conversion efficiencies
of low temperature heat compared to competing
technologies.