An Investigation of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) System Application for Energy Efficiency of Smart Agriculture

Abstract

Organic rankine cycle (ORC) system application on smart agriculture is rather energy efficient in terms of waste heat recovery supplied by ORC. The recovered waste heat, such as from agricultural wastes, changes into the electrical energy produced by the generator of ORC cycle. This energy efficiency supplied by ORC system is crucial for smart agriculture as being not only efficient but also environment friendly which is good for green world and nature. In this study, biogas based regenerative ORC system design is explained as more efficient than simple ORC design due to its better regenerator efficiency.