Advances in Organic Rankine Cycle System and Thermal Storage System

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, there is a growing need to recover wasted heat and improve the efficiency of power generation systems, given the extent to which since environmental and financial limits and crises impose energy consumption reduction on a global level. organic Rankine cycle is considered to be the most promising thermodynamic cycle for low-temperature rejected heat and its conversion into power, a process of much of research interest. Moreover, the thermal storage systems can accelerate the largescale employment of heat-to-power conversion engines, leading to larger operation times, the development of polygeneration systems and finally increased energy savings and reduced CO₂ footprint. 

The main scope of this Special Issue is to present the current state-of-the art in organic Rankine cycles and thermal energy systems. This includes CO₂ power cycles and other innovative power generation cycles, which may lead to next-generation power production systems. This Special Issue will contribute a comprehensive forum for research ideas, including both simulations and experimental studies on a wide range of topics, such as the following:

• Organic Rankine cycles modelling concepts and control
• Power conversion cycles
• Supercritical CO₂ power cycle
• Trilateral flash cycle
• Thermal energy storage systems
• Innovative methods/materials for energy storage
• Components design and modelling
• Combined heat and power generation applications

Dr. Dimitris S. Manolakos
Dr. Apostolos Gkountas
Guest Editors

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