Nanofluids as working fluids for organic Rankine cycles

Projektinformationen

NanoORC

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 704201

DOI 10.3030/704201

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 18 März 2016

Startdatum 1 März 2017

Enddatum 28 Februar 2020

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 200 194,80

EU-Beitrag € 200 194,80

Koordiniert durch

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Denmark

Ziel

Organic Rankine cycles have gained great interest over the last decade as an efficient technology to convert low-temperature heat, from renewable energy or industrial waste, to electrical power. For this reason, they are expected to play a substantial role in the future European energy system, as they will contribute to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels and the CO2 emissions associated to power generation. However, recent regulations that limit the use of ozone depleting substances and greenhouse gases will phase out most of the working fluids currently used in organic Rankine cycles. As a result, there is an urgent necessity to search for alternative fluids that meet the thermodynamic requirements of the replaced ones, and offer better environmental and safety features. The addition of nanoparticles to fluids (nanofluids) can enhanced their thermal properties, thus making them an optimal solution for their use in organic Rankine cycles. The main barrier for the introduction of these innovative fluids comes from the lack of an accurate knowledge of their behavior. NanoORC aims at developing a general model for the estimation of the thermophysical and transport properties of nanofluids, to evaluate their potential for organic Rankine cycles. The novelty of the project lies on the use of group contribution methods to develop a generalized model that will be integrated as a property library into simulation software. The host will provide the fellow established knowledge on organic Rankine cycles, and train her on state-of-the-art simulation and optimization tools. The fellow will bring expertise on thermophysical properties of fluids, not currently available at the host institution, to introduce the research on innovative working fluids. The fellow will complete her training through a collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and a secondment at Turboden, which will be essential for the transfer of the knowledge derived from NanoORC.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › simulation software

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2015-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2015

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Koordinator

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 200 194,80
• Adresse: ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101 ; 2800 Kongens Lyngby ; Dänemark
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Københavns omegn
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 200 194,80