The potential of exhaust waste heat recovery (WHR) from marine diesel engines via organic rankine cycle

The rise of fuel prices due to the depletion of fossil fuel energy and unlimited carbon dioxide let-off are creating a renewed interest in techniques to increase the thermal efficiency of marine diesel engines. One promising mechanism to achieve improvement in system thermal efficiency is the conversion of engine waste heat to a more useful form of energy, either mechanical energy or electrical energy. Thus, this study investigates the potential...