Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the multi-stage Rankine cycle aiming at optimizing the power output from low-temperature heat sources such as geothermal or waste heat. A design methodology ...

Abstract: Previous investigators have shown that an internally reversible Carnot cycle, operating with heat transfer limitations between the heat source and heat sink at temperatures TH and TL , achieves ...

Abstract: Optimization of the power output of Carnot and closed Brayton cycles is considered for both finite and infinite thermal capacitance rates of the external fluid streams. The method of Lagrange ...