The Engine ORC Consortium 2018 Workshop is an open forum for technology sharing and learning about mobile and stationary ORC systems – up to 100 kW net output power.
The 5th annual Workshop will be hosted in Lyon, France between September 26th and 28th, 2018. The three-day program will provide a perfect platform to explore issues of common interest, share successful practices and experiences, debate new concepts with a view to increasing the level of our collaboration and collective impact.
Primary Goals
- Create an environment for ORC system technical sharing and collaboration.
- Help define industry standards.
- Pathway to commercialization for automotive industry.
Technical Areas
- Working Fluids: Needs, Properties, Characterization
- Heat Exchanger Technologies: Evaporators/Boilers, Condensers, Recuperators
- System Modeling: Tools, Approaches
- System Controls: Requirements, Diagnostics, Approaches
- Expander Technologies: New Expander Technologies, Market Needs
- Testing: Requirements, Approaches, Best Practices
- WHR Application: Light-Duty, Heavy-Duty (Super Truck, No Waste), Stationary, Marine Vessels
Panel Discussions
- ORC Working Fluids
- Standardized Testing Practices
September 26th – 28th, 2018
Lyon, France
IFPEN Research and Training Centre
- Join ORC professionals from around the globe to learn more about ORC system design & development.
- Participate in technology sharing, leverage development costs, and meet industry experts.
- Identify government funding opportunities to expand knowledge base.
- Access technical papers.
2018 Workshop Schedule
The Engine ORC Consortium 2018 Workshop will feature several technical sessions, panel discussions, and various networking activities.
2017 Workshop Schedule
The Engine ORC Consortium 2017 Workshop took place in Detroit, MI USA.
Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 | ||
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9:00 | Registration | |
9:45 | Introductory Remarks Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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10:10 | Keynote Presentation Dr. Gary SmithExecutive Director, Global Research and Development, GM |
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Technical Session ONE: WHR Applications | Technical Session TWO: System Modeling | |
11:00 | Improving The Total Cost Of Ownership Of Exhaust Heat Recovery Systems By Utilizing The Engine Coolant Heat Thomas Arnold, IAV GmbH |
Optimisation Of Low Grade ORC Whr System Within Practical Constraints Dr. Alexander Fedotov, TP Group |
11:30 | Coffee and Networking | |
Technical Session ONE: WHR Applications | Technical Session TWO: System Modeling | |
12:00 | A Comparison Between Achievement From ORC System And Other Technologies For Heavy-Duty Combination Tractors Yousef Jeihouni, FEV North America Inc. |
Waste Heat Recovery Potential Analysis For Heavy Duty Truck Applications Based On Transient Road Cycle Simulations Thomas Reiche, Volvo |
12:30 | Efficiency Gains Using Waste Heat To Power On Reciprocating Engines Tom Brokaw, ElectraTherm |
Thermo-Economic Optimization Of Small-Scale ORC Systems For Heat Recovery From Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engines For Stationary Power Generation Antonio Marco Pantaleo, Imperial College London |
13:00 | Lunch | |
Technical Session ONE: WHR Applications | Technical Session TWO: System Modeling | |
14:00 | Organic Rankine Cycle Waste Heat Recovery System Net Power Optimization Utilizing Dynamic Programming in Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Applications Bin Xu, Clemson University |
Efficiency Maps Of Reciprocating-Piston Expanders For ORC Applications Paul Sapin, Imperial College London |
14:30 | High Temperature Waste Heat Recovery From Gensets With Integrated Pump-Expander Assembly Alejandro Lavernia, Purdue University |
Waste Heat Recovery From ICE Employing Two-Phase Engine Coolant As Working Fluid Davide Ziviani, Purdue University |
15:00 | Rankine Cycle, From Thermodybaultnamic Equation To Road Test Thibault Fouquet, Faurecia |
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15:30 | Coffee and Networking | |
16:00 | Panel Discussion on Challanges and Obstacles for the Mass Production of Automoive ORC-Systems | |
16:45 | Wrap-Up and Closing Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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19:00 | Networking |
Thursday, November 16th, 2017 | ||
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9:30/td> | Welcome Back and Recap Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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9:45 | Keynote Presentation Prof. Eckhard GrollProfessor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University |
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Technical Session THREE: Testing | Technical Session TWO: System Modeling | |
10:30 | Oil Circulating Rate Impact In Organic Rankine Cycles For Exhaust Heat Recovery In Heavy Duty Trucks Rémi Daccord, EXOES |
Optimisation of Internal Combustion Engine Coupled with Organic Rankine Cycle with Exergo-Economic Approach Cedric Rouaud, Ricardo |
11:00 | Multi-Objective Optimization Of Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems For Waste Heat Recovery On Heavy-Duty Vehicles Dr. Muhammad Imran, Technical University of Denmark |
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11:30 | Coffee and Networking | |
Technical Session THREE: Testing | Technical Session FOUR: System Controls | |
12:00 | Experimentation And Modeling Of A 1.5 Kw Axial Turbine For Waste Heat Recovery On A Passenger Car Trough The Use Of A Rankine Cycle Olivier Dumont, University of Liege |
Model Predictive Control for Organic Rankine Cycle Applied to Hybrid Vehicles Alan Agurto Goya, Jaguar Land Rover |
12:30 | Control Of Organic Rankine Cycle Based Waste Heat Recovery System Payam Soulatiantork, Queen’s University Belfast |
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13:00 | Lunch | |
Technical Session THREE: Testing | Technical Session FVIE: Working Fluids | |
14:00 | Preliminary Experimental Study on Vibration Characteristics of Single Screw Expanders Wei Wang, Beijing University of Technology |
Low Gwp Working Fluids For Low Temperature Organic Rankine Cycles In Waste Heat Recovery Applications Jason Juhasz, Chemours |
14:30 | A Moving Boundary Modeling Approach For ORC Heat Exchangers Operating With Binary Mixtures Donghun Kim, Purdue University |
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15:00 | Coffee and Networking | |
Technical Session THREE: Testing | ||
15:30 | Experimental Investigation Of Waste Heat Recovery Using An Organic Rankine Cycle For Heavy Duty Trucks Max Hombsch, Dana Belgium NV |
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16:00 | Panel Discussion on ORC Working Fluids | |
16:45 | Wrap-Up and Closing Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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19:00 | Dinner and Networking |
Friday, November 17th, 2017 | ||
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9:30/td> | Welcome Back and Recap Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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9:45 | Keynote Presentation Vincent Grelet, PhDTenneco Clean Air Europe |
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Technical Session SIX: Expander Technologies | Technical Session SEVEN: Heat Exchanger Technologies | |
10:30 | Proof Of Concept Project For The Development Of A Linear Motion Piston Expander Device Dr. Luke Blades, Queen’s University Belfast |
System-Level Optimization Approach of Cross-Flow ORC Evaporators Adrian Folgueira, BorgWarner |
11:00 | Material Choice for Liquid Cooled Condensers Using an Ethanol / Water Mixture as a Working Fluid Adam Kimmel, Modine Manufacturing Company |
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11:30 | Coffee and Networking | |
Technical Session SIX: Expander Technologies | ||
12:00 | Design Optimization of Scroll Expander for Waste Heat Recovery from Stationary Internal Combustion Engines Kunal Bansal, Air Squared, Inc. |
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12:30 | Closing Remarks Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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12:45 | Final Conference Lunch |
2016 Workshop Schedule
The Engine ORC Consortium 2016 Workshop took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 | ||
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8:30 | Registration | |
9:15 | Introductory Remarks Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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9:25 | Welcome Prof. Mark Price, Queen’s University Belfast |
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9:35 | An Introduction to the Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE) and its Role in Industrial-led Innovation Sam McCloskey, CASE |
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9:50 | Keynote Presentation Prof. Roy Douglas, Queen’s University Belfast Guest Speaker, Wrightbus |
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Technical Session ONE: WHR Applications Isdell Courtyard |
Technical Session TWO: System Modeling Lecture Room One |
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10:30 | Heat Recovery from Exhaust of an ICE by an ORC Prof Roberto Cipollone, University of L’Aquila |
Transient Model Of Dual Loop Waste Heat Recovery System Jahedul Islam Chowdhury, Queen’s University Belfast |
11:00 | Small-Scale ORC for Waste Energy Recovery from a High Efficiency 1kW ICE-SACI Generator System Davide Ziviani, Ghent University, Purdue University |
First and Second Law Analysis Approach for the Study of Internal Combustion Engine Waste Heat Recovery with Organic Rankine Cycles Simone Lion, Ricardo Deutschalnd GmbH, University of Trieste |
11:30 | Novel Application for WHR on Stationary Engines Lionel Macey, ThermTech Ltd. |
Beyond the Thermodynamic Analysis in the ORC Fluid Selection Process for Small Scale Applications Lorenzo Tocci, Entropea Labs |
12:00 | Optimization of an Invertible HTHP/ORC System for Cooling Water Waste Heat Recovery from Internal Combustion Engines Bernardo Peris Pérez, University Jaume I |
Dynamic Modeling of Waste Heat Recovery Organic Rankine Cycle Systems in the Amesim Platform Ludovic Guillaume, University of Liege |
12:30 | Waste Heat Recovery Technologies: A Broader Assessment and a Coherent Package to Meet the Upcoming 2025 CAFE Standard – Business and Technology Perspective Sudhi Uppuluri, CSEG |
Meeting the Challenge of Organic Rankine Cycle Based Waste Heat Recovery Simulation John Murray, Mentor Graphics |
13:00 | Lunch | |
Technical Session ONE: WHR Applications Isdell Courtyard |
Technical Session TWO: System Modeling Lecture Room One |
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14:00 | Organic Rankine Cycle for Marine Applications using a New Refrigerant Léa Verger, Enertime |
Lessons Learned from Numerical Modelling of Multiple Heat Source Organic Rankine Cycle for Engine Applications Dr. Mattia De Rosa, Queen’s University Belfast |
14:30 | A Tale of Two Circuits: ORCs for Electrical Generators or for Fossil Fuelled Vehicles Thomas Cromie, AgriAD Power |
Thermo-Economic Optimization of Organic Rankine Cycle Systems for Waste Heat Recovery From Exhaust and Recirculated Gases of Heavy Duty Trucks Ludovic Guillaume, University of Liege |
15:00 | Organic Rankine Cycles: Challenges in Light Duty Passenger Vehicle Implementation Eric Lott, Vetri Chandrasekaran, FCA Group |
Exemplary Thermoeconomic Assessment of a Small ORC Application Using Dynamic Simulation Models Adrian Rettig, Lucerne University |
15:30 | Industrial Waste Heat for Electricity and District Heat Production: Demonstration Plant in a Steel Mill based on ORC Technology for using Electric Arc Furnace Fumes Miguel Ramirez, Tecnalia Research and Innovation |
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16:00 | Panel Discussion ONE: Controls Chair: Dr. Ingo Friedrich, IAV Panel: Dr. Vincent Grelet, Dr. Emanuel Feru, and Dr. Ingo Friedrich |
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17:15 | Wrap-Up and Closing Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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19:00 | Networking Drinks in Belfast City Centre, Crown Bar, Great Victoria St. |
Thursday, September 15th, 2016 | ||
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9:15 | Welcome and Recap Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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9:20 | Piston expanders in ORC Applications Dr. Christos Markides, Imperial College London |
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Technical Session THREE: Testing Isdell Courtyard |
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9:50 | Experimental Investigations of the Valorization of the Exhaust Waste Heat of a Gasoline Engine Based on a Rankine Cycle Oliver Dumont, University of Liege |
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10:20 | Testing of a Flexible ORC Thermal Architecture Dr. Angad Panesar, University of Brighton |
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10:50 | Developing a Test Bed for Small-Scale ORC Expanders in Waste-Heat Recovery Applications Dr. Martin White, Imperial College London |
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11:20 | Coffee | |
Technical Session FOUR: Controls Isdell Courtyard |
Technical Session FIVE: Working Fluids Lecture Room One |
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11:40 | Supervisory Control of a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine with an Electrified Waste Heat Recovery System Dr. Ir Emanuel Feru, TNO Automotive |
Holistic Evaluation of ORC Working Fluids for Mobile Applications based nn Screening of the Pubchem Database Dr. Markus Preißinger, University of Bayreuth |
12:10 | Control of ORC based Waste Heat Recovery Systems in Heavy-Duty Vehicles Shilp Dixit, Flanders Make |
Integrated Working-Fluid Design and ORC System Optimisation for Waste-Heat Recovery Using Camd and The Saft-𝜸 Mie Equation Of State Dr. Martin White, Imperial College London |
12:50 | Lunch | |
Technical Session FOUR: Controls Isdell Courtyard |
Technical Session FIVE: Working Fluids Lecture Room One |
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13:50 | Preview Control of Engine Waste Heat Energy Conversion Systems Jianhua Zhang, North China Electric Power University |
A Cost-Based ORC Design Methodology Applied to a Heavy-Duty Vehicle Dr. Ir Chris Criens, Flanders Make |
14:20 | Improving Safe Operation of Organic Rankine Cycle Units in Automotive Applications using Model Predictive Control Andrés Hernández, Ghent University |
Pragmatic Coolant Heat Recovery and Organic Rankine for Road And Off-Road Vehicles Pierre Leduc, IFPEN |
14:50 | Performance Assessment of Waste Heat Recovery Rankine Cycle Based System For Heavy Duty Trucks Dr. Vincent Grelet, ULg / UCBL1 |
Automotive Waste Heat Recovery: ORC Working Fluid Selection Driven by a Thermodynamic Approach Dr. Kevin Morgan, Queen’s University Belfast |
15:10 | Lunch | |
15:30 | Panel Discussion TWO: ORC Working Fluids Panel: Dr. Markus Preißinger, Dr. Mark Sweeney, and Prof. Roy Douglas |
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16:40 | Wrap-Up and Closing Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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19:00 | Dinner Networking Conference Dinner, Titanic Belfast |
Friday, September 16th, 2016 | ||
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9:15 | Welcome and Recap Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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9:20 | Financing Sustainable Energy Projects Chris Holmes, Green Investment Bank |
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Technical Session SIX: Expander Technologies Isdell Courtyard |
Technical Session SEVEN: Heat Exchanged Technologies Lecture Room One |
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9:50 | Integration and Optimization of a Piston Expander For Exhaust Heat Recovery on a Heavy Duty Truck Rémi Daccord, EXOES – Rankine Technologies |
Modular Evaporator for Rankine Cycle Waste Heat Recovery Robert Cloudt, Bosal Emission Control Systems |
10:20 | Expander Technologies: New Expander Technologies and Market Needs Sam Cockerill, Libertine FPE Ltd. |
Engine Waste Heat Recovery and Heat Exchanger Development Dr. Dong Junqi, Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery |
10:50 | Aerodynamic Design and Stress Analysis of 100 kW Radial Inflow Turbine For Organic Rankine Cycle System Dr. Lei Chen, Heavy Engineering Research Association |
Novel Heat Transfer Concepts Using R245fa in Organic Rankine Cycle with High Temperature Exhaust Gas Dr. Haiam Abbas, Heavy Engineering Research Association |
11:20 | Coffee | |
Technical Session SIX: Expander Technologies Isdell Courtyard |
Technical Session SEVEN: Heat Exchanged Technologies Lecture Room One |
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11:40 | Design of a Radial Expander for Organic Rankine Cycle Waste Heat Recovery In High Efficiency Off-Highway Vehicles Dr. Apostolos Karvountzis-Kontakiotis, Brunel University London |
A System-Level Approach to the Development of Optimized ORC Waste Heat Recovery Components For Heavy-Duty Truck Paul Anschel, BorgWarner Inc. |
12:10 | Expansion Machine Impact on Heat Exchanger Design for Rankine Cycle Based Heat Recovery Systems for Heavy Duty Trucks Applications Dr. Vincent Grelet, Tenneco GmbH |
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12:40 | Closing Remarks Kevin Laboe, FCA Group |
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12:50 | Working Lunch: Incorporating Panel Discussions on Economics and Expander Design Economics Panel: Kevin Laboe, Chris Holmes, and Thomas Cromie Expander Design Panel: Dr. Vincent Lemort, Dr. Steve Glover, and Rémi Daccord |
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13:45 | Coach Departs for Banbridge Tour of AgriAD |
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16:45 | Return Journey to Belfast | |
17:30 | Arrive Belfast City Centre |
Kevin Laboe | FCA |
Tony Li | Yinlun |
Roy Douglas | Queen’s University Belfast |
Steve Glover | Queen’s University Belfast |
Bryce Shaffer | Air Squared |
Kirk Shaffer | Air Squared |
Vincent Lemort | University of Liege, Belgium |
Oliver Dingle | IAV |
Gary Hunter | AVL |
Thomas Cromie | AgriAd |
Arnaud Desrentes | Exoès |
Eckhard Groll | Purdue University |
Vincent Grelet | Tenneco |