Development of free piston organic Rankine cycle systems for data centre waste heat recovery

This project by Concordia University, Quebec-based NovoPower International Inc. and French company BEST-Énergies s.a.s. will recover waste heat from data centres in Quebec and elsewhere. Based on the organic Rankine cycle (ORC), the device uses a "free piston" and optimises thermodynamic efficiency by employing a customised working fluid, an adapted linear electric generator, and control algorithms that take into account the operating conditions of the heat source.

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