The laboratory test stand of the ORC micro power plant

The article presents the design and implementation of the laboratory test stand of the micro power plant with an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC). The test stand was created to research different constructions of micro-turbines operating on a low-boiling agent. The electric power of these micro-turbines is 2-3 [kW]. There are measuring sensors connected to the test stand, which are necessary to collect information about the work of the whole ORC system. This laboratory test stand was built in the Szewalski Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery in Gdansk. The research on the newly constructed test stand were performed and some of the results are shown in this article.