1. Verdicorp Organic Rankine Cycle Turbine
Introduction
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2. Executive Summary What is an Organic Rankine Cycle Turbine
Verdicorp History & Development
The early years: Manufacturing & Multistack
Developing the platform: Turbocor and Danfoss Turbocor
Creating an ORC Turbine: Verdicorp
The Product
Verdicorp Organic Rankine Cycle Turbine
The Markets
Waste Heat Recovery
Geothermal
Solar Thermal
Biomass
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3. What is an Organic Rankine Cycle Turbine?
The Process
A high molecular mass fluid (Honeywell Genetron R245fa) is evaporated (boiled) to produce vapor (gas) at high pressure (1).
The high pressure gas is expanded through the Verdicorp Turbo Generator turbine, converting it into kinetic energy (in the form of rotation).
A high efficiency, high speed permanent magnet generator connected to the turbine wheel converts the rotational kinetic energy into electrical energy.
Once the gas has expanded it flows into a condenser, where heat is rejected and it condenses back into liquid state
The liquid is then pumped back to high pressure
The liquid passes through the liquid heater and evaporator where it becomes a high pressure gas and starts the cycle over again (1) 1
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4. Verdicorp History & Development
The Early Years: Manufacturing & Multistack
1970’s: Verdicorp founder & CEO, Mr Ron Conry operates a air conditioning service and repair business in Melbourne, Australia
At a clients request, Ron manufactures a replacement compressor wheel for their chiller, offering significant cost and time saving over the OEM replacement part.
The idea for a modular chiller, that can be transported in a goods lift and assembled onsite is hatched.
1980’s: The modular chiller concept is developed further and Multistack Chillers is the result.
Multistack grows to have multiple international manufacturing sites and sales agencies, by the late 80’s Multistack is ordering over 30,000 compressors per year.
1990’s: Ron Conry leaves Multistack to develop an oil free, high speed, magnetic bearing refrigeration compressor – Turbocor is born.
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5. Verdicorp History & Development
Turbocor and Danfoss Turbocor
1992: Ron Conry leaves Multistack to develop an oil free, high speed, magnetic bearing refrigeration compressor – Turbocor is born.
1999: After the initial development of the Turbocor compressor is undertaken in Melbourne, Australia. The offer of significant funding from the Quebec (Canada) government to commercialize the product in Canada, Turbocor, along with many of the Melbourne based employees, moves to Canada!
2001: The first complete chiller with a Turbocor compressor is sold in California.
2004: Danfoss purchase 50% of Turbocor and forms the JV company, Danfoss Turbocor.
2007: Danfoss Turbocor relocate manufacturing to a brand new, state of the art manufacturing facility in Tallahassee, Florida.
2009: Ron Conry licenses all the non-refrigeration uses of the Turbocor technology platform from Danfoss Turbocor and Verdicorp is born.
2013: Danfoss purchase the remaining 50% of Danfoss Turbocor and it becomes a wholly owned subsidiary in the Danfoss Commercial Compressor division.
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6. Verdicorp History & Development
2009: Ron Conry licenses all the non-refrigeration uses of the Turbocor platform from Danfoss Turbocor and Verdicorp is born. Verdicorp focus on developing two main applications for the advanced Turbocor magnetic bearing platform
Organic Rankine Cycle Turbines
Waste water blowers
2011: First Verdicorp Turbo Expanders are supplied to a large industrial partner in Germany. They use the Verdicorp Turbo Expander as the basis for their Organic Rankine Cycle Turbine development. Over dozens of systems are installed on the back of bio-gas power plants.
2011: University of Queensland order a custom containerized ORC package for their Geothermal Centre of Excellence.
2012: Design of Verdicorp’s own complete commercial Organic Rankine Cycle Turbine product range begins.
2013: The first four commercial Verdicorp ORC Turbines are being produced at the Smardt Chiller manufacturing plant in Bayswater, Victoria, Australia.
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7. The Product
Verdicorp Organic Rankine Cycle Turbine
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8. The Product
Verdicorp Turbo Expander – Shares most components with the Turbocor Refrigerant Compressor:
What makes them different?
Magnetic bearings provide
Near frictionless operation
Extremely smooth & quiet (72dBA) – even at 42,000 RPM
Oil free systems – improve efficiency & reliability
Liquid refrigerant cooling enables
Compact electronics
Light-weight highly integrated assembly
Low thermal stress
50% smaller & 80% lighter than traditional designs
Single rotating assembly = simplicity – reliability – long life
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9. The Product : Award Winning Technology
United States EPA Climate Protection Award
J&E Hall Medal for Ron Conry
Danfoss Turbocor is certified: ISO 9001:2000
ASHRAE / AHR
Energy Innovation Award
Canadian Energy Efficiency Award
Frost & Sullivan for Compressor Technology Leadership
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10. The Product : Economies of Scale
There are over 40,000 Turbocor modules operating throughout the world.
Every month, hundreds of chillers from McQUAY; SMARDT; PowerPax and others are built and shipped with Turbocor compressors.
High volume production of Turbocor makes the most advanced technologies economically viable for the Verdicorp turbo generator.
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11. The Product
Verdicorp is leveraging the PowerPax & SMARDT chiller business to build the Verdicorp ORC systems:
Heat exchangers
Piping
Framework
Electrical and electronic components
Manufacturing facilities
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12. The Product Verdicorp pre-packaged ORC systems: Modular construction
Scalable
Turbo-generator
Evaporator & Condensor
Pump
Controls
Power Electronics
Water Cooled: 20 to 515 kW
Air Cooled: kW
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13. Exhaust and Jacket Heat
Engine ORC Unit
Exhaust and Jacket Heat
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16. Water Cooled ORC
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17. Standard ORC Turbo Generator Inlet Valve – Electro Pneumatic
Bypass Valve – Electro Pneumatic
Bypass Line goes to expander outlet
Heat Exchanger Section
Liquid Pump
Thermal Pipe Connections
Line and Input Reactor
Load Bank
High Power Box
HMI
Control Box
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18. Water Cooled Condenser
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19. Standard ORC 1780mm (70.0”) 1276mm (50.25”) 1740mm (68.5”)
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20. Casey Unit 2513mm (99.0”) 1276mm (50.25”) 1740mm (68.5”)
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23. PLACE HOLDER FOR VIDEO SLIDE
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24. The Markets Geographic Focus: Australia, Asia & Europe
Select regions of Americas
High electric prices
Carbon markets
Government incentives
Cultural bias towards environmental stewardship
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25. The Markets Waste Heat Recovery Geothermal Solar Thermal Biomass
Internal Combustion Engines & turbines
Industrial Process
Geothermal
Low Enthalpy
Well Head
Small Scale
Solar Thermal
Biomass
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26. The Markets Waste Heat Recovery Internal Combustion Engines & turbines
Recover thermal energy from exhaust gas (HT) and jacket water (LT)
Suitable for Engines 600kW+
Suitable for engines using Natural Gas, Bio-Gas, Syngas & Diesel fuels
Primarily aimed at electrical generators
Can also be used in mechanical drive (i.e. gas compression) and propulsion applications
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27. The Markets Waste Heat Recovery Internal Combustion Engines & turbines
Recover thermal energy from exhaust gas (HT) and jacket water (LT)
Suitable for Engines 300kW+
Suitable for engines using Natural Gas, Bio-Gas, Syngas & Diesel fuels
Primarily aimed at electrical generators
Can also be used in mechanical drive (i.e. gas compression) and propulsion applications
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28. The Markets Waste Heat Recovery Industrial Process Glass Furnaces
Cement Plants
Steel & Aluminum Smelters
Oil Refineries & Polymer Plants
Aluminum Extrusion
Kilns
Saw Mills
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29. The Markets Geothermal Low Enthalpy Well Head Solutions Small Scale
Brine and/or Steam
Existing wells no longer producing high pressure steam
Well Head Solutions
Generate power as soon as the first wells are drilled
Generate power from test wells
Small Scale
Mining
Remote Communities
Islands
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30. The Markets Solar Thermal Operates at 110-150°C input
Does not require parabolic trough collectors
Thermal storage options available
Solar thermal hybrid with existing heat source
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31. The Markets
Biomass
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32. Biomass Furnace BIOMASS FURNACE OPTIONAL LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT SOURCE
FOR PRE-HEATING
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33. Questions and Answers
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34. Thank You
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