The Laboratory of Organic Rankine Cycles and their Applications focuses primarily on the development and testing of device prototypes based on the principle of the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), their components and optimization leading to the production of competitive solutions on the market.
We follow two directions of using ORC technologies – recycling of waste heat in industry and combined production of electricity and heat from biomass of low outputs.
In the application area, we are further developing solutions for the concept of so-called Carnot batteries, i.e. storing electricity with the help of waste heat. We work intensively with an industrial partner on solutions.
Our research activities relate mainly to combinations of heated circuits and the development of expanders for these circuits.
The largest volume of contract research is carried out in the creation and implementation of innovative energy concepts in industrial enterprises and in the heating industry. We also solve partial development tasks for the development of our partners' technologies.
Cogeneration unit WAVE 120
Biomass cogeneration unit with a thermal output of 120 kW and an electrical output of 6 kW.
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Martin Simandl
Technician
Ing. Zbyněk Zelený
Researcher
Ing. Václav Vodička, Ph.D.
Researcher
Ing. Václav Novotný
Researcher
Ing. Petr Mydlil
Researcher
Ing. Jiří Šantín
Researcher
Ing. Jan Špale
Researcher
Bc. Michal Tobiáš
Researcher
David Hromka
Researcher
Ing. Daniel Suchna
Researcher
Ing. et Ing. Jan Pavlíčko
Researcher
Ing. Jakub Maščuch, Ph.D.
Deputy head of the Building Energy Systems research department and head of the LORCA research team
