Transient thermodynamic and parametric analysis of solar-assisted Rankine cycle

Ahmed Duzcan, Nurullah Arslanoglu, Salih Coskun, Yusuf Ali Kara, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Technical University, The Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering- Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Uludag University, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Program, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Bursa Uludag University

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Published online on November 19, 2025

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 240, Issue 3, Page 450-467, May 2026.
In this study, the parabolic solar collector supported Rankine cycle is thermodynamically and parametrically conducted using the TRNSYS program. The system contains a collector cycle, an auxiliary heater cycle and a Rankine cycle. In the Rankine cycle, ...