BSFC	Brake-Specific Fuel Consumption
EGN	Entropy Generation Number
ICE	Internal Combustion Engine
LMTD	Logarithmic Media Temperature Difference
ORC	Organic Rankine Cycle
WHR	Waste heat recovery
Nomenclature
A	Area (m2)
${\mathrm{A}}_{\mathrm{plate}}$	Plate area (m2)
$A_{Z1}$	Heat transfer area zone 1 (m2)
Cp	Specific heat at constant pressure $\left(\mathrm{J}/\mathrm{kg}\mathrm{K}\right)$
D	Diameter (m)
$\stackrel{·}{e}$	Destroyed exergy (kW)
E	Energy (J)
ex	Specific exergy (kJ/kg)
$e{x}_{\mathrm{G}}^{\mathrm{ch}}$	Chemical exergy of exhaust gases (kJ/kg)
H	Plate height (mm)
$\mathrm{h}$	Specific enthalpy $\left(\mathrm{kJ}/\mathrm{kg}\right)$
jf	Heat transfer Colburn factor
K	Thermal conductivity (W/m·K)
L	Length (mm)
LHV	Lower heating value (kJ/kg)
Lp	Length between plates (mm)
m	Mass (kg)
$\stackrel{·}{m}$	Mass flow (kg/s)
${\mathrm{N}}_{\mathrm{Plate}}$	Number of plates
Nu	Nusselt number
Pinch	Minimum temperature difference (°C)
Pr	Prandtl number
$\stackrel{·}{Q}$	Heat transfer flow (kW)
R	Universal gas constant $\left(\mathrm{atm}\mathrm{L}/\mathrm{mol}\mathrm{K}\right)$
Re	Reynolds number
S	Entropy (kJ/K)
$\stackrel{·}{S}\mathrm{gen}$	Generated entropy (kW)
T	Temperature (K)
U	Overall heat transfer coefficient (W/m2K)
v	Velocity (m/s)
W	Plate width (mm)
${\stackrel{·}{\mathrm{W}}}_{\mathrm{net}}$	ORC Power (mbar)
$\Delta {\mathrm{P}}_{\mathrm{t}}$	Pressure drop on the tube side (mbar)
$\Delta {\mathrm{P}}_{\mathrm{c}}$	Pressure drop on the shell side (mbar)
$\Delta \mathrm{Pin}$	Inlet pressure drop (mbar)
$\Delta \mathrm{PF}$	Flow pressure drop (mbar)
$X_i$	Molar gas fraction
Greek Symbol
$\beta$	Angle of inclination
$\mathsf{\rho }$	Density (kg/m3)
${\mathsf{\epsilon }}_{\mathrm{hr}}$	Heat recovery efficiency
${\mathsf{\eta }}_{\mathrm{I}.\mathrm{c}}$	Thermal efficiency of the cycle
$\Delta {\mathsf{\eta }}_{\mathrm{th}}$	Absolute increase in thermal efficiency
${\mathsf{\eta }}_{\mathrm{I}.\mathrm{overall}}$	Overall energy conversion efficiency
${\mathsf{\eta }}_{\mathrm{II}.\mathrm{overall}}$	Overall exergetic efficiency
${\mathsf{\eta }}_{\mathrm{II}.\mathrm{ORC}}$	Exergetic efficiency based on the second law of thermodynamics
$\upsilon$	Kinematic viscosity (m2/s)
Subscript
0	Reference
AT	Thermal oil
EXT	External
G	Exhaust gases
TOT	Total
Z1	Preheating zone in ITC2
Z2	Evaporation zone in ITC2
Z3	Overheating zone in ITC2