Method and apparatus bottoming cycle working fluid enthalpy control in a waste heat recovery apparatus
US10352198B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01K23/10
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A waste heat recovery apparatus, for use with an internal combustion engine, includes a working fluid circuit to circulate working fluid, a boiler connected on the working fluid circuit and adapted to recover waste heat from a source to heat working fluid, an expander connected on the working fluid circuit to receive working fluid from the boiler, and a condenser to receive and condense working fluid from the expander. A line carries condensed working fluid from the outlet side of the condenser to a mixer on the outlet side of the expander to lower the enthalpy of the working fluid entering the condenser.
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