Automatic start-up system for a closed rankine cycle power plant
US4386499A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01K25/08
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Vaporized working fluid is supplied only to the condenser of a power plant of the type described when the power plant is cold started allowing condensate to lubricate the bearings of the prime mover before the latter begins to move. When the power plant is in steady-state operation, vaporized working fluid is supplied only to the prime mover.
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