Process for converting heat to mechanical power with the use of a fluids mixture as the working fluid
US4422297A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01K25/06
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Mechanical power is generated by a process comprising (a) progressive vaporization of a mixture of fluids, (b) expansion of the resultant vapor, (c) condensation of the vapor and (d) recycling to step (a) of the liquid phase obtained in step (c). The heat exchanges are effected counter-currently, thus providing parallel evolutions of temperature. The condensation is effected in a temperature interval of from 7.degree. to 30.degree. C.
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