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Rankine cycle power plant with improved organic working fluid

US4760705A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 1986
Grant dateAug 2, 1988
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/46
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A Rankine cycle power plant utilizes as a working fluid and compounds selected from the group consisting of bicyclic hydrocarbons, substituted bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heterocyclic bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, substituted heterocyclic bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, bicyclic compounds where one ring is aromatic and the other condensed ring is non-aromatic, and their mixtures.

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