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Thermodynamic machine and method for the operation thereof

US8646273B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ORCAN ENERGY AG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Schuster · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
Andreas Sichert · Munich, DE
Richard Aumann · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 2010
Grant date	Feb 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01K25/08
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a thermodynamic machine having a circulation system in which a working fluid, in particular a low-boiling working fluid, circulates alternately in a gaseous and a liquid phase, a heat exchanger, an expansion machine, a condenser, and a fluid pump. The invention also relates to a method for operating the thermodynamic machine. According to certain embodiments of the invention, in the flow line of the fluid pump, a partial pressure increasing the system pressure is applied to the liquid working fluid by adding a non-condensing auxiliary gas. Compact ORC machines can be implemented, preventing cavitation in the liquid working fluid.

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