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System and method for cooling an expander

US8739541B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

14References

11Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Gabor Ast · Munich, DE
Sebastian Walter Freund · Seßlach, DE
Thomas Johannes Frey · Bad Abbach, DE
Pierre Sebastien Huck · Munich, DE
Herbert Kopecek · Tirol, AT
Gunther Wall · Kirchdorf an der Krems, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2010
Grant date	Jun 3, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01K23/065
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A Rankine cycle system includes: an evaporator configured to receive heat from a heat source and circulate a working fluid to remove heat from the heat source; an expander in flow communication with the evaporator and configured to expand the working fluid fed from the evaporator; a condenser in flow communication with the expander and configured to condense the working fluid fed from the expander; a pump in flow communication with the condenser and configured to pump the working fluid fed from the condenser; a first conduit for feeding a first portion of the working fluid from the pump to the evaporator; and a second conduit for feeding a second portion of the working fluid from the pump to the expander.

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