Fluid flow in a fluid expansion system
US8839622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF22B37/26
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments of a fluid expansion system can be used with the working fluid in a Rankine cycle. For example, the fluid expansion system can be used in a Rankine cycle to recover heat from one of a number of commercial applications and to convert that heat energy into electrical energy. In particular embodiments, the fluid expansion system may include a turbine generator apparatus to generate electrical energy and a liquid separator arranged upstream of the turbine generator apparatus.
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