Generated system bottoming cycle
AssigneeCapstone Turbine Corporation
InventorsGregory C. Rouse, Bill Treece, Jeff Willis, David Calta
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AssigneeCapstone Turbine Corporation
InventorsGregory C. Rouse, Bill Treece, Jeff Willis, David Calta
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A closed loop Rankine bottoming cycle including a heat exchanger coupled to an exhaust port of a first turbogenerator for heating a pressurized refrigerant into a gaseous phase, and a second turbogenerator (e.g., a turbo expander) coupled to the heat exchanger for expanding the gaseous phase so as to create power. Also included is a cooling mechanism coupled to an exhaust of the second turbogenerator for cooling the gaseous phase exhausted by the second turbogenerator into a liquid phase, and a pumping mechanism for pressurizing the liquid phase into the pressurized refrigerant heated by the heat exchanger. A computer program product and method for operating and synchronizing the generator included in the closed loop, so as to optimize the overall system efficiency is also included.
A closed loop Rankine bottoming cycle, comprising:
A method of operating a closed loop Rankine bottoming cycle, comprising:
A system of operating a closed loop Rankine bottoming cycle, comprising:
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