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US 2010/0058762 A1Published application
Method for production of mixed vapour
AssigneeLESA Maschinen GmbH
InventorBernhard Schaeffer
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Abstract
Method for production of mixed vapours at low temperatures. The thermal energy stored in the mixed vapours is intended to be converted to mechanical energy in a thermal power machine, in order to operate an electrical generator.
Claims11
Method of producing mixed vapor for operating a heat engine, comprising:
- producing a mixed vapor in a first pressure chamber from a non-polar fluid and a polar fluid at a low temperature;
- enriching the mixed vapor with a polar fluid at a slightly higher temperature in a downstream enriching vessel comprising a second pressure chamber;
- compressing the enriched mixed vapor by means of a heat engine;
- adiabatically expanding the mixed vapor to create wet vapor, the polar fluid condensing and heat released thereby being output to the non-polar fluid;
- transferring work released during the adiabatic expansion of the mixed vapor to the heat engine;
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- returning the expanded wet vapor to the first pressure chamber.
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