Systems and methods for power generation from multiple heat sources using customized working fluids
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsLance D. Woolley, Sean P. Breen, Ahmad M. Mahmoud
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AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsLance D. Woolley, Sean P. Breen, Ahmad M. Mahmoud
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A power generating system in one embodiment employs a Rankine Cycle system that is coupled to multiple heat sources. The Rankine cycle system includes a customized working fluid that comprises a mixture of a plurality of constituent fluids, the selection of which causes the mixture to exhibit a working fluid profile. In one embodiment, the working fluid profile includes a temperature glide portion selected and optimized based on operating conditions of the heat sources, wherein the temperature glide portion includes a constituent phase point at which one of the constituent fluids undergoes a phase change before the other constituent fluids of the mixture.
A power generating system comprising:
In a power generating system comprising a first heat source having a first temperature and a second heat source having a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature, the power generating system employing a Rankine cycle system comprising:
A system comprising:
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