A method for performing a closed thermochemical and thermodynamic (chemo/thermodynamic) work-producing cycle comprising two independent open chemo/thermodynamic work-producing cycles, the two open chemo/thermodynamic work-producing cycles comprising a first cycle that chemically or endothermically absorbs heat in a reactant/reactant mix such that said reactant/reactant mix is converted to a product/product mix, and a second cycle that chemically or exothermically releases heat from said product/product mix to recreate at least part of said reactant/reactant mix, the method comprising:
- a. increasing, from a first storage, a non-gaseous first reactant/reactant mix to a set pressure;
- b. preheating, with a first heat source, said pressurized non-gaseous first reactant/reactant mix to its point of conversion to a vapor;
- c. completely vaporizing, with a second heat source, said preheated and pressurized non-gaseous first reactant/reactant mix to make a pressurized vaporous first reactant/reactant mix;
- d. increasing, from a second storage, a gaseous second reactant/reactant mix to the pressure of said pressurized vaporous first reactant/reactant mix;
- e. matching, with a third heat source, the temperature of said pressurized gaseous second reactant/reactant mix to the temperature of said pressurized vaporous first reactant/reactant mix;
- f. mixing, with a first mixer, said pressurized vaporous first reactant/reactant mix and said pressurized gaseous second reactant/reactant mix together to make a vaporous and gaseous pressurized combined reactant/reactant mix;
- g. preheating, with a fourth heat source, said pressurized combined reactant/reactant mix to the temperature of an endothermic thermochemical reaction chamber;
- h. passing said preheated and pressurized combined reactant/reactant mix into said endothermic thermochemical reaction chamber;
- i. stimulating, with a fifth heat source, said preheated and pressurized combined reactant/reactant mix within said thermochemical reaction chamber to cause the preheated and pressurized combined reactant/reactant mix to chemically absorb heat during a first constant temperature and constant pressure process of changing said preheated and pressurized combined reactant/reactant mix into a vaporous and/or gaseous first product/product mix;
- j. expanding, with a first work-producing expander, said first product/product mix to lower the pressure and temperature of the first product/product mix;
- k. cooling, with a first cooler, said expanded first product/product mix to the point where said expanded first product/product mix separates into a gaseous product/product mix portion and a non-gaseous product/product mix portion;
- l. storing, in a second storage, said gaseous and non-gaseous product/product mix portions;
- m. physically transferring and/or storing for a set time period said gaseous and non-gaseous product/product mix portions;
- n. increasing, from said second storage, at least part of the non-gaseous product/product mix portion to a set pressure;
- o. preheating, with a sixth heat source, said pressurized at least part of the non-gaseous product/product mix portion to its point of conversion to a vapor;
- p. completely vaporizing, with a seventh heat source, said preheated and pressurized at least part of the non-gaseous product/product mix portion to make a vaporous product/product mix portion;
- q. increasing, from said second storage, at least part of said gaseous product/product mix portion to the pressure of said vaporous product/product mix portion;
- r. matching, with an eighth heat source, the temperature of said pressurized at least part of the gaseous product/product mix portion to the temperature of said vaporous product/product mix portion;
- s. mixing, with a second mixer, said vaporous product/product mix portion and said pressurized at least part of the gaseous product/product mix portion to make a vaporous and gaseous pressurized combined product/product mix;
- t. preheating, with a ninth heat source, said pressurized combined product/product mix to the temperature of an exothermic thermochemical reaction chamber;
- u. passing said pressurized and preheated combined product/product mix into said exothermic thermochemical reaction chamber;
- v. stimulating, with a chemical heat releaser, said pressurized and preheated combined product/product mix to cause said pressurized and preheated combined product/product mix to chemically release heat within said exothermic thermochemical reaction chamber during a second constant temperature and constant pressure process of changing said pressurized and preheated combined product/product mix into a third reactant/reactant mix;
- w. expanding, with a second work-producing expander, said third reactant/reactant mix to lower the pressure and temperature of said third reactant/reactant mix;
- x. cooling, with a second cooler, said expanded third reactant/reactant mix to the point where said expanded third reactant/reactant mix separates into a gaseous reactant/reactant mix portion and a non-gaseous reactant/reactant mix portion;
- y. storing, in a third storage, said gaseous and non-gaseous reactant/reactant mix portions;
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- z. physically transferring and/or storing for a set time said stored gaseous and non-gaseous reactant/reactant mix portions.