Thermodynamic amplifier cycle system and method

A system for generating electricity, comprising:

• a first heat exchanger that heats a first fluid stream, said first heat exchanger produces a second fluid stream that has a higher temperature than the first fluid stream, said first heat exchanger receiving heat from a first external heat source generated from a low-grade heat recovered from geothermal energy,
• a vortex tube that receives said second fluid stream and segregates the second fluid stream into a hot second fluid stream and a cool second fluid stream, said cool second fluid stream being provided to the first heat exchanger where the first heat exchanger increases the temperature of the cool second fluid stream to produce a third fluid stream,
• a mixer that combines the third fluid stream with the hot second fluid stream into a fourth fluid stream,
• a turbine that receives the fourth fluid stream, said fourth fluid stream is used to produce a motive work force, said turbine producing a fifth fluid stream that has a lower temperature and pressure than the fourth fluid stream, said fifth fluid stream being provided to the first heat exchanger for re-heating and reuse in the cycle as said first fluid stream.

A process for generating motive work, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first heated fluid stream to a vortex tube where the first heated fluid stream is segregated into a hot first fluid stream and a cool first fluid stream, said first heated fluid stream receives heat from a first external heat source generated from a low-grade heat recovered from geothermal energy,
• heating a second fluid stream in a first heat exchanger, said first heat exchanger producing a third fluid stream that has a higher temperature than the second fluid stream, said first heat exchanger receiving heat from the hot first fluid stream received from the vortex tube, said first heat exchanger produces a fourth fluid stream that is transferred to the first external heat source for re-heating,
• providing the third fluid stream to a turbine to produce a motive work force, said turbine producing a fifth fluid stream that has a lower temperature and pressure than the third fluid stream,
• providing the fifth fluid stream and the cool first fluid stream to a second heat exchanger, where said second heat exchanger produces a sixth fluid stream from the cool first fluid stream that is transferred to the first external heat source for re-heating and the second heat exchanger produces a seventh fluid stream from the fifth fluid stream, said seventh fluid stream transferred to the first heat exchanger for re-heating and further use in the cycle as the second fluid stream.

A system for generating electricity, comprising:

• a vortex tube that receives a first heated fluid stream, the first heated fluid stream being segregated in the vortex tube into a hot first fluid stream and a cool first fluid stream, said first heated fluid stream receiving heat from a first external heat source generated from a low-grade heat recovered from geothermal energy,
• a first heat exchanger that heats a second fluid stream and produces a third fluid stream with a higher temperature than the second fluid stream, said first heat exchanger receiving heat from the hot first fluid stream received from the vortex tube and said first heat exchanger producing a fourth fluid stream that is transferred to the first external heat source for re-heating,
• a turbine that receives a third fluid stream to produce a motive work force, said turbine producing a fifth fluid stream that has a lower temperature and pressure than the third fluid stream,
• a second heat exchanger that receives the fifth fluid stream and the cool first fluid stream, said second heat exchanger producing a sixth fluid stream from the cool first fluid stream that is transferred to the first external heat source for re-heating and the second heat exchanger producing a seventh fluid stream from the fifth fluid stream, said seventh fluid stream transferred to the first heat exchanger for re-heating and further use in the cycle as the second fluid stream.

A process for generating motive work, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first heated fluid stream to a first vortex tube where the first heated fluid stream is segregated into a hot first fluid stream and a cool first fluid stream, said first heated fluid stream receives heat from a first external heat source generated from a low-grade heat recovered from geothermal energy,
• heating a second fluid stream in a first heat exchanger, said first heat exchanger producing a third fluid stream that has a higher temperature than the second fluid stream, said first heat exchanger receiving heat from the hot first fluid stream received from the first vortex tube, said first heat exchanger produces a fourth fluid stream that is transferred to the first external heat source for re-heating after mixing with the cool first fluid stream,
• providing the third fluid stream to a second vortex tube where the third heated fluid stream is segregated into a hot third fluid stream and a cool third fluid stream, said cool third fluid stream being provided to the first heat exchanger where the first heat exchanger increases the temperature of the cool third fluid stream to produce a fifth fluid stream,
• mixing the fifth fluid stream with the hot third fluid stream into a sixth fluid stream,
• providing the sixth fluid stream to a turbine to produce a motive work force, said turbine producing a seventh fluid stream that has a lower temperature and pressure than the sixth fluid stream and said seventh fluid stream being transferred to the first heat exchanger.

A system for generating electricity, comprising:

• a first vortex tube that receives a first heated fluid stream, the first heated fluid stream is segregated into a hot first fluid stream and a cool first fluid stream, said first heated fluid stream receives heat from a first external heat source generated from a low-grade heat recovered from geothermal energy,
• a first heat exchanger that receives a second fluid stream, said first heat exchanger producing a third fluid stream that has a higher temperature than the second fluid stream, said first heat exchanger receiving heat from the hot first fluid stream received from the first vortex tube, said first heat exchanger produces a fourth fluid stream that is transferred to the first external heat source for re-heating after being mixed with the cool first fluid stream,
• a second vortex tube that receives the third fluid stream, the third heated fluid stream being segregated into a hot third fluid stream and a cool third fluid stream, said cool third fluid stream being provided to the first heat exchanger where the first heat exchanger increases the temperature of the cool third fluid stream to produce a fifth fluid stream,
• a mixer that combines the fifth fluid stream with the hot third fluid stream into a sixth fluid stream,
• a turbine that receives the sixth fluid stream to produce a motive work force, said turbine producing a seventh fluid stream that has a lower temperature and pressure than the sixth fluid stream and said seventh fluid stream is provided to said first heat exchanger.