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US 8,474,277 B2Granted
Compressor waste heat driven cooling system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorEdward S. Czechowski
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Abstract
Provided in some embodiments is a system that includes a gas compressor including an engine, a compressor driven by the engine, and a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system driven by waste heat from the compressor, wherein the VAC system is configured to cool at least one medium. In other embodiments is provided a method that includes generating waste heat while compressing a gas, driving a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system with the waste heat, and cooling at least one medium via the VAC system.
Claims24
A system, comprising:
- an engine;
- a compressor driven by the engine;
- and
- a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system configured to vaporize a coolant from an absorbent using waste heat from the compressor, wherein the VAC system is configured to cool at least one medium.
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A system, comprising:
- a compressor comprising a plurality of compression stages configured to progressively compress a gas;
- and
- a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system configured to vaporize a coolant from an absorbent using heat generated during compression of the gas by at least one of the plurality of compression stages, wherein the VAC system is configured to cool at least one medium.
A method, comprising:
- generating waste heat from a compressor while compressing a gas;
- vaporizing a coolant from an absorbent in a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system with the waste heat;
- and
- cooling at least one medium via the VAC system.
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A system, comprising:
- a compressor comprising first and second compression stages configured to progressively compress a gas;
- and
- a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system comprising a first VAC system driven by heat generated during compression of the gas by the first compression stage and a second VAC system driven by heat generated during compression of the gas by the second compression stage.
A method, comprising:
- generating waste heat while compressing a gas in first and second compression stages;
- driving a first vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system with the waste heat from the first compression stage;
- driving a second vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system with the waste heat from the second compression stage;
- and
- cooling at least one medium via the first or second VAC system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.