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Title: Organic rankine cycle waste heat applications

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OSTI ID:1176101

A machine designed as a centrifugal compressor is applied as an organic rankine cycle turbine by operating the machine in reverse. In order to accommodate the higher pressures when operating as a turbine, a suitable refrigerant is chosen such that the pressures and temperatures are maintained within established limits. Such an adaptation of existing, relatively inexpensive equipment to an application that may be otherwise uneconomical, allows for the convenient and economical use of energy that would be otherwise lost by waste heat to the atmosphere.

Research Organization:
UTC Power LLC, South Windsor, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-00CH11060
Assignee:
UTC Power LLC, South Windsor, CT (United States)
Patent Number(s):
7,174,716
Application Number:
10/293,727
OSTI ID:
1176101
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2002 Nov 13
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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