Energy recovery during expansion of compressed gas using power plant low-quality heat sources
Abstract
A method of recovering energy from a cool compressed gas, compressed liquid, vapor, or supercritical fluid is disclosed which includes incrementally expanding the compressed gas, compressed liquid, vapor, or supercritical fluid through a plurality of expansion engines and heating the gas, vapor, compressed liquid, or supercritical fluid entering at least one of the expansion engines with a low quality heat source. Expansion engines such as turbines and multiple expansions with heating are disclosed.
- Inventors:
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- Albany, OR
- Lebanon, OR
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Albany Research Center (ARC), Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 908555
- Patent Number(s):
- 7007474
- Application Number:
- 10/309,287
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01K - STEAM ENGINE PLANTS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Ochs, Thomas L, and O'Connor, William K. Energy recovery during expansion of compressed gas using power plant low-quality heat sources. United States: N. p., 2006.
Web.
Ochs, Thomas L, & O'Connor, William K. Energy recovery during expansion of compressed gas using power plant low-quality heat sources. United States.
Ochs, Thomas L, and O'Connor, William K. Tue .
"Energy recovery during expansion of compressed gas using power plant low-quality heat sources". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/908555.
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title = {Energy recovery during expansion of compressed gas using power plant low-quality heat sources},
author = {Ochs, Thomas L and O'Connor, William K},
abstractNote = {A method of recovering energy from a cool compressed gas, compressed liquid, vapor, or supercritical fluid is disclosed which includes incrementally expanding the compressed gas, compressed liquid, vapor, or supercritical fluid through a plurality of expansion engines and heating the gas, vapor, compressed liquid, or supercritical fluid entering at least one of the expansion engines with a low quality heat source. Expansion engines such as turbines and multiple expansions with heating are disclosed.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2006},
month = {3}
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