Energy recovery system using an organic rankine cycle
Abstract
A thermodynamic system for waste heat recovery, using an organic rankine cycle is provided which employs a single organic heat transferring fluid to recover heat energy from two waste heat streams having differing waste heat temperatures. Separate high and low temperature boilers provide high and low pressure vapor streams that are routed into an integrated turbine assembly having dual turbines mounted on a common shaft. Each turbine is appropriately sized for the pressure ratio of each stream.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1107588
- Patent Number(s):
- 8544274
- Application Number:
- 12/508,190
- Assignee:
- Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01K - STEAM ENGINE PLANTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-05NT42419
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
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abstractNote = {A thermodynamic system for waste heat recovery, using an organic rankine cycle is provided which employs a single organic heat transferring fluid to recover heat energy from two waste heat streams having differing waste heat temperatures. Separate high and low temperature boilers provide high and low pressure vapor streams that are routed into an integrated turbine assembly having dual turbines mounted on a common shaft. Each turbine is appropriately sized for the pressure ratio of each stream.},
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