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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie—srl, Florence, IT;
Ernesto Nasini, Florence, IT;
Marco Santini, Florence, IT;
Nuovo Pignone Technologie—SRL, Florence, IT;
Abstract
The disclosure concerns a waste heat recovery system that is configured to operate as a prime mover in emergency case, when the heat source is down. The waste heat recovery system comprises, in addition to a heater configured to circulate a working fluid in heat exchange relationship with a heating fluid from the heat source to heat the working fluid, an independent auxiliary heat source configured to provide an additional heating fluid in heat exchange relationship with the working fluid, to heat the working fluid. The system is provided with a secondary heater, which is configured to circulate the working fluid in heat exchange relationship with the additional heating fluid from the independent auxiliary heat source and which can be used to replace the heater or in combination with the heater.