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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Erwin Oser, Cologne, DE;
Michael Rannow, Lennestadt, DE;
Inventors:
Erwin Oser, Cologne, DE;
Michael Rannow, Lennestadt, DE;
Assignee:
Ecoenergy Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 25/06 (2006.01); F01K 25/08 (2006.01); F01K 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for converting heat energy to mechanical energy includes expanding an evaporated working fluid with an expansion device connected to an evaporator. The expansion is carried out in a low-pressure expansion device and the energy contained in the expanded evaporated working fluid can be recycled into the evaporator and utilized for evaporating additional working fluid.