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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Scott R. Myers, La Mirada, CA (US);
Robert Miller, Weeki Wachee, FL (US);
Inventors:
Scott R. Myers, La Mirada, CA (US);
Robert Miller, Weeki Wachee, FL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/06 (2006.01); F01K 25/00 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F01K 25/08 (2006.01); H02K 9/00 (2006.01); F01K 25/10 (2006.01); F01K 3/00 (2006.01); F22B 37/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 25/10 (2013.01); F01K 3/00 (2013.01); F22B 37/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments of a fluid expansion system can be used with the working fluid in a Rankine cycle. For example, the fluid expansion system can be used in a Rankine cycle to recover heat from one of a number of commercial applications and to convert that heat energy into electrical energy. In particular embodiments, the fluid expansion system may include a turbine generator apparatus to generate electrical energy and a liquid separator arranged upstream of the turbine generator apparatus.