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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Pierre Sebastien Huck, Munich, DE;
Matthew Alexander Lehar, Munich, DE;
Christian Vogel, Munich, DE;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A novel Rankine cycle system configured to convert waste heat into mechanical and/or electrical energy is provided. In one aspect, the system provided by the present invention comprises a novel configuration of the components of a conventional Rankine cycle system; conduits, ducts, heaters, expanders, heat exchangers, condensers and pumps to provide more efficient energy recovery from a waste heat source. In one aspect, the Rankine cycle system is configured such that an initial waste heat-containing stream is employed to vaporize a first working fluid stream, and a resultant heat depleted waste heat-containing stream and a first portion of an expanded second vaporized working fluid stream are employed to augment heat provided by an expanded first vaporized working fluid stream in the production of a second vaporized working fluid stream. The Rankine cycle system is adapted for the use of supercritical carbon dioxide as the working fluid.