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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 43/00 (2006.01); F01K 23/10 (2006.01); F01K 25/08 (2006.01); F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/10 (2013.01); F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F01K 25/06 (2013.01); F01K 25/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a waste heat recovery apparatus which comprises: a gas-liquid separator; an expander into which a gaseous working medium separated by the gas-liquid separator flows; a driven machine; a condenser; a first pump; a first heater; a circulation flow passage for serially connecting the gas-liquid separator, the expander, the condenser, the first pump and the first heater in this order; a heat recovery flow passage for allowing a liquid working medium discharged from the gas-liquid separator to merge with the working medium flowing in a portion between the first heater and the gas-liquid separator in the circulation flow passage; and a second pump.