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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 25/08 (2006.01); F01K 11/00 (2006.01); F01K 9/00 (2006.01); F01K 11/02 (2006.01); F01K 3/06 (2006.01); C09K 5/04 (2006.01); F01K 7/16 (2006.01); F01K 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 11/02 (2013.01); C09K 5/048 (2013.01); F01K 3/06 (2013.01); F01K 7/16 (2013.01); F01K 9/003 (2013.01); F01K 25/04 (2013.01); F01K 25/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A working fluid () for a device () for converting heat into mechanical energy is disclosed. The working fluid () comprises a fluid () having a boiling temperature in the range between 30 and 250° C. at a pressure of 1 bar and nanoparticles () which are dispersed or suspended in the liquid phase of the fluid (). Said nanoparticles () are instrumented as condensation and/or boiling nuclei and the surface of said nanoparticles () is adapted to support condensation and/or boiling.