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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Cyprien Ternel, Sevre, FR;
Pierre Leduc, Beynes, FR;
Alexandre Duparchy, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 39/04 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F01K 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/00 (2013.01); F01K 23/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for controlling the working fluid with low freezing point circulating in a closed circuit () operating according to a Rankine cycle, said circuit including a compression pump () for the fluid in liquid form, a heat exchanger () swept by a hot source () for evaporation of said fluid, an expander () for expanding the fluid in vapor form and a cooling exchanger () swept by a cold source (F) for condensation of the working fluid. According to the invention, the device includes a fluid collection tank for draining said circuit.