An organic rankine cycle for mechanical drive applications

• Main Author: BURRATO, ANDREA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 06.08.2014
• Subjects: AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; HEATING; HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINEPLANTS; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ENGINES; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; WEAPONS

A combined thermodynamic system is described, for the production of mechanical power. The system comprises a gas turbine (1) and a turbomachinery (2) driven by the gas turbine (1). The system further comprises a thermodynamic organic Rankine cycle (5) with a turboexpander (13). A heat transfer arran...