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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120031096 | Low Grade Heat Recovery from Process Streams for Power Generation Methods are described for generating electrical power from low grade heat sources from refining and petrochemical processes, including overhead vapors from vapor-liquid contacting apparatuses such as distillation columns, absorbers, strippers, quenching towers, scrubber... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120006024 | Multi-component two-phase power cycle A multi-component apparatus characterized as performing a two-phase thermodynamic cycle, for conversion of heat energy to useful power comprises: fluid means consisting to two or more chemical components to absorb heat energy, the fluid means providing an increasing tem... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110289922 | GENERATING ENERGY FROM FLUID EXPANSION An apparatus includes an electric generator having a stator and a rotor. A first turbine wheel is coupled to a first end of the rotor to rotate at the same speed as the rotor. A second turbine wheel is coupled to a second end of the rotor opposite the first end, and con... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110259010 | ORGANIC MOTIVE FLUID BASED WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM The present invention provides a waste heat recovery system, comprising a closed fluid circuit through which an organic motive fluid flows, heat exchanger means for transferring heat from waste heat gases to the motive fluid, means for flashing the motive fluid which ex... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110167826 | VAPOR POWER CYCLE APPARATUS Disclosed is a steam power cycle device wherein a part of a working fluid in a high-temperature liquid phase separated from a gas phase by a gas-liquid separator is mixed with a working fluid in a high-temperature gas phase extracted from an expansion machine, and is he... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110061387 | THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION METHOD A waste heat recovery system, method and device executes a thermodynamic cycle using a working fluid in a working fluid circuit which has a high pressure side and a low pressure side. Components of the system in the working fluid circuit include a waste heat exchanger i... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20100139273 | WORKING FLUID FOR A STEAM CYCLE PROCESS AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF The invention relates to a working fluid for a steam circuit process carried out in a device comprising a steam generator, an expander, a condenser, and a reservoir for the working fluid, comprising a working medium that evaporates by the addition of heat in a steam gen... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100132360 | Steam generation plant and method for operation and retrofitting of a steam generation plant The invention relates to a steam generation plant, comprising a steam generator (1) with a combustion chamber (8), an evaporator, a superheater (9), an intermediate superheater (12), a condenser (14), a feed water preheater (16, 19,... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100037611 | Heat Exchanger Tube, Heat Exchanger and Use According to the invention, in order to prevent a film from forming which obstructs the transfer of heat in heat exchanger pipes, the heat exchanger pipe comprises an external side which is adjacent to the external surface and which is impinged upon by a steam medium, a... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100031656 | CONDENSER A condenser comprises a high pressure side condenser, a high pressure side cooling tube bank, a high pressure side hot well, a low pressure side condenser, a low pressure side cooling tube bank, a pressure shroud provided inside the low pressure side condenser, a low pr... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090260362 | Method of Decomposing Gas Hydrate, and Apparatus Therefor, in Gas Turbine Combined Power Generation System A gas turbine combined power generation system using, as a fuel, gas (c) generated by decomposition of gas hydrate (h). The system includes a pump (19) for circulating condensate (n) produced by a condenser (10) to the vapor inlet side of the condenser, a ... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20070137205 | Refrigerant cooled main steam condenser This invention reduces the fuel consumption of the modern day power plant by lowering the main steam condenser operating pressure. The main steam condenser is a heat exchanger located in the power plant steam system for condensing steam. The main steam enters the main s... | 06/21/2007 |
