Heat engine system
    6.
    发明授权
    Heat engine system 有权
    热机系统

    公开(公告)号:US09404392B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-02

    申请号:US13724567

    申请日:2012-12-21

    申请人: ELWHA LLC

    摘要: An improved heat engine is disclosed. The heat engine comprises at least one heat pipe containing a working fluid flowing in a thermal cycle between vapor phase at an evaporator end and liquid phase at a condenser end. Heat pipe configurations for high-efficiency/high-performance heat engines are disclosed. The heat pipe may have an improved capillary structure configuration with characteristic pore sizes between 1μ and 1 nm (e.g. formed through nano- or micro-fabrication techniques) and a continuous or stepwise gradient in pore size along the capillary flow direction. The heat engine may have an improved generator assembly configuration that comprises an expander (e.g. rotary/turbine or reciprocating piston machine) and generator along with magnetic bearings, magnetic couplings and/or magnetic gearing. The expander-generator may be wholly or partially sealed within the heat pipe. A heat engine system (e.g. individual heat engine or array of heat engines in series and/or in parallel) for conversion of thermal energy to useful work (including heat engines operating from a common heat source) is also disclosed. The system can be installed in a vehicle or facility to generate electricity.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种改进的热机。 热机包括至少一个热管,其包含在蒸发器端的气相之间的热循环中流动的工作流体和在冷凝器端处的液相。 公开了用于高效/高性能热机的热管配置。 热管可以具有改进的毛细结构构型,其具有1μ和1nm之间的特征孔径(例如通过纳米或微制造技术形成)以及沿着毛细管流动方向的孔径的连续或逐步梯度。 热机可以具有改进的发电机组件配置,其包括膨胀机(例如旋转/涡轮或往复活塞机)和发电机以及磁性轴承,磁耦合和/或磁齿轮传动。 膨胀机发电机可以全部或部分地密封在热管内。 还公开了一种用于将热能转换成有用工作(包括从公用热源运行的热力发动机)的热力发动机系统(例如串联和/或并联的热力发动机或热力发动机阵列)。 该系统可以安装在车辆或设施中以发电。

    METHOD AND THERMAL ENGINE FOR UTILIZING WASTE HEAT OR GEOTHERMAL HEAT
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND THERMAL ENGINE FOR UTILIZING WASTE HEAT OR GEOTHERMAL HEAT 审中-公开
    用于使用废热或地热的方法和热发动机

    公开(公告)号:US20160201599A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-14

    申请号:US14948258

    申请日:2015-11-21

    申请人: Berta RICHTER

    发明人: Hans RICHTER

    IPC分类号: F02G1/047 F02G1/055

    摘要: In a thermal engine for producing an electrical current or mechanical output by actuating a piston by gas under pressure in a cylinder chamber of the thermal engine, wherein heat is applied to the gas compressed in the cylinder by injecting or spraying a heat transfer medium in the form of a hot liquid or hot condensable gas into the cylinder chamber from which the used heat transfer medium is then collected in a base region of the cylinder chamber and is drained into a collection chamber.

    摘要翻译: 在用于产生电流或机械输出的热引擎中,通过在热力发动机的气缸室内通过压力气体来致动活塞,其中通过在气缸内喷射或喷射传热介质将热量施加到在气缸中压缩的气体 将热液体或热可冷凝气体的形式引入气缸室中,然后将所使用的传热介质从该腔室收集在气缸室的基部区域中,并被排放到收集室中。

    MULTI-PRESSURE ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE
    8.
    发明申请
    MULTI-PRESSURE ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE 审中-公开
    多压力有机排放循环

    公开(公告)号:US20160194983A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-07

    申请号:US14589746

    申请日:2015-01-05

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a multi-pressure stage, organic Rankine cycle (“ORC”) that includes a dry organic working fluid that flows through a high pressure stage and a low pressure stage. In one embodiment, a high pressure evaporator and a low pressure evaporator may be arranged in series. In other embodiments, the evaporators may be arranged in parallel.

    摘要翻译: 本公开内容涉及包括流过高压级和低压级的干式有机工作流体的多压级有机朗肯循环(“ORC”)。 在一个实施例中,可以串联布置高压蒸发器和低压蒸发器。 在其他实施例中,蒸发器可以平行布置。

    Heat engine
    9.
    发明授权
    Heat engine 有权
    热机

    公开(公告)号:US09371744B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-21

    申请号:US12897233

    申请日:2010-10-04

    IPC分类号: F03C1/00 F01K11/00

    CPC分类号: F01K11/00

    摘要: A heat engine is provided which includes: a boiler unit including an evaporation chamber and a fluid-pool chamber, the evaporation chamber heating a working fluid by supplied heat and generating vapor of the fluid, and the fluid-pool chamber collecting the fluid supplied to the evaporation chamber; an output unit through which the vapor flows, and which converts energy of the vapor to mechanical energy; a condensation unit which condenses the vapor that has passed through the output unit, and refluxes the condensed fluid to the fluid-pool chamber; and a working fluid guide member which is disposed in the boiler unit, and which sucks the fluid in the fluid-pool chamber by using capillary force and supplies the fluid to the evaporation chamber. The evaporation chamber is separated from the fluid-pool chamber. Pressure in the evaporation chamber is higher than pressure in the fluid-pool chamber. The working fluid guide member satisfies (2σ/r)·cos θ>PH−PL.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种热机,其包括:包括蒸发室和流体池室的锅炉单元,所述蒸发室通过供应热量加热工作流体并产生流体的蒸气,并且所述流体池室收集供应到 蒸发室; 蒸汽流过的输出单元,其将蒸气的能量转化为机械能; 冷凝单元,其冷凝已经通过所述输出单元的蒸气,并且将所述冷凝流体回流到所述流体池室; 以及工作流体引导构件,其设置在所述锅炉单元中,并且通过使用毛细管力吸入所述流体池室中的流体并将所述流体供应到所述蒸发室。 蒸发室与流体池分离。 蒸发室中的压力高于流体池室中的压力。 工作流体引导构件满足(2&sgr; / r)·cos&thetas;> PH-PL。

    OXY-BOILER WITH STEAM ASSISTED PRODUCTION
    10.
    发明申请
    OXY-BOILER WITH STEAM ASSISTED PRODUCTION 审中-公开
    氧气锅炉与蒸汽辅助生产

    公开(公告)号:US20140373538A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-25

    申请号:US14308859

    申请日:2014-06-19

    IPC分类号: F01K11/00

    CPC分类号: F01K11/00 F22B1/22 Y02E20/344

    摘要: Methods and systems relate to an oxy-boiler used to generate steam injected into a well for assisting recovery of hydrocarbons. Operating conditions of a burner for the oxy-boiler limits oxygen contamination in a resulting flue gas for carbon dioxide recovery and limits size of the oxy-boiler, which may thus be located proximate the well rather at a central processing facility. In contrast to a direct steam generation approach where resulting carbon dioxide is mixed with steam, the oxy-boiler also enables selection of a desired level of carbon dioxide injection, which may be provided with the flue gas that may be exhausted from the oxy-boiler at an injection pressure.

    摘要翻译: 方法和系统涉及用于产生注入井中的蒸汽来辅助回收碳氢化合物的氧化锅炉。 用于氧气锅炉的燃烧器的操作条件限制所得烟道气中的氧气污染物用于二氧化碳回收并限制氧化锅炉的尺寸,因此可能位于靠近井而不是位于中央处理设施处。 与生成二氧化碳与蒸汽混合的直接蒸汽发生方法相反,氧化锅炉还能够选择所需水平的二氧化碳注入,二氧化碳注入可以由可从氧化锅炉中排出的烟道气提供 在注射压力。