EP3320189C0 - Supercritical cyclic process comprising isothermal expansion and free-piston heat engine comprising hydraulic extracting of energy for said cyclic process - Google Patents

Supercritical cyclic process comprising isothermal expansion and free-piston heat engine comprising hydraulic extracting of energy for said cyclic process

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EP3320189C0
EP3320189C0 EP16723930.0A EP16723930A EP3320189C0 EP 3320189 C0 EP3320189 C0 EP 3320189C0 EP 16723930 A EP16723930 A EP 16723930A EP 3320189 C0 EP3320189 C0 EP 3320189C0
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cyclic process
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Jan Trzcionka
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K7/00—Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
    • F01K7/32—Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines using steam of critical or overcritical pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K3/00—Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein
    • F01K3/02—Use of accumulators and specific engine types; Control thereof
EP16723930.0A 2015-04-17 2016-04-08 Supercritical cyclic process comprising isothermal expansion and free-piston heat engine comprising hydraulic extracting of energy for said cyclic process Active EP3320189B1 (en)

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DE102015105878.2A DE102015105878B3 (en) 2015-04-17 2015-04-17 Supercritical cycle with isothermal expansion and free piston heat engine with hydraulic energy extraction for this cycle
PCT/DE2016/100166 WO2016165687A1 (en) 2015-04-17 2016-04-08 Supercritical cyclic process comprising isothermal expansion and free-piston heat engine comprising hydraulic extracting of energy for said cyclic process

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EP3320189C0 true EP3320189C0 (en) 2023-06-07
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