IL120178A - Method and apparatus for converting heat into useful energy - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for converting heat into useful energy

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Publication number
IL120178A
IL120178A IL12017897A IL12017897A IL120178A IL 120178 A IL120178 A IL 120178A IL 12017897 A IL12017897 A IL 12017897A IL 12017897 A IL12017897 A IL 12017897A IL 120178 A IL120178 A IL 120178A
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useful energy
converting heat
converting
heat
useful
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IL12017897A
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Exergy Inc
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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
    • F01K23/00—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids
    • F01K23/02—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled
    • F01K23/04—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled condensation heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/06—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
    • 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
    • F01K25/00—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
    • F01K25/06—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using mixtures of different fluids
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E20/00—Combustion technologies with mitigation potential
    • Y02E20/12—Heat utilisation in combustion or incineration of waste

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
IL12017897A 1996-02-09 1997-02-07 Method and apparatus for converting heat into useful energy IL120178A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US08/598,950 US5822990A (en) 1996-02-09 1996-02-09 Converting heat into useful energy using separate closed loops

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IL120178A0 IL120178A0 (en) 1997-06-10
IL120178A true IL120178A (en) 2000-06-29

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US (1) US5822990A (xx)
EP (1) EP0790391A3 (xx)
JP (3) JP3961058B2 (xx)
KR (1) KR970062323A (xx)
CN (1) CN1100933C (xx)
AR (1) AR005755A1 (xx)
AU (1) AU723964B2 (xx)
BR (1) BR9700926A (xx)
CA (1) CA2197038C (xx)
CO (1) CO4560511A1 (xx)
EA (1) EA000058B1 (xx)
GT (1) GT199700021A (xx)
IL (1) IL120178A (xx)
IS (1) IS1792B (xx)
NO (1) NO307225B1 (xx)
NZ (1) NZ314206A (xx)
TR (1) TR199700105A2 (xx)
TW (1) TW330234B (xx)
ZA (1) ZA971039B (xx)

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IS1792B (is) 2001-12-12
KR970062323A (ko) 1997-09-12
GT199700021A (es) 1999-01-14
AU1259997A (en) 1997-08-14
JP4523948B2 (ja) 2010-08-11
TR199700105A2 (tr) 1997-08-21
IS4427A (is) 1997-08-10
NZ314206A (en) 1998-09-24
JP2007146853A (ja) 2007-06-14
US5822990A (en) 1998-10-20
BR9700926A (pt) 1998-09-01
JPH112106A (ja) 1999-01-06
NO307225B1 (no) 2000-02-28
CO4560511A1 (es) 1998-02-10
NO970598L (no) 1997-08-11
EP0790391A2 (en) 1997-08-20
CA2197038C (en) 2000-04-25
JP4566204B2 (ja) 2010-10-20
JP3961058B2 (ja) 2007-08-15
EA199700016A1 (ru) 1997-09-30
IL120178A0 (en) 1997-06-10
EA000058B1 (ru) 1998-04-30
ZA971039B (en) 1997-08-25
AR005755A1 (es) 1999-07-14
TW330234B (en) 1998-04-21
CA2197038A1 (en) 1997-08-10
CN1100933C (zh) 2003-02-05
JP2007127131A (ja) 2007-05-24
AU723964B2 (en) 2000-09-07
NO970598D0 (no) 1997-02-10
EP0790391A3 (en) 2000-07-19
CN1165909A (zh) 1997-11-26

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