US20120151919A1 - Frost-resistant steam circuit process device and its method of operation - Google Patents

Frost-resistant steam circuit process device and its method of operation Download PDF

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US20120151919A1
US20120151919A1 US13/211,612 US201113211612A US2012151919A1 US 20120151919 A1 US20120151919 A1 US 20120151919A1 US 201113211612 A US201113211612 A US 201113211612A US 2012151919 A1 US2012151919 A1 US 2012151919A1
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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
    • F01K23/06—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 combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
    • F01K23/065—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 combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle the combustion taking place in an internal combustion piston engine, e.g. a diesel engine
    • 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
    • F01K13/00—General layout or general methods of operation of complete plants
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  • the invention concerns a frost-resistant steam circuit process device and its method of operation, whereas the steam circuit process device is arranged stationary or presents a mobile application and can be mounted in particular in a vehicle, to assist the vehicle propulsion or to be used to drive auxiliary units.
  • Steam circuit processes such as Clausius-Rankine- or ORC-processes (Organic Rankine Cycle) are used for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy. Heat can for instance be input via a separate burner unit of a heat and electricity cogeneration device. Heat sources which can be fed for efficient energy consumption of a steam circuit process device, for applications in vehicles fitted with internal combustion engines as drive motors, are available with the exhaust gas and cooling water flow of the internal combustion engine. See for instance document WO 2008/138562 A1.
  • Devices for carrying out a Clausius-Rankine process typically comprise a reservoir for a vaporisable working medium, out of which a feed pump scoops liquid working medium and conveys it to an evaporator under pressure.
  • the evaporator is in fluid connection to an expander and conveys vaporised working medium thereto, which expands with a simultaneous release of power in the expander.
  • a condenser follows the expander for renewed liquefaction of the working medium, out of which the working medium is returned in liquid phase to the reservoir.
  • An additional condensate pump for supplying liquid can be used between the expander and the reservoir.
  • Such a device is disclosed for instance in document CH 371813.
  • Feed pumps for supplying the working medium to the evaporator are set to high operating pressure, for instance 30-200 bar, and are typically unidirectional. Feed pumps with variable volume flow rate are preferred for controlling the steam circuit process device. These can for instance be designed in the form of an internal gear pump. The use of a feed pump cascade may be envisaged. See for instance document U.S. Pat. No. 5,896,746, which describes a high pressure pump configured for 250 bars for a steam circuit process device with a steam storage tank. A circulation pump connected downstream is provided additionally.
  • a steam circuit process device can be designed for mobile applications and in particular vehicle usages as well as for some stationary plants in such a way that said device also withstands temperatures below freezing point and is startable at sub-zero temperatures.
  • Various antifreeze compounds have been suggested since a water-based working medium is preferred in particular as regards handleability.
  • Document DE 10 2009 003 850 A1 thus describes the addition of a frost protection and/or lubricant component to the liquid phase of the working medium of a Clausius-Rankine process, whereas the water content of the working medium is separated from the frost protection compound, typically glycol, and from the lubricant, by means of a separator, before entering the high temperature ranges of the plant.
  • frost protection compound typically glycol
  • lubricant typically glycol
  • DE 10 2006 052 906 A1 therefore provides an addition of low-chain alcohols to water as a working medium of a steam circuit process device, wherein alcohol takes over the frost protection function and remains stable at temperatures above 170° C. so that it can pass through the steam circuit process with the actual working medium.
  • DE 10 2007 020 086 B3 suggests using a working medium with a vaporisable component and a further component in the form of a ionic fluid for operating a steam circuit process device.
  • the ionic fluid should be sufficiently thermally stable in such a way that it can enter the evaporator with the vaporisable component. Consequently, the ionic fluid does not take part itself in the vaporisation process due to the substantially vanishing steam pressure and hence does not reach into the expander and instead of that remains in the liquid phase.
  • said can take over a frost protection function in the reservoir of the working medium.
  • the addition of a ionic fluid however complicates the vehicle operation since a special working medium is used whose availability should be guaranteed.
  • resultant problems also crop up in such a case as regards the toxicity and the environmental compatibility of the involved working medium.
  • the object of the invention is then to design a steam circuit process device in such a way that frost-proof operation is permitted. Consequently, the system should be characterised by structural simplicity and in particular be usable in association with a vehicle drive, whereas a compact, lightweight system with small space requirements is required, which lends itself for use of a widely available and easy-to-handle working medium.
  • the invention is based upon a generic steam circuit process device with a reservoir for a liquid working medium, with a feed pump for supplying working medium from the reservoir to an evaporator, in which the working medium is evaporated, with an expander, to which vaporised working medium is fed by the evaporator, which expands by way of performing mechanical work in the expander, and with a condenser, which follows the expander and is in fluid connection with the reservoir.
  • an emptying pump which is decoupled by the fluidic circuit and not used for normal operation, is provided for the emptying of the steam circuit process device after shutting down the plant.
  • Said pump is arranged in a by-pass line between the reservoir and a switchable valve system in fluid communication with at least one further component of the steam circuit process device.
  • the working medium is drawn into the reservoir from the frost-sensitive components of the steam circuit process device by means of the emptying pump after shutting down the plant so that a working medium can be used without additional anti-freeze.
  • a small-sized, but heavy-duty pump which does not operate in the range of operating pressure of the steam circuit process device, is sufficient.
  • Said pump is advantageously designed with a dry-run capacity and a frost-resistance.
  • a control device is besides associated with the emptying pump, which device is connected at least indirectly to a temperature sensor to determine the surrounding temperature and/or the operating temperature of the steam circuit process device.
  • the control device is more advantageously directly connected to the battery of the vehicle or another power supply so that a stand-alone and fail-safe control unit is available for the emptying pump.
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified diagram of a steam circuit process device according to the invention with a feed pump and an emptying pump in fluid connection with a reservoir for the working medium.
  • FIG. 2 shows an further embodiment of the device of FIG. 1 with an additional fluid connection between the emptying pump and an evaporator of the steam circuit process device.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematically simplified, symbolic diagram of a steam circuit process device according to the invention with a reservoir 1 for a working medium from which a feed pump 2 scoops. This generates an inflow of liquid working medium with high pressure to the evaporator 3 .
  • Said evaporator is operated by an exhaust gas stream 12 out of an internal combustion machine 13 , through which the working medium is evaporated.
  • the vapour phase of the working medium is then fed to an expander for expansion by way of performing mechanical work.
  • a condenser 5 follows the expander 4 for renewed liquefaction of the working medium, which again communicates at least indirectly with the reservoir 1 for recirculation of the liquid working medium.
  • an emptying pump 6 is provided which is not actuated in normal operating condition of the steam circuit process device.
  • the emptying pump 6 is arranged in a by-pass line 7 which extends between a valve system 8 , which is arranged upstream for the present configuration of the feed pump 2 , and the reservoir 1 .
  • the valve system 8 is designed as a switchable 3/2-way valve which enables to create a fluid connection between the reservoir 1 and the feed pump 2 in a first position for normal operation. In said first position, the emptying pump 6 is separated from the fluidic circuit of the steam circuit process device.
  • a fluid connection is provided between the emptying pump 6 and the feed pump 2 .
  • Said second position is initiated by an associated control device 9 , which simultaneously controls and/or regulates the operation of the emptying pump 6 once the steam circuit process device has been shut down. It then becomes possible to empty the feed pump 2 in particular as well as the subsequent fluid circuit of the steam circuit process device by means of the emptying pump 6 , wherein the evacuated working medium is conveyed to the reservoir 1 via the by-pass line 7 .
  • the working medium is drawn out of the frost endangered regions of the steam circuit process device by means of the emptying pump 6 .
  • a working medium freezing at low external temperatures, for instance water, can hence be used without requiring additional frost protection means. It is hence assumed that the working medium can freeze up in the reservoir 1 in the case of long plant standstill and at low surrounding temperatures without damaging the reservoir 1 .
  • the emptying pump is most preferably activated several times with intermediate resting periods.
  • the condensate of the residual steam which forms during the cool down of the steam circuit process device, is returned to the reservoir 1 .
  • This evacuation of the residual medium which is time-delayed or performed several times, can be carried out in a time and/or temperature-controlled manner.
  • a control device 9 associated with the emptying pump 6 and which is also used for switching the valve system 8 is besides designed as a stand-alone unit to guarantee reliable shutdown of the steam circuit process device also in the case of a system fault in a superordinate control device. To do so, a separate supply of electricity through direct connection of the control device 9 fitted with a battery 11 of the vehicle is preferred.
  • the emptying pump 6 does not take part in the normal operation of the steam circuit process device so that there is no necessity to set them to the typically high system pressures. Accordingly, a compact, but heavy-duty pump design can be selected for the emptying pump 6 .
  • a construction as a dry-run pump is particularly preferable which is additionally frost-resistant.
  • the emptying pump 6 draws the fluid after switch off.
  • the emptying pump 6 is preferably reversible so that it conveys working medium to the feed pump from the reservoir 1 to start the steam circuit process device, until said pump is flooded sufficiently and can take over operation by itself.
  • the emptying pump 6 is designed in a simplified fashion as a unidirectional pump and the flooding of the feed pump 2 involves an additional valve system, non-illustrated in detail, which ensures the reversal of direction for the flow of working medium.
  • the pump direction can again be controlled depending on the temperature whereas for instance the volume of working medium is used as a controlled variable in the preferably heatable reservoir 1 .
  • FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the invention with a first valve system 8 . 1 , by means of which a fluid connection can be created from the emptying pump 6 to the feed pump 2 , and a second valve system 8 . 2 , which switches a direct connection between the emptying pump 6 and the evaporator 3 .
  • This measure gives the possibility of emptying the evaporator 3 after the shutting down the steam circuit process device separately via the emptying pump 6 .
  • a further switchable fluid connection is provided between the expander 3 and the reservoir 1 so that the second valve system 8 . 2 can be adjusted for the cold start in such a way that the emptying pump 6 triggers a circulation of the working medium from the reservoir 1 through the evaporator 3 and back to the reservoir 1 , so as to guarantee first of all a certain basic temperature in the reservoir 1 and in subsequent regions. Consequently it is possible to allocate a heating device 14 to the reservoir 1 , which device liquefies a portion of the working medium in the event of a frozen working medium in the reservoir 1 .
  • Said medium is then conveyed to the evaporator 3 via the feed pump 2 and is there further warmed up during operation of the internal combustion engine so that heated, however still liquid working medium can be conveyed to the reservoir 1 .
  • a separate heating device 14 in the reservoir 1 the use of an external heat source, not illustrated in detail, to obtain the basic temperature of the reservoir 1 can be envisioned.
  • an integration into the engine cooling circuit can here be considered whereas preferably in normal operating condition a possibility to separate the heat supply to the reservoir 1 is provided.
  • a by-pass connection to the switchable feed line of the exhaust gas stream leading to a channel system in the envelope of the reservoir 1 is also a possible variation. Additional heat sources in the form of pre-heaters and add-heaters or latent heat accumulators can also be envisioned.
  • the emptying pump according to the invention is provided in a switchable by-pass line also for steam circuit process devices which use a condensate pump connected downstream of the condenser in normal operation.

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