Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heat engine and method for operating the same
- Patent Title (中): 热机及其运行方法
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Application No.: US12571025Application Date: 2009-09-30
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Publication No.: US08459030B2Publication Date: 2013-06-11
- Inventor: Matthias Finkenrath , Gabor Ast , Michael Adam Bartlett , Vittorio Tola
- Applicant: Matthias Finkenrath , Gabor Ast , Michael Adam Bartlett , Vittorio Tola
- Applicant Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Agent John P. Darling
- Main IPC: F01K13/00
- IPC: F01K13/00 ; F01K25/08 ; F01K25/00 ; F01K23/04 ; B01D47/00 ; B01D53/56

Abstract:
A process fluid cooler can extract thermal energy from a process fluid including carbon dioxide. An absorber can transfer carbon dioxide from the process fluid to a removal fluid. A reboiler can heat the removal fluid so as to cause carbon dioxide to be released from the removal fluid and outputted as part of a reboiler output stream. The reboiler can also output a heating fluid. A stripper condenser can extract thermal energy from the reboiler output stream so as to cause condensation of water associated with the reboiler output stream and to remove carbon dioxide therefrom. A compression system can remove thermal energy from carbon dioxide received from the stripper condenser. A heat engine can be configured to operate according to an organic Rankine cycle, receiving thermal energy from the heating fluid and/or extracted at the process fluid cooler, at the stripper condenser, and/or at the compression system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110072820A1 HEAT ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2011-03-31
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