Power plants – Motive fluid energized by externally applied heat – Process of power production or system operation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-08
2005-11-08
Richter, Sheldon J (Department: 3748)
Power plants
Motive fluid energized by externally applied heat
Process of power production or system operation
C060S651000, C060S653000, C060S671000, C060S676000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06962054
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a method for operating a heat exchanger in a power plant by pumping a heat exchange fluid around a set of tubes in the first heat exchanger; increasing the heat exchange fluid temperature and cooling the compressed heated air; splitting heated fluid flow into a second and third heat exchanger and a vessel; injecting a hydrocarbon flow into the set of tubes in the second heat exchanger; flowing the heated fluid into the second heat exchanger transferring heat from the heated heat exchange fluid to the hydrocarbon flow whose temperature increases between 90% and 500%; flowing the cooled heat exchange fluid to the vessel; flowing the heated fluid from the first heat exchanger to a third heat exchanger and cooling the excess heated heat exchange fluid; and using the vessel to accommodate thermal expansion of the fluid.
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Bauer Timothy Ray
Bibb Michael B.
Linney Jonathan W.
Buskop Wendy
Buskop Law Group P.C.
Linney Johnathan W.
Richter Sheldon J
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