Recovering heat energy

Details Recovering heat energy Recovering heat energy

2007-04-16

2010-11-30

Gonzalez, Julio (Department: 2839)

Liquid heaters and vaporizers

Circulation

With start-up operations

C060S670000, C060S651000, C290S052000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07841306

ABSTRACT:
Some embodiments of a generator system can be used with the working fluid in a Rankine cycle. For example, the generator system can be used in a Rankine cycle to recover heat from one of a number of commercial applications and to convert that heat energy into electrical energy. In particular embodiments, the generator system may include a turbine generator apparatus to generate electrical energy and a liquid separator arranged upstream of the turbine generator apparatus.

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