APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING THERMAL ENERGY
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- one or more heat generation devices;
a first device having multiple inputs, the multiple inputs includes a first input and a second input being fluidly coupled to the heat generation devices;
a variable speed first pump fluidly coupled to supply fluids from the heat generation devices to the first device; and
,a deaerator fluidly coupled to receive the fluids from the first device.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided having a heat generation device such as a boiler. A hypersonic energy harvester is provided having a first input and a second input. The first input and the second input are fluidly coupled to the heat generation device. A variable speed pump is fluidly coupled to supply liquid from the heat generation device to the hypersonic energy harvester. A deaerator is fluidly coupled to receive condensate from the hypersonic energy harvester.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more heat generation devices; a first device having multiple inputs, the multiple inputs includes a first input and a second input being fluidly coupled to the heat generation devices; a variable speed first pump fluidly coupled to supply fluids from the heat generation devices to the first device; and
,a deaerator fluidly coupled to receive the fluids from the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operation of an apparatus comprising:
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feeding at least one liquid heat carrier under pressure into a nozzle; and
,feeding of a cold liquid heat carrier and mixing the liquid heat carrier and the cold liquid heat carrier; wherein one of two conversions are carried out with the liquid flow of the liquid heat carrier mixture, the conversions including; a first conversion including an acceleration of the heat carrier mixture to a velocity at which the heat carrier mixture or at least one of the heat carriers of the mixture boils with the formation of a two-phase flow with the transfer of the latter to conditions with a Mach number of more than 1, and then a change of pressure with the transfer in the latter of the two-phase flow to a subsonic liquid flow of the heat carrier mixture and heating the liquid flow of the heat carrier mixture during the change of pressure; and
,a second conversion including an acceleration of the liquid flow of the heat carrier mixture to a velocity at which the heat carrier mixture or at least one of the heat carriers of the mixture boils with the formation of the two-phase flow with the transfer of the latter to the conditions with a Mach number equal to 1, then the two-phase flow being decelerated, and thereby the flow being converted into the liquid flow of the heat carrier mixture with vapor-gas bubbles, and additionally, by this flow conversion, the liquid flow of the heat carrier mixture being heated;
thereafter carrying out the two above-mentioned conversions of the liquid flow of the heat carrier mixture in any sequence, the heated liquid flow of the heat carrier mixture being fed under the pressure obtained in a jet apparatus to a consumer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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