Rankine cycle power plant utilizing an organ fluid and method for using the same
First Claim
1. A method for operating a Rankine cycle power plant of the type having a vaporizer member responsive to heat input for vaporizing a working fluid and producing vaporized working fluid, a turbogenerator responsive to vaporized working fluid for generating power and producing heat depleted working fluid, a condenser member responsive to said heat depleted working fluid for condensing the same and producing condensate, and means for returning said condensate to the vaporizer, said method comprising:
- a) providing a liquid having a plurality of fractions;
b) distilling at least one fraction from said liquid to produce a distillated fluid; and
c) supplying said distillated fluid to said power plant as the working fluid;
d) operating the power plant with said liquid;
e) using a member of the power plant for distilling a fraction from said liquid to produce said distillated fluid; and
f) removing the last mentioned fraction from said power plant, and thereafter operating the same with said distillated fluid.
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Abstract
A Rankine cycle power plant has a vaporizer member responsive to heat input for vaporizing a working fluid and producing vaporized working fluid, a turbogenerator responsive to vaporized working fluid for generating power and producing heat depleted working fluid, a condenser member responsive to said heat depleted working fluid for condensing the same and producing condensate, and suitable piping for returning said condensate to the vaporizer. The working fluid is in the form of a liquid having a plurality of fractions; at least one fraction is distilled from said liquid to produce a distillated fluid. It is this distillated fluid that is supplied to the power plant as the working fluid.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for operating a Rankine cycle power plant of the type having a vaporizer member responsive to heat input for vaporizing a working fluid and producing vaporized working fluid, a turbogenerator responsive to vaporized working fluid for generating power and producing heat depleted working fluid, a condenser member responsive to said heat depleted working fluid for condensing the same and producing condensate, and means for returning said condensate to the vaporizer, said method comprising:
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a) providing a liquid having a plurality of fractions; b) distilling at least one fraction from said liquid to produce a distillated fluid; and c) supplying said distillated fluid to said power plant as the working fluid; d) operating the power plant with said liquid; e) using a member of the power plant for distilling a fraction from said liquid to produce said distillated fluid; and f) removing the last mentioned fraction from said power plant, and thereafter operating the same with said distillated fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for operating a Rankine cycle power plant of the type having a vaporizer member responsive to heat input for vaporizing a working fluid and producing vaporized working fluid, a turbogenerator responsive to vaporized working fluid for generating power and producing heat depleted working fluid, a condenser member responsive to said heat depleted working fluid for condensing the same and producing condensate, and means for returning said condensate to the vaporizer, said method comprising:
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a) providing a liquid having a plurality of fractions; b) distilling at least one fraction from said liquid to produce a distillated fluid; and c) supplying said distillated fluid to said power plant as the working fluid; d) operating the power plant with said liquid; e) using a member of the power plant for distilling higher and lower boiling point fractions from said liquid to produce said distillated fluid; and f) removing said higher and lower boiling point fractions from said power plant, and thereafter operating the same with said distillated fluid. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A Rankine cycle power plant comprising:
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a) a vaporizer member responsive to heat input for vaporizing a working fluid and producing a vaporized working fluid; b) a turbogenerator responsive to vaporized working fluid for generating power and producing heat depleted working fluid; c) a condenser member responsive to said heat to depleted working fluid for condensing the same and producing condensate; d) means for returning said condensate to the vaporizer; e) a make-up tank for storing a liquid having a plurality of fractions; f) means for supplying liquid from the make-up tank to said power plant; g) means associated with said vaporizer member for removing from the liquid in the vaporizer member, fractions whose boiling points are greater than a predetermined value; h) means associated with said condenser for removing from the liquid in the condenser, fractions whose boiling points are lower than a predetermined value; and i) storage means for storing the removed fractions in liquid form. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 24)
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15. A method for operating a Rankine cycle power plant of the type having a vaporizer member responsive to heat input for vaporizing a working fluid and producing vaporized working fluid, a turbogenerator responsive to vaporized working fluid for generating power and producing heat depleted working fluid, a condenser member responsive to said heat depleted working fluid for condensing the same and producing condensate, and means for returning said condensate to the vaporizer, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a liquid having a plurality of fractions; b) distilling at least one fraction from said liquid to produce a distillated fluid; and c) supplying said distillated fluid to said power plant as the working fluid; d) transferring some of said liquid to said vaporizer member; e) heating the vaporizer member such that only low boiling point fractions of the liquid in the vaporizer member are vaporized; f) transferring said low boiling point fractions to a storage tank to thereby separate the low boiling point from the liquid in the vaporizer. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for operating a Rankine cycle power plant of the type having a vaporizer member responsive to heat input for vaporizing a working fluid and producing vaporized working fluid, a turbogenerator responsive to vaporized working fluid for generating power and producing heat depleted working fluid, a condenser member responsive to said heat depleted working fluid for condensing the same and producing condensate, and means for returning said condensate to the vaporizer, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a liquid having a plurality of fractions; b) using said members for distilling said liquid into a plurality of distillated fluids; and c) utilizing less than all of said distillated fluids in said power plant as the working fluid and storing the rest of said distillated fluids. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for operating a Rankine cycle power plant of the type having a vaporizer member responsive to heat input for vaporizing a working fluid and producing vaporized working fluid, a turbogenerator responsive to vaporized working fluid for generating power and producing heat depleted working fluid, a condenser member responsive to said heat depleted working fluid for condensing the same and producing condensate, and means for returning said condensate to the vaporizer, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a liquid having a plurality of fractions; b) using at least one of the members for extracting at least one fraction from said liquid thereby producing a residual liquid; c) storing the extracted fraction; and d) using the residual liquid as the working fluid of the power plant. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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