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Energy recovery during expansion of compressed gas using power plant low-quality heat sources [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2006.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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Albany Research Center, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary:
A method of recovering energy from a cool compressed gas, compressed liquid, vapor, or supercritical fluid is disclosed which includes incrementally expanding the compressed gas, compressed liquid, vapor, or supercritical fluid through a plurality of expansion engines and heating the gas, vapor, compressed liquid, or supercritical fluid entering at least one of the expansion engines with a low quality heat source. Expansion engines such as turbines and multiple expansions with heating are disclosed.
Report Numbers:
E 1.99:7,007,474
7,007,474
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Published through SciTech Connect.
03/07/2006.
"7,007,474"
"US patent application 10/309,287"
Ochs, Thomas L. (Albany, OR); O'Connor, William K. (Lebanon, OR).
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