METHOD OF ACCUMULATION OF THERMAL ENERGY AND GENERATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM IT Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: heat-power engineering. SUBSTANCE: method consists in employing mechanical energy for driving the compressor which is used for charging the high-pressure receiver with working medium. Then working medium from high-pressure receiver is directed to turbine for driving the equipment using the mechanical energy; after turbine, working medium is directed to low-pressure receiver; working medium is circulated through closed loop. Receivers are used in mode of operation of vapor accumulators and parameters of working medium are maintained at state close to saturation corresponding to pressures maintained respectively in high-pressure and low-pressure receivers (accumulators). Vapor of working medium is mixed with its condensate in receivers. Saturated vapor discharged from low-pressure accumulator (receiver) is moistened with condensate from low-pressure receiver by injecting it at compressor inlet. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 2 dwg