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AU5170498A - Systems and methods for converting thermal energy - Google Patents

Systems and methods for converting thermal energy

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Publication number
AU5170498A
AU5170498A AU51704/98A AU5170498A AU5170498A AU 5170498 A AU5170498 A AU 5170498A AU 51704/98 A AU51704/98 A AU 51704/98A AU 5170498 A AU5170498 A AU 5170498A AU 5170498 A AU5170498 A AU 5170498A
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systems
methods
thermal energy
converting thermal
converting
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AU51704/98A
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Jeffrey Stephen Sterling
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01KSTEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K25/00Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
    • F01K25/08Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours
    • F01K25/10Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours the vapours being cold, e.g. ammonia, carbon dioxide, ether
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01KSTEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K25/00Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
    • F01K25/08Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B27/00Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
AU51704/98A 1997-11-10 1997-11-10 Systems and methods for converting thermal energy Abandoned AU5170498A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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PCT/US1997/020229 WO1999024766A1 (en) 1997-11-10 1997-11-10 Systems and methods for converting thermal energy

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AU5170498A true AU5170498A (en) 1999-05-31

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AU51704/98A Abandoned AU5170498A (en) 1997-11-10 1997-11-10 Systems and methods for converting thermal energy

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EP (1) EP1075630A4 (en)
AU (1) AU5170498A (en)
WO (1) WO1999024766A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE10244385A1 (en) * 2002-09-24 2004-04-01 Laufenberg, Josef Method and device for converting heat into power with heat retransfer
AT503167B1 (en) * 2006-02-06 2007-10-15 Siegfried Prugner Device for converting thermal energy in flowing force and further into motion or electrical energy, has two containers, in which both containers are partly filled with fluid
GR20080100271A (en) * 2008-04-17 2009-11-19 Παυλος Μανωλουδης Cryogenic method and device of losed energy loop with aided subcooling.
WO2010019990A1 (en) * 2008-08-18 2010-02-25 Renewable Energy Systems Limited Solar energy collection system and power generation system including a solar energy collection system
GB2508193A (en) * 2012-11-23 2014-05-28 Mark Trebilcock Heat pump arrangement with an expander for extracting work from heat energy input

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US1874620A (en) * 1928-05-26 1932-08-30 Stephen C Radford System for utilizing fluid pressure
US2982864A (en) * 1956-05-21 1961-05-02 Furreboe Anton Improved heat cycle for power plants
SE419128B (en) * 1974-09-05 1981-07-13 Projectus Ind Produkter Ab PROCEDURE FOR OPERATION OF HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION
CH650313A5 (en) * 1981-11-19 1985-07-15 Sorelec THERMOMECHANICAL CONVERSION ENGINE, PARTICULARLY LOW-TEMPERATURE FLUID ENGINE.
WO1985002881A1 (en) * 1983-12-22 1985-07-04 Lipovetz Ivan System for converting heat energy, particularly for utilizing heat energy of the environment
US4686831A (en) * 1984-12-18 1987-08-18 Silva Robert E System and method of delivering low/pressure/low temperature fluids into high pressure/high temperature heat exchangers by means of alternate pressure equalization
DE3634376A1 (en) * 1986-10-09 1988-04-21 Wilhelm Dipl Ing Hettenhausen Method for the sequence of thermodynamic cycles

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EP1075630A1 (en) 2001-02-14
WO1999024766A1 (en) 1999-05-20
EP1075630A4 (en) 2003-05-02

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase