Walter Eugene Monroe

US Patent:

61959979, Mar 6, 2001

Filed:

Mar 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/524714

Inventors:

Larry Lewis - Houston TX
Walter D. Monroe - Kingwood TX
James H. Pinion - Houston TX

Assignee:

Lewis Monroe Power Inc. - Houston TX
(KKA) Lewis Monroe Piniow, Inc - Houston TX

International Classification:

F01K 1700

US Classification:

60648

Abstract:

The invention provides a method and apparatus for recovering work from a heat source and providing a cooling source that comprises: a. providing a selected working fluid comprising at least two components; to a first low pressure pump; b. feeding the selected working fluid to a dividing means; c. dividing the working fluid into a first stream and a second stream, d. feeding the first stream at a first low pressure to a first heat transfer zone to transfer heat to the working fluid stream heating the stream to a higher temperature, e. feeding the higher temperature stream to a separation means, f. separating a volatile component enriched stream and a volatile component depleted stream; g. heating the volatile component enriched stream; h. feeding the volatile component enriched stream to an expansion means i.