COOLING TOWER APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140041386A1
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14056462

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A cooling tower system is disclosed. The cooling tower system includes a first heat exchanger that receives a process fluid from a first fluid circuit, and receives a working fluid from a second fluid circuit, thereby effecting thermal communication between the first fluid circuit and the second fluid circuit. The first fluid circuit includes a heat source disposed upstream of the first heat exchanger, and a cooling tower unit configured to transfer heat from the process fluid to a flow of ambient air. The second fluid circuit includes a waste heat expansion engine disposed downstream of the first heat exchanger in a direction of working fluid flow. The waste heat expansion engine is configured to extract power from the working fluid and transfer at least a portion of the power extracted to a component of the cooling tower unit.

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SPX CORPORATIONCHARLOTTE NC 28277

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brenneke, Glenn S Lee's Summit, US 22 221
Conard, Spencer D Charlotte, US 4 10
Mockry, Eldon F Lenexa, US 49 449

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