Energy recovery during expansion of compressed gas using power plant low-quality heat sources

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PATENT NO 7007474
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10309287

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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.

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ENERGY U S DEPARTMENT OF1000 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE S W WASHINGTON DC 20585-0162

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O'Connor, William K Lebanon, OR 5 149
Ochs, Thomas L Albany, OR 8 307

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