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Title:
LUBRICATION OF VOLUMETRICALLY OPERATING EXPANSION MACHINES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/097964
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for lubricating an expansion machine (30), which method comprises: supplying of an operating medium which contains a lubricant by a vaporizer (20); separating (10) of at least part of the lubricant from the operating medium which contains a lubricant and is supplied by the vaporizer; and supplying of the operating medium, which is depleted by the separation of the at least one part of the lubricant from the lubricant, to the expansion machine. A device is provided having a vaporizer (20) which is configured for vaporizing an operating medium which contains a lubricant and for supplying it to an expansion machine (30), and having a lubricant separating device (10) which is configured for separating at least one part of the lubricant from the operating medium which contains the lubricant and is supplied by the vaporizer to the expansion machine.

Inventors:
SCHUSTER ANDREAS (DE)
AUMANN RICHARD (DE)
SICHERT ANDREAS (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2012/000063
Publication Date:
December 19, 2013
Filing Date:
January 09, 2012
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Assignee:
ORCAN ENERGY GMBH (DE)
SCHUSTER ANDREAS (DE)
AUMANN RICHARD (DE)
SICHERT ANDREAS (DE)
International Classes:
F01K23/10; B01D17/04; F01K25/10; F16N7/30
Domestic Patent References:
WO2006131759A22006-12-14
WO2010017981A22010-02-18
Foreign References:
JPS5941609A1984-03-07
JP2006283675A2006-10-19
JPS5941609A1984-03-07
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WEIGELT, Udo (Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhäusse, Leopoldstrasse 4 München, DE)
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