| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a system for converting heat to kinetic energy, comprising: -a vertically disposed elongate body which is at least partially filled with a working fluid, which body comprises two channels which are mutually separated in longitudinal direction and which are in fluid-throughflow contact with each other in the area of a first lower longitudinal end zone of the body and in the area of a second upper longitudinal end zone of the body; a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the working fluid in the body and an external heat source relative to the body, which first heat exchanger is disposed in the area of the first longitudinal end zone of the body in or close to the one channel; a second heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the working fluid in the body and an external cold source relative to the body, which second heat exchanger is disposed in the area of the second longitudinal end zone of the body in or close to the other channel; and a turbine disposed in the body, wherein the turbine is disposed between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger as seen in flow direction of the working fluid. The invention also relates to the use of such a system and to an assembly of a system according to the invention and a ship, buoy, platform or the like. The invention can be applied particularly, though not exclusively, for the purpose of utilizing heat flows with small differences in temperature available in large quantities such as occur between the higher and deeper layers in the ocean. |
