FACILITY FOR CONVERTING HEAT INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY WITH OPTIMISED COOLING BY A SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING AND STORING A PORTION OF THE HEAT ENERGY OF THE WORKING FLUID

摘要

The invention relates to a facility for converting heat into mechanical energy, comprising: a heat engine that can subject a working fluid to a thermodynamic cycle; and a tank of sensible heat storage material as a means for storing a portion of the heat released by the working fluid cooling circuit, the tank being able to reemit said portion of the heat into the working fluid cooling circuit of the heat engine during the hours when the outside temperature is at its coldest in order to release the stored heat.