Method for converting energy, increasing enthalpy and raising the coefficient of compressibility

摘要

The invention relates to a method for converting thermal energy into mechanical work, which comprises imparting thermal energy to a working fluid in a tank. The working fluid in the vapor phase is fed into a device for converting energy into mechanical work. The vaporous working fluid is condensed and cyclically returned in the liquid phase to the tank. A catalytic additive in the form of a catalytic substance or a catalytic mixture of substances in an amount of 0.0000001 to 0.1 wt. % is introduced into the working fluid before or after starting the heating. The additive is a solid, its solution or suspension, or a liquid or its emulsion. The catalytic substance and the ratio of components of the mixture are chosen to prevent or promote decomposition of the substance or the mixture under the effect of high temperature and pressure according to current needs. The method enhances the efficiency of the process and expands its operational capabilities.

主权项

1. A method of converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, comprising:
imparting thermal energy, sufficient to transfer the working fluid from liquid to vapor phase, to the working fluid in a tank of a forced circulation steam generator; feeding the working fluid in the vapor phase into a device for converting energy into mechanical work with expansion of the vaporous working fluid and reduction in temperature and pressure; condensing the vaporous working fluid; and cyclically returning the working fluid in the liquid phase into the tank, wherein before or after said imparting of thermal energy to the working fluid a catalytic additive is introduced thereto, said catalytic additive being in the form of a solid, a solution or suspension thereof or a liquid or emulsion thereof, wherein a catalytic substance or a catalytic mixture of substances is used as the catalytic additive, said catalytic substance or at least one substance in the catalytic mixture comprises at least one carbonyl functional group and has at least one intense absorption band in the region from 1550 to 1850 cm−1 in the IR spectrum, wherein the catalytic additive is introduced in an amount ranging from 0.0000001 to 0.1 wt. %, and wherein the catalytic substance or the weight ratio of individual substances in the catalytic mixture are chosen so as to promote decomposition of the catalytic substance or the catalytic mixture under the effect of high pressure and temperature.