FACILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM A FLUID AT A TEMPERATURE HIGHER THAN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

摘要

A facility for producing mechanical or electrical energy from a fluid (9) at a temperature higher than ambient temperature, comprising the following in succession: - at least one air/fluid heat exchanger (17) for receiving at least a portion of the fluid and transferring heat from the received fluid to the air entering the heat exchanger, so as to obtain heated air and cooled fluid (13), - at least one turbine (21) for expanding the heated air and obtaining mechanical or electrical energy, - at least one first intermediate conduit for conveying the heated air from the heat exchanger to the turbine, and - a chimney (5) for receiving the expanded air and releasing it into the atmosphere. The facility comprises at least one substantially converging inlet conduit (15) for taking in outside air (27) and delivering at least a fraction of the incoming air to the heat exchanger, and a second intermediate conduit (23) for conveying the expanded air from the turbine to the chimney. Corresponding method.