Apparatus and Method for Converting Heat Energy to Mechanical Energy

摘要

The invention relates to a method for converting heat energy to mechanical energy by expanding an evaporated working fluid with an expansion device (2) connected to an evaporator (6). It is provided according to the present invention that the expansion is carried out in a low-pressure expansion device and the energy contained in the expanded evaporated working fluid can be recycled into the evaporator (6) and utilized for evaporating additional working fluid.