Evaporator, rankine cycle apparatus, and combined heat and power system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494957-B2
Application number	US-201715835796-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2017
Priority date	Jun 20, 2014
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

An evaporator which heats working fluid with high-temperature fluid to evaporate the working fluid includes: a working fluid channel arranged in a flow direction of the high temperature fluid and through which the working fluid flows; and a temperature sensor provided for the working fluid channel. A part of the working fluid channel is exposed to outside of a housing of the evaporator, and the temperature sensor is provided in the part of the working fluid channel exposed to the outside of the housing of the evaporator in a region other than an inlet of the working fluid channel into which the working fluid flows from the outside of the evaporator and other than an outlet of the working fluid channel through which the working fluid flows out of the evaporator. The output value of the temperature sensor is used to adjust the temperature of the working fluid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An evaporator which heats working fluid with high-temperature fluid to evaporate the working fluid, the evaporator comprising:
a working fluid channel which is arranged in a flow direction of the high temperature fluid and through which the working fluid flows;
a temperature sensor which is provided for the working fluid channel; and
a combustor which has a cylindrical shape, and which generates the high-temperature fluid and feeds the high-temperature fluid radially from a central axis of the cylindrical shape, wherein
a part of the working fluid channel is exposed to outside of a housing of the evaporator,
the temperature sensor is provided in the part of the working fluid channel exposed to the outside of the housing of the evaporator in a region other than an inlet of the working fluid channel into which the working fluid flows from the outside of the evaporator and other than an outlet of the working fluid channel through which the working fluid flows out of the evaporator,
an output value of the temperature sensor is used to adjust temperature of the working fluid in the evaporator, and
the working fluid channel has a coil shape and is provided around the combustor, and
wherein
in a cross-sectional view of the evaporator, the working fluid channel includes: a first section which overlaps the combustor; and a second section which is located downstream of the first section in the flow direction of the working fluid and does not overlap the combustor, and
the temperature sensor is provided between the first and second sections in the part of the working fluid channel exposed to the outside of the housing of the evaporator.

2. The evaporator according to claim 1 , wherein the evaporator is a coil heat exchanger.

3. The evaporator according to 1 , further comprising:
a flow-path changing device which is provided between an inlet for receiving the high-temperature fluid and an outlet for discharging the high-temperature fluid and interrupts the flow of the high-temperature fluid to change the flow direction of the high-temperature fluid.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kosuda Osamu
• Okaichi Atsuo
• Kido Osao
• Hikichi Takumi
• Nakamura Takahiro

Classifications

• Y02E20/14

  Combined heat and power generation [CHP] · CPC title

• F01K9/003

  condenser cooling circuits · CPC title

• F01K17/02

  for heating purposes, e.g. industrial, domestic (F01K17/06 takes precedence; domestic- or space-heating systems, e.g. central-heating systems, in general F24D1/00, F24D3/00, F24D9/00) · CPC title

• F01K25/08

  using special vapours · CPC title

• F22B21/26

  bent helically, i.e. coiled · CPC title