Lignite drying with closed loop heat pump

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10392575
APP PUB NO 20160348023A1
SERIAL NO

15162904

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The invention relates to a dryer system for drying lignite coal used in a power plant. The system comprises a dryer and a closed loop heat pump circuit that is configured and arranged to provide heat energy to the dryer. The closed loop heat pump circuit includes a working fluid, a dryer heat exchanger, an expansion device fluidly connected and downstream of the dryer heat exchanger, arranged to enable heat energy transfer from the vapor of the second outlet line to the first working fluid and a compressor for compressing the working fluid.

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ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDSWISS BADEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Edel, Thomas Colmar, FR 4 13
Geiger, Frederic Giromagny, FR 10 21
Pourchot, Thierry Naves Parmclan, FR 8 17
Wantz, Didier Bavilliers, FR 4 13

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