CPC F02K 3/08 (2013.01) [F01N 5/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A turbocharged fluid compressor system for compressing a working fluid comprising:
an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system operable with an organic fluid, the ORC system including:
at least one evaporator evaporating the organic fluid into an organic fluid vapor,
a turbocharger having a turbine section and a compressor section, the turbine section receiving and expanding the organic fluid vapor to drive the compressor section, wherein the compressor section pre-compresses the working fluid, and
a condenser configured to condense the organic fluid vapor; and
a fluid compressor system operable to receive the pre-compressed working fluid from the compressor section of the turbocharger and further compress the working fluid, the fluid compressor system producing heat, and wherein the at least one evaporator further recovers the heat produced by the fluid compressor system to evaporate the organic fluid in the ORC system.
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