A two-phase flow expander modified by an air helical compressor has been successfully tested, making it possible to realize the triangle cycle, e.g. a total flow power system in the wet-vapor region. A total flow system using organic working fluid is introduced. A thermodynamic analysis of the system is presented, and it is compared with other common organic systems. The performance characteristics of a 500-kW geothermal power generating unit using the organic total flow method are presented
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Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Date of Conference: 6-11 Aug 1989