Abstract: A throttle device for varying the pressure of a fluid in a plurality of parallel outlets includes a fluid collector having at least an internal chamber, an inlet and a plurality of outlets for the fluid, and a control element displaceably mounted in the internal chamber of the fluid collector and comprises a plurality of orifices, the cross-section of which can be varied by a relative movement of the control element in relation to the fluid collector. The control element is a sleeve, wherein the orifices are disposed in the sleeve such that they correspond to the outlets of the fluid collector, wherein between the sleeve and the fluid collector seals are provided, such that in a region between of an outside surface of the sleeve and an inside surface surrounding the internal chamber of the fluid collector no fluid communication takes place between the orifices of the sleeve.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a geothermal power plant facility, in particular utilizing the ORC method, wherein an and aspect thereof is that, for condensing the working fluid leaving a turbine, an air-cooled condenser and a water-cooled condenser are provided, which are connected in parallel to one another. A further aspect of some embodiments is a method for operating a geothermal power plant facility, wherein a step of the method is the separation of the working fluid to be condensed and the subsequent separate relay of the partial volume flows of the working fluid to an air-cooled condenser, on the one hand, and to a water-cooled condenser, on the other hand. Finally, a further aspect of some embodiments is a method for retrofitting a conventional geothermal power plant facility, additionally incorporating a water-cooled condenser which is connected in parallel to an air-cooled condenser.

Abstract: A throttle device for varying the pressure of a fluid in a plurality of parallel outlets includes a fluid collector having at least an internal chamber, an inlet and a plurality of outlets for the fluid, and a control element displaceably mounted in the internal chamber of the fluid collector and comprises a plurality of orifices, the cross-section of which can be varied by a relative movement of the control element in relation to the fluid collector. The control element is a sleeve, wherein the orifices are disposed in the sleeve such that they correspond to the outlets of the fluid collector, wherein between the sleeve and the fluid collector seals are provided, such that in a region between of an outside surface of the sleeve and an inside surface surrounding the internal chamber of the fluid collector no fluid communication takes place between the orifices of the sleeve.