Patents by Inventor Gregor WESTPHAL

Gregor WESTPHAL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • USE OF HIGHLY EFFICIENT WORKING MEDIA FOR HEAT ENGINES
    Publication number: 20160153318
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat engine for performing an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) which comprises an evaporator, an engine, a condenser and a circuit comprising a fluid working medium, wherein the working medium has a critical pressure (pc) between 4000 kPa and 6500 kPa, preferably between 4200 kPa and 6300 kPa, the working medium has a critical temperature (Tc) between 450 K and 650 K, preferably between 460 K and 600 K, the working medium has a molar mass between 50 g/mol and 80 g/mol, preferably between 60 g/mol and 75 g/mol, and the gaseous working medium partially condenses out during adiabatic expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Jens BUSSE, Joern ROLKER, Muhammad IRFAN, Gregor WESTPHAL