Millions of dollars or euros in revenue are creatively found by clever process engineers through flashing liquid turbines. These turbines convert a liquid into a vapor for hydrocarbon processes. A flashing liquid turbine generates electricity and concurrently removes heat from the process fluid.
For simple electric-power-generation applications, the obvious benefit of a flashing liquid turbine is generating power on a turbine shaft while a liquid is flashing. This power can be used to drive a generator. Examples of this case include waste-heat-recovery systems and geothermal plants where the so-called triangular power cycle approaches an ideal power cycle for sensible heat sources.1 B
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