Patent Abstract:
Provided is a turbine generator system capable of sufficiently lubricating a bearing without impeding heat transmissibility of an evaporator and a condenser. The turbine generator system comprises a turbine power generation unit including a generator and a turbine for driving the generator, an evaporator which receives heat from a heat source and supplies the working medium in a vapor phase containing a lubricant to the turbine power generation unit, a condenser which condenses the working medium which has flowed through the turbine a medium feeding pump which raises a pressure of the condensed working medium and feeds the working medium to the evaporator, and a feeding passage through which the working medium extracted from the evaporator is supplied to bearings in the turbine power generation unit.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to a turbine generator system capable of sufficiently lubricating bearings in a binary turbine utilizing waste heat. 
         [0003]    2. Background Art 
         [0004]    In recent years, a binary turbine generator system which uses as a heat source waste heat such as discharged hot water which has a temperature lower than 100 degrees C. and is generated in a large quantity in manufacturing processes in iron mills, ceramic engineering, etc, has attracted an attention, as a system intended to achieve energy saving and reduction of warming gases by using as a working medium, a medium with a low boiling point, other than water. In such a binary turbine generator system, in a case where the working medium itself has a lubricating ability, the working medium is supplied from a condenser to constituents to be lubricated, such as bearings in a turbine generator, to lubricate the bearings (see patent literature 1). 
         [0005]    Patent Literature 1 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application Publication No. 2008-175212 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    In the above mentioned binary turbine generator system, it is necessary to mix a lubricant into the working medium if the working medium does not have a lubricating ability. However, in a method in which the working medium is supplied from the condenser to the bearings like the technique disclosed in patent literature 1, the lubricant remains in the evaporator, because the working medium is easily evaporated in the evaporator but the lubricant is not easily evaporated therein. This results in a lowered lubricant concentration of the working medium in the condenser. In addition, because of a low pressure of the working medium, the lubricated state of the bearings becomes degraded. If a large quantity of lubricant is mixed into the working medium to improve the lubricated state of the bearings in the turbine generator, heat transmissibility of the evaporator and the condenser is impeded, which is undesirable. 
         [0007]    An object of the present invention is to provide a turbine generator system capable of sufficiently lubricating constituents to be lubricated in the turbine generator without impeding heat transmissibility of the evaporator and the condenser. 
         [0008]    To achieve the above object, a turbine generator system of the present invention comprises a turbine power generation unit including a generator and a turbine for driving the generator; a working medium including a lubricant and causing the turbine power generation unit to operate; an evaporator which evaporates the working medium by heat exchange with a heat source and supplies the evaporated working medium to the turbine power generation unit; a condenser which liquefies the working medium which has flowed through the turbine; a medium feeding pump which raises a pressure of the liquefied working medium and feeds the liquefied working medium to the evaporator; and a feeding passage through which the working medium in a liquid phase extracted from the evaporator is supplied to a constituent to be lubricated in the turbine power generation unit. 
         [0009]    In accordance with the above configuration of the turbine generator system, the working medium converted into a vapor phase in the evaporator is supplied to the turbine power generation unit, while the lubricant is not easily evaporated, and therefore the working medium in a liquid phase with a high lubricant concentration remains at the lower portion of the evaporator. Since the working medium in a liquid phase with a high lubricant concentration is supplied from the evaporator having a high pressure to the constituent to be lubricated in the turbine power generation unit through the feeding passage, the constituent to be lubricated can be sufficiently lubricated. Therefore, it is not necessary to mix a large quantity of lubricant into the working medium for the purpose of enhancing its lubricating ability, and as a result, heat transmissibility of the evaporator and the condenser is not impeded. 
         [0010]    The turbine generator system preferably further comprises a return passage through which the working medium discharged from the constituent to be lubricated is returned to the condenser. In accordance with this configuration, the working medium is not released to outside and therefore, does not negatively affect surrounding environment. Thus, the working medium can be circulated and utilized within a closed system. 
         [0011]    The turbine generator system may further comprise a circulating pump which takes out the working medium from a lower portion of the evaporator and injects the working medium into an inside of the evaporator through an injection port provided at an upper portion of the evaporator. The feeding passage may branch at an outlet of the circulating pump and serve to feed the working medium to the constituent to be lubricated. In accordance with this configuration, the circulating pump normally feeds the working medium with a constant flow rate unlike a medium feeding pump which varies the flow rate of the working medium according to the output of the system. Therefore, the working medium with a high lubricant concentration can be supplied to the constituent to be lubricated with an invariable quantity through the feeding passage which branches at the outlet of the circulating pump. 
         [0012]    The turbine generator system preferably comprises a depressurizing device provided on the feeding passage, for evaporating a part of the working medium by depressurization. In accordance with this configuration, the lubricant concentration in the working medium increases due to the evaporation in the evaporator and the temperature of the lubricant decreases due to latent heat of the evaporation, thereby resulting in increased viscosity. Therefore, a high lubricating capability can be maintained, and cooling of the constituent to be lubricated is facilitated. 
         [0013]    The turbine generator system preferably comprises a cooler provided on the feeding passage, for cooling the working medium. By providing the cooler on the feeding passage, the temperature of the working medium within the feeding passage can be decreased, the lubricating capability can be improved due to reduced viscosity of the lubricant, and cooling is facilitated. 
         [0014]    In the turbine generator system, a bottom surface of the evaporator is preferably disposed above an inlet through which the working medium is fed to the constituent to be lubricated. In accordance with this configuration, since the evaporator has a high pressure and the bottom surface of the evaporator is disposed above the inlet through which the working medium is fed to the constituent to be lubricated, the working medium can be stably supplied to the inlet through which the working medium is fed to the constituent to be lubricated, without using a pump. 
         [0015]    In the turbine generator system, the lubricant preferably has compatibility with a main medium. Thus, since the main medium and the lubricant in the working medium are not separated from each other in a liquid phase inside the evaporator, the working medium with a constant lubricant concentration can be taken out from a desired portion of the liquid phase of the evaporator. 
         [0016]    In the turbine generator system, the working medium is preferably a mixture of HFE (hydrofluoroether) and a lubricant composed of fluorinated oil. HFE is an excellent working medium which has a low global warming potential and will not deplete an ozone layer, but has no lubricating ability. Accordingly, the lubricant composed of the fluorinated oil is mixed into the HFE to enable the working medium to have a lubricating ability. In addition, the HFE and the lubricant composed of the fluorinated oil have high compatibility. 
         [0017]    In the above turbine generator system, preferably, the constituent to be lubricated is, for example, a bearing in the turbine power generation unit, and the turbine generator system comprises an oil container which reserves the supplied working medium in the liquid phase to immerse a lower portion of the bearing in the working medium. In this configuration, since the bearing rotates in a state where its lower portion is immersed in the working medium in the oil container, the entire bearing is sufficiently lubricated. 
         [0018]    In the above turbine generator system, preferably, the constituent to be lubricated is, for example, a bearing in the turbine power generation unit, and the turbine generator system comprises an injection unit for injecting the supplied working medium in the liquid phase to the bearing. In this a configuration, since the working medium in the liquid phase is forcibly injected in a large quantity under a pressurized state from the injection unit to the bearing, the bearing can be lubricated and cooled effectively even for a case where high-speed rotation is necessary and a heat generation amount of the bearing is great. 
         [0019]    In accordance with the above described present invention, the working medium converted into a vapor phase in the evaporator having a high pressure is supplied to the turbine power generation unit, while the lubricant is not easily evaporated, and therefore the working medium in a liquid phase with a high lubricant concentration remains at the lower portion of the evaporator. Since the working medium in a liquid phase with a high lubricant concentration is supplied from the evaporator having a high pressure to the constituent to be lubricated in the turbine power generation unit through the feeding passage, the constituent to be lubricated can be sufficiently lubricated. Therefore, it is not necessary to mix a large quantity of lubricant into the working medium for the purpose of enhancing its lubricating ability, and as a result, heat transmissibility of the evaporator and the condenser is not impeded. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0020]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view showing a configuration of a turbine generator system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 
           [0021]      FIG. 2  is a table showing comparison of properties of a medium used in the present invention and other media. 
           [0022]      FIG. 3  is a schematic view showing a configuration of a turbine generator system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 
           [0023]      FIG. 4  is a schematic view showing a configuration of a turbine generator system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 
           [0024]      FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view showing a detailed structure of an injection unit of  FIG. 4 . 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0025]    Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 
       The First Embodiment 
       [0026]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , a turbine generator system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention comprises a turbine power generation unit U including a generator  10  and turbines  13  for driving the generator  10 . On a medium passage  30  through which a working medium M for the turbines  13  is circulated, an evaporator  16  of a full liquid type, a condenser  17  and a medium feeding pump  18  are provided. The evaporator  16  is configured to receive heat from a heat source  15  by heat exchange to evaporate the working medium M and supplies the working medium M in a vapor phase to the turbine power generation unit U via a vapor phase medium feeding passage  30   a . After rotating the turbines  13  in the turbine power generation unit U, the working medium M is fed to the condenser  17  via a vapor phase medium recovery passage  30   b . The working medium M is liquefied in the condenser  17 , and supplied to the evaporator  16  after its pressure is raised by the medium feeding pump  18  attached to a liquid phase medium feeding passage  30   c  while flowing through the liquid phase medium feeding passage  30   c . The medium passage  30  which is a circulating passage includes the vapor phase medium feeding passage  30   a , the vapor phase medium recovery passage  30   b  and the liquid phase medium feeding passage  30   c.    
         [0027]    The generator  10  includes a generator rotor  11  and a generator stator  12 . The turbines  13 ,  13  are disposed at both ends of the generator rotor  11  and the generator stator  12 . The generator rotor  11  is coupled to the turbines  13 ,  13  by means of a single rotary shaft  21 . The rotary shaft  21  is rotatably supported by two bearings  19  arranged between the generator  10  and the two turbines  13 ,  13 . The two turbines  13 ,  13  are disposed to face in different directions and have a mirror-image form, which allows an axial thrust applied to the turbines  13 ,  13  to be cancelled. Thus, thrust bearings are omitted or simplified. Therefore, the bearings  19  mainly receive a radial load applied by the rotary shaft  21 . 
         [0028]    The working medium M is a mixture of a lubricant and a main medium with a low boiling point, as described later. A part of the working medium M is used to cool the bearings  19  which are one constituents to be lubricated in the turbine power generation unit U. 
         [0029]    The heat source  15  is, for example, waste heat such as hot water which is generated in a large quantity in manufacturing processes in iron mills, ceramic engineering, etc. The hot water which has been derived from the heat source  15  is introduced into heat transmission pipes  16   a  inside the evaporator  16  through a heating medium feeding passage  15   a  and thereafter is returned from the heat transmission pipes  16   a  to the heat source  15  side through a heating fluid recovery passage  15   b.    
         [0030]    The condenser  17  has a known structure, containing a pipe of a cooling medium C inserted into the interior thereof. The condenser  17  is configured to cool the working medium M in a vapor phase using the cooling medium C, after the working medium M has rotated the turbines  13 . 
         [0031]    Below each bearing  19 , an oil container  25  is provided. The oil container  25  is coupled to the lower portion of the evaporator  16  by means of a feeding passage  20 . Although in Embodiment 1, a cooler  22  is provided on the feeding passage  20  to cool the working medium M in a liquid phase which is supplied to the bearings  19 , the cooler  22  may be omitted. 
         [0032]    Each bearing  19  is coupled to the condenser  17 , to be more specific, each oil container  25  is coupled to the inlet of the condenser  17 , by means of a return passage  23  used for returning the working medium M in a liquid phase discharged from the bearing  19 , to the condenser  17 . The working medium M in a liquid phase is returned to the condenser  17  through the return passage  23  and joined to the working medium M which has been fed through the vapor phase medium recovery passage  30   b , in the interior of the condenser  17 . 
         [0033]    As shown, the bottom surface of the evaporator  16  is disposed above the inlet through which the working medium M is fed to the bearing  19 , i.e., the inlet through which the working medium M flows into the oil container  25 . Since the evaporator  16  has a higher pressure than a normal pressure and the bottom surface of the evaporator  16  is disposed above the inlet through which the working medium M is fed to the bearing  19 , the working medium M can be stably supplied from the evaporator  16  to the inlet through which the working medium M is fed to the bearing  19 , without using a pump. Alternatively, the bottom surface of the evaporator  16  need not be disposed above the inlet through which the working medium M is fed to the bearing  19 , and the working medium M can be supplied to the bearing  19  having a normal pressure, by the pressure of the evaporator  16 . 
         [0034]    As the main medium of the working medium used in the turbine generator system, there are HFE(hydrofluoroether), i.e., substances which are obtained by substituting a part of H with F in a general expression C n H 2n+1 —O—C m H 2m+1 , have boiling points higher than 25 degrees C. and lower than 100 degrees C. in a normal pressure, and contain carbons C which are not more than seven in number, for example, C 3 F 7 OCH 3  (HFE7000), C 4 F 9 OCH 3  (HFE7100), C 4 F 9 OC 2 H 5  (HFE7200), C 6 F 13 OCH 3  (HFE7300) and CHF 2 —CF 2 —O—CH 2 —CF 3  (HFE-S7). Among these, a specific example of C 3 F 7 OCH 3  is available from 3M under the trade name of Novec 7000. As other alternative media, there are HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) obtained by substituting a part of H with F in C n H 2n+2 , FE(fluoroether) obtained by substituting all of H with F in a general expression C n H 2n+1 —O—C m H 2m+1 , and fluorinated alcohol obtained by substituting a part of H other than OH with F in C n H 2n+1 —OH. 
         [0035]    Hereinafter, the reason why the medium represented by the above mentioned HFE (hydrofluoroether) is suitable for use as the main medium in the turbine generator system will be explained with reference to the table showing comparison of properties of the media shown in  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  exemplarily shows CFC (chlorofluorocarbon), HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon), HFC (hydrofluorocarbon), and one kind of HFE which has a boiling point of about a room temperature (15˜30 degrees C.) in a normal pressure.  FIG. 2  also shows 3FE (trifluoroethanol: C 2 F 3 H 2 OH) as one kind of the fluorinated alcohol. As can be clearly seen from the table showing property comparison, medium name HFE7000 (chemical formula: C 3 F 7 OCH 3 ) is decomposed in the atmosphere because of the presence of oxygen O in an ether compound, will not deplete an ozone layer because of ozone depletion potential ODP=0, has a low global warming potential GWP=370, has excellent environmental friendliness, and has no toxicity. 3FE has excellent properties except for its low combustibility, and therefore may satisfactorily be used as the main medium. On the other hand, CFC, HCFC, and HFC are inferior in environmental friendliness and toxicity. Nonetheless, HFC which is excellent in ozone depletion potential, may also be used as the main medium. As other medium having excellent environmental friendliness, like HFE, there is HFO (hydrofluoroolefin), for example, HFO-1234yf (CF 3 CF═CH 2 ), which may also be used as the main medium. 
         [0036]    As the lubricant mixed into the main medium, fluorinated oil expressed as the following chemical formulae, having a polymerized structure in which base oil of the lubricant or additive is partially or all terminated by fluorine. 
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         [0037]    The fluorinated oil expressed as the chemical formula I is, for example, available from Dupont under the trade name of Krytox. This fluorinated oil is highly compatible with the main medium such as the above HFE. In a liquid phase state, the main medium and the fluorinated oil are not separated from each other. 
         [0038]    As described above, in the present invention, the working medium M which is a mixture of the main medium such as HFE and the fluorinated oil as the lubricant is used. This HFE is an excellent medium which has a low global warming potential and will not deplete the ozone layer, but has no lubricating ability. Accordingly, the lubricant composed of the fluorinated oil is mixed into the HFE to enable the working medium M to have a lubricating ability. 
         [0039]    The operation of the turbine generator system configured as described above will be described with reference to  FIG. 1 . The hot water which has been derived from the heat source  15  is introduced into the evaporator  16  via the heating medium feeding passage  15   a , and the working medium M inside the evaporator  16  is evaporated into a high-pressure vapor phase of about 1.4 atmospheric pressure, by heat exchange with the introduced hot water, in other words, by receiving the heat from the heat source  15 . On the other hand, the lubricant is not easily evaporated, and therefore remains at the lower portion of the evaporator  16 , as the working medium M in a liquid phase with a high lubricant concentration. 
         [0040]    The working medium M converted into a vapor phase is taken out from the upper portion of the evaporator  16  and supplied to the pair of turbines  13 ,  13  in the turbine power generation unit U through the vapor phase medium feeding passage  30   a . The working medium M drives both of the turbines  13 ,  13 . Thereupon, the generator  10  coupled to the turbines  13  by means of the rotary shaft  21  is driven to generate electric power. The working medium M, which has released energy in the turbines  13 , flows into the condenser  17  through the vapor phase medium recovery passage  30   b  and is cooled and liquefied by heat exchange with the cooling medium C. The working medium M converted into a liquid phase, is raised in pressure by the medium feeding pump  18  while flowing through the liquid phase medium feeding passage  30   c , and returned to the evaporator  16 . 
         [0041]    On the other hand, the working medium M in a liquid phase with a high lubricant concentration, which remains at the lower portion of the evaporator  16 , is supplied to the oil containers  25  of the bearings  19  which are the constituents to be lubricated in the turbine power generation unit U, through the feeding passage  20 . In this case, the working medium M is cooled by the cooler  22  provided on the feeding passage  20 . This makes it possible to lower the temperature of the working medium M and improve its property including the viscosity of the lubricant. The working medium M in a liquid phase which has been supplied to the oil containers  25  is a working medium containing a large quantity of lubricant and having a high lubricant concentration. During the rotation of the turbine generator, the bearings  19  are sufficiently lubricated all the time by the working medium M having a high lubricant concentration. Since the bearings  19  rotate in a state where their lower portions are immersed in the working medium M in the oil containers  25 , the working medium M is supplied to the entire bearings  19  and lubricate them. In this way, since the bearings  19  can be lubricated by the working medium M with a high lubricant concentration, it is not necessary to mix a large quantity of lubricant into the working medium to enhance lubricating ability. As a result, heat transmissibility of the evaporator  16  and the condenser  17  is not impeded. 
         [0042]    It is sufficient that the working medium M with a quantity required to lubricate the bearings  19  is be reserved in the oil containers  25 , and a surplus working medium is discharged from the oil containers  25  to the return passage  23  and returned to the condenser  17  through the return passage  23 . Therefore, the working medium M is circulated and utilized in a closed system, without being discharged to outside the system and negatively affecting surrounding environment. In some cases, a part of the working medium M is converted into a vapor phase, due to temperature rise in the bearings  19 . In those cases, the working medium M containing a mixture of a liquid phase and a vapor phase enters the condenser  17  through the return passage  23 . Since the inlet of the condenser  17  is in about a normal pressure state, the working medium M is smoothly recovered from the oil containers  25  in a slightly high-pressure state, to the condenser  17 . Alternatively, the downstream end of the return passage  23  may be coupled to the vapor phase medium recovery passage  30   b  instead of the inlet of the condenser  17 . 
       The Second Embodiment 
       [0043]      FIG. 3  shows a turbine generator system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In Embodiment 2, the same constituents as those of Embodiment 1 shown in  FIG. 1  are designated by the same reference characters and will not be described repetitively in detail. Although in Embodiment 1, the evaporator  16  of a full liquid type is used as shown in  FIG. 1 , an evaporator  16  of a falling liquid film type is used in Embodiment 2 as shown in  FIG. 3 . The evaporator  16  of a falling liquid film type is configured in such a manner that a circulating pump  27  provided on a circulating passage  29  disposed for allowing communication between the lower portion and the upper portion of the evaporator  16  causes the working medium M in a liquid phase to be taken out from the lower portion of the evaporator  16  and to be showered to the heat transmission pipes  16   a  inside the evaporator  16  through an injection port of an injection pipe  26  disposed at the upper portion inside the evaporator  16 , thus facilitating heat exchange. 
         [0044]    A feeding passage  20 A branches at the outlet of the circulating pump  27  and serves to feed the working medium M in a liquid phase to the oil containers  25  of the bearings  19 . Therefore, the working medium M having a higher pressure than the working medium M used in Embodiment 1 is supplied to the bearings  19 , which are lubricated more smoothly. The feeding passage  20 A is provided with depressurizing devices  28  including throttles such as orifices or pressure reducing valves. The depressurizing device  28  is configured to evaporates a part of the working medium M in a liquid phase by depressurization, thereby increasing a lubricant concentration and decreasing the temperature of the working medium M due to latent heat of the evaporation. 
         [0045]    The operation of Embodiment 2, which is identical to that of Embodiment 1, will not be described repetitively, and only a different operation will be described. In Embodiment 1, since the medium feeding pump  18  varies the flow rate of the working medium M such that a liquid level in the evaporator  16  is kept constant, and thus the pressure inside the evaporator  16  is varied, the amount of the working medium M supplied to the bearings  19  is varied. On the other hand, Embodiment 2 has an advantage that since the circulating pump  27  is operated to feed the working medium M with a constant flow rate, the working medium M in a liquid phase with a high lubricant concentration can be supplied to the bearings  19  with an invariable amount through the feeding passage  20 A which branches at the outlet of the circulating pump  27 . 
         [0046]    In Embodiment 2, in addition, the pressurizing device  28  provided on the feeding passage  20 A evaporates a part of the working medium M, thereby increasing the lubricant concentration of the working medium M and decreasing the temperature of the working medium M due to latent heat of the evaporation, which results in increased viscosity of the lubricant in the working medium M. As a result, a high lubricating capability is maintained. 
         [0047]    The feeding passage  20 A of Embodiment 2 may be provided with the cooler  22  in Embodiment 1, instead of or in addition to the depressurizing device  28 . In the same manner, the depressurizing device  28  in Embodiment 2 is applicable to Embodiment 1. 
       The Third Embodiment 
       [0048]      FIG. 4  shows a turbine generator system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Embodiment 3 uses the evaporator  16  of a falling liquid film type, similarly to Embodiment 2. In  FIG. 4 , the same constituents as those of Embodiment 2 shown in  FIG. 3  are designated by the same reference characters and will not be described repetitively in detail, but only different constituents will be described. 
         [0049]    In Embodiment 2 shown in  FIG. 3 , the working medium M in a liquid phase is supplied to the bearings  19  through the feeding passage  20 A which branches at the outlet of the circulating pump  27  provided on the circulating passage  29  for allowing communication between the upper portion and the lower portion of the evaporator  16 . On the other hand, in Embodiment 3 shown in  FIG. 4 , each bearings  19  is provided with an injection unit  33  for injecting the working medium M in a liquid phase to the bearing  19 , the lower portion of the evaporator  16  is coupled to the injection unit  33  by means of a feeding passage  20 B, and an injection pump  34  is provided on the feeding passage  20 B to feed the working medium M in a liquid phase to the injection unit  33  under a pressurized state. A return passage  35  couples the bearing  19  to the vapor phase medium recovery passage  30   b  to recover the working medium M in a liquid phase discharged from the bearing  19  during the lubrication. 
         [0050]      FIG. 5  shows a detailed structure of the injection unit  33 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , an inner ring spacer  36  secured to the rotary shaft  21  and an outer ring spacer  37  secured to a housing H are disposed between the pair of right and left bearings  19 ,  19 , and an injection nozzle  38  is provided in the outer ring spacer  37 . The injection nozzle  38  includes an inflow port  38   a  at the center and injection passages  38   b  which branch at the inflow port  38   a  and extend toward the pair of right and left bearings  19 ,  19 . The tip end of the injection passage  38   b  opens in a bearing space  19   d  between an inner ring  19   a  and an outer ring  19   b  of the bearing  19 . Through the bearing space  19   c , the working medium M in a liquid phase is injected from the injection passage  38   b  to a rollable element  19   d . The housing H is formed with a downstream portion of the feeding passage  20 B through which the working medium M in a liquid phase is supplied to the injection unit  33 , and an upstream portion of the return passage  35  for the working medium M. One or two injection nozzles  38  is/are provided for respective of the bearings  19 ,  19 . 
         [0051]    In Embodiment 3, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the working medium M in a liquid phase is taken out from the lower portion of the evaporator  16 , flows through the feeding passage  20 B, and is injected from the injection unit  33  as a high-speed jet to lubricate the bearings  19 ,  19 . Therefore, the bearings  19  can be lubricated and cooled effectively even for a case where a high-speed rotation is necessary and a heat generation amount of the bearings is great. 
         [0052]    Although the preferred embodiments have been described above with reference to the drawings, various alternations and modification are easily made by persons skilled in the art within an obvious scope of the invention with reference to the present specification. Therefore, such alternations and modifications are to be construed as those within a scope of the invention defined by the attained claims. 
       REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 
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         C cooling medium 
         M working medium 
         U turbine power generation unit 
           10  generator 
           13  turbine 
           15  heat source 
           16  evaporator 
           16   a  heat transmission pipe 
           17  condenser 
           18  medium feeding pump 
           19  bearing 
           20 ,  20 A,  20 B feeding passage 
           22  cooler 
           26  injection pipe 
           27  circulating pump 
           28  depressurizing device 
           29  circulating passage 
           30  medium passage 
           30   a  vapor phase medium feeding passage 
           30   b  vapor phase medium recovery passage 
           30   c  liquid phase medium feeding passage 
           33  injection unit 
           34  injection pump 
           35  return passage 
           38  injection nozzle 
           38   a  inflow port 
           38   b  injection passage

Technology Classification (CPC): 5