US Patent 10030546 Arrangement and method utilizing waste heat

A method and arrangement for utilizing waste heat that includes a waste heat exchanger, at least two turbines, at least two recuperators, at least two cooler units, and at least two pumps and/or compressors as components, wherein all components are arranged in a single fluid cycle, where the waste heat exchanger heats up a fluid with heat from a waste heat source, the heated fluid flows through a first set of the at least one turbine, the at least one recuperator, the at least one cooler unit, and the at least one pump and/or compressor, and then flows through at least a second set the at least one turbine, the at least one recuperator, the at least one cooler unit, and the at least one pump and/or compressor with the same components arranged in series downstream of the first set.