Vaporized fluid power system

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A VAPORIZED FLUID POWER SYSTEM COMPRISING IN SERIES; A VAPOR GENERATOR; A FLUID MOTOR CONNECTED TO SAID GENERATOR FOR EXTRACTING MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM THE VAPOR OUTPUT THEREOF; A CONDENSER FOR RECEIVING AND CONDENSING THE VAPOR THEREFROM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED CONDENSING TUBE CONNECTED AT THE UPPER END THEREOF TO THE VAPOR EXHAUST FROM SAID MOTOR; A SUBCOOLER FOR TRANSMITTING AND SUBCOOLING THE CONDENSATE FROM SAID CONDENSER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED SUBCOOLING TUBE AND MEANS PROVIDING FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE LOWER END OF SAID SUBCOOLING TUBE AND THE LOWER END OF SAID CONDENSING TUBE; AND MEANS SEQUENTIALLY DIRECTING COOLING AIR IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP OVER SAID SUBCOOLER AND SAID CONDENSER SO THAT VAPOR IS CONDENSED IN SAID CONDENSER AND THE LIQUID CONDENSATE IS SUBCOOLED IN SAID SUBCOOLER AT RELATIVE PRESSURES SUCH THAT A PRESSURE GRADIENT IS IMPOSED IN THE FLUID OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CAUSE SAID CONDENSATE TO FLOW UPWARDLY IN SAID SUBCOOLER AGAINST THE ADVERSE STATIC HEAD CONDITIONS IMPOSED THEREON BY GRAVITY; A LIQUID RESERVOIR IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE UPPER END OF SAID SUBCOOLER TO RECEIVE AND STORE CONDENSATE THEREFROM; A FLUID PUMP DISPOSED PROXIMATE THE LOWER END OF SAID RESERVOIR, THE INLET OF SAID PUMP BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE LOWER END OF SAID RESERVOIR, THE STATIC HEAD PROVIDED BY THE FLUID STORED IN SAID RESERVOIR BEING SUCH THAT CAVITATION AND VAPOR FLASH OF FLUID IN THE INLET OF SAID PUMP IS PREVENTED; AND MEANS TO SELECTIVELY TRANSMIT FLUID FROM THE OUTLET OF SAID PUMP TO SAID VAPOR GENERATOR FOR VAPORIZATION THEREIN; AND MEANS TO COMPENSATE FOR FLUID THERMAL MIGRATION IN THE SYSTEM DURING SYSTEM INACTIVITY.