The present invention provides a scroll-type expander that simultaneously
performs expansion and re-heating such that efficient expansion is
realized and there is no reduction in efficiency caused by pressure loss
occurring during the supply of an working fluid to the scroll-type
expander, and that minimizes a difference in temperature between a
stationary scroll member and a rotating scroll member, as well as a
temperature distribution of a scroll wrap. The present invention also
relates to a heat exchange system that uses a scroll-type expander to
replace pistons in a conventional reciprocating Stirling engine or
refrigerator with a pair of scroll-type compressor and expander such that
the heat exchange system may be used as a Stirling engine or
refrigerator. The present invention also provides a steam engine, in
which a steam turbine in the conventional steam engine (Rankine system)
is replaced with a scroll-type expander such that the steam cycle has
both a re-heating cycle and a regeneration cycle.