摘要:
A low or no pollution engine (20) is provided which collects air from a surrounding environment. After removing a portion of the nitrogen, the remaining gas is primarily oxygen, which is routed to a gas generator (70). The gas generator has an igniter and inputs for the high pressure oxygen and a high pressure hydrogen-containing fuel, such as hydrogen, methane or a light alcohol. The fuel and oxygen are combusted within the gas generator, forming water and carbon dioxide with carbon containing fuels. The combustion products are then expanded through a power generating device (48). The combustion products are then passed through a condenser (80), and then is routed back to the gas generator. The carbon dioxide is compressed and cooled so that it is in a liquid phase or super critical state. The dense phase carbon dioxide is then further processed from which return of the CO2 into the atmosphere is inhibited.
摘要:
Pollution-free or low pollution, efficient, large scale electrical power generation systems, using thermal energy from combustion of hydrocarbon fuel are described herein. The pollutant-free hydrocarbon fuel is combusted in a gas generator with pure oxygen or substantially pure oxygen that is free of nitrogen. Water is also injected into the gas generator. The gas generator discharges high enthalpy steam and carbon dioxide which can then be utilized in a variety of applications, including driving turbines for power generation. The steam can be recycled into the gas generator or discharged for various uses. The carbon dioxide can be collected for industrial use or discharged.
摘要:
A closed loop oxy-fuel combustion power generation cycle is disclosed. The closed cycle has a gas generator which combusts oxygen with a hydrocarbon fuel to produce a drive gas mixture of steam and carbon dioxide that drives a turbine directly with the drive gas mixture. The drive gas mixture then enters a condenser where carbon dioxide is removed and water is recirculated to a heat exchanger where heat is transferred from the drive gas mixture to the water, to produce high pressure steam. This high pressure steam acts as a separate drive gas for a steam turbine. This steam is only indirectly heated by the gas generator through the heat exchanger, such that the cycle includes both direct and indirect heating of working fluids. Water/steam downstream from the steam turbine is then routed back to the gas generator or downstream of the gas generator to close the cycle.
摘要:
A low pollution engine (500) is provided for delivering power for vehicles. The engine has an air inlet (510) which collects air from a surrounding environment. A portion of the nitrogen in the air is removed using a technique such as liquefaction, pressure swing adsorption or membrane based air separation. The remaining air is primarily oxygen, which is then compressed and routed to a combustion chamber. The chamber has an igniter and inputs for the pressurized oxygen and pressurized hydrogen containing fuel, including methane. The combustion products of water and carbon dioxide are expanded through a power generating device, such as a turbine or piston expander (560). The combustion products are then passed through a condenser (580) where the steam is condensed and the carbon dioxide is collected or discharged. A portion of the water is then routed back to the gas generator.
摘要:
A coal syngas or other syngas fired power plant is provided with no atmospheric emissions. Coal or other starter fuel is gasified within a gasifier which also receives oxygen and steam therein. The oxygen is provided from an air separator. Syngas produced within the gasifier is combusted within a gas generator along with oxygen from the air separator. Water is also introduced into the gas generator to control the temperature of combustion of the syngas with the oxygen. Products of combustion including steam and carbon dioxide are produced within the gas generator. The combustion products are expanded through a turbine for power output and then separated, such as within a condenser. Water discharged from the condenser is at least partially recirculated back to the gasifier and the gas generator. Carbon dioxide from the separator is compressed for capture without release into the atmosphere.
摘要:
A steam reheat process is provided to enhance a thermal power cycle, and particularly a renewable steam thermal cycle. An oxyfuel combustion gas generator is provided which combusts a hydrogen and/or carbon containing fuel with an oxidizer of primarily oxygen to generate products of combustion including steam and/or carbon dioxide. Water from the thermal cycle is directed to the reheater for mixing with the products of combustion with in the reheater to generate a working fluid containing steam. This steam is routed through a turbine or other expander and power is outputted from the system. The water is optionally thereafter condensed and at least partially routed back to the thermal cycle. Any carbon dioxide within the working fluid can be separated in a condenser downstream of the expander for capture of the carbon dioxide, such that increased power output for the thermal power cycle is achieved without atmospheric emissions.
摘要:
A low pollution power system has an air separator (1003) to collect oxygen and a gas generator (1004) to combust the oxygen and a hydrocarbon fuel. The combustion products are then expanded through at least one turbine (1005). Diluents are also delivered to the gas generator to control temperature.
摘要:
A low or no pollution engine (20) is provided which collects air from a surrounding environment. After removing a portion of the nitrogen, the remaining gas is primarily oxygen, which is routed to a gas generator (70). The gas generator has an igniter and inputs for the high pressure oxygen and a high pressure hydrogen-containing fuel, such as hydrogen, methane or a light alcohol. The fuel and oxygen are combusted within the gas generator, forming water and carbon dioxide with carbon containing fuels. The combustion products are then expanded through a power generating device (48). The combustion products are then passed through a condenser (80), and then is routed back to the gas generator. The carbon dioxide is compressed and cooled so that it is in a liquid phase or super critical state. The dense phase carbon dioxide is then further processed from which return of the CO2 into the atmosphere is inhibited.