摘要:
A two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine comprises a first cylinder (12) having a first piston (16), a first piston rod (18), and a first steam chamber (24), and a second cylinder (14) having a second piston (30), a second piston rod (32), and a second steam chamber (38). Each piston is reciprocally moveable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. Admission of steam at atmospheric pressure into the steam chambers (24, 38) is controlled by steam valves (52, 54) and exposure of the steam chambers (24, 38) to a vacuum is controlled by vacuum valves (56, 58). The piston rods (18, 32) are fixed for simultaneous reciprocation such that a power stroke in one cylinder produces a steam intake stroke in the other cylinder. Steam to the steam chambers (24, 38) is supplied through a steam reservoir (42) and a solar power source (44), from a boiler, a fuel of choice, or a variety of alternate sources of heat.
摘要:
An electro-water reactor steam powered electric generator system includes a steam boiler having water and steam chambers, a water intake pipe and a plurality of steam delivery pipes. An electric resistance heater is mounted under and around the boiler having power leads connected to an auxiliary power source. A plurality of independent steam turbines and connected electric generators are joined respectively to the steam delivery pipes. Most of the electric power delivery leads of the generators are adapted to deliver electric power for industrial and residential usage. At least one of the generator power leads is connected to the electric resistance heater elements. A steam return pipe connects each turbine with a condenser which includes a heat exchanger connected to the water intake pipe. Electric pumps and piping circulate water between the condenser and a body of water. An auxiliary electrical power source is connected to the heater elements.
摘要:
This invention, a waste heat recycling thermal power plant (1000), extracts heat from the environment, and concentrates this heat to produce a cfc super-ambient temperature heat source (1330) having an elevated temperature sufficient to supply a useable heat flow to an incorporated heat engine (e.g., Rankine cycle, Stirling cycle, Seebeck cycle, etc.) flow circuit (1400). Further, waste heat recycling thermal power plant (1000) produces an sfc sub-ambient temperature heat sink (1250), thus increasing the applied temperature differential, thereby permitting the thermal efficiency of ihefc pressure expansion device (1460) to be increased as well. Lastly, waste heat recycling thermal power plant (1000) captures for reuse, much of the waste heat that its own operation liberates, thus lowering its net energy utilization per unit of mechanical power produced (a.k.a., heat rate, Btu/kwhr). In the main embodiment of its use, waste heat recycling thermal power plant (1000) would be used as the driver for a mod driven mechanical device (1520), specifically an electrical generator. Deriving its source heat by intercepting the heat that would be rejected to the environment by an electrical power generating station's cooling device, and routing this heat to waste heat recycling thermal power plant (1000). Then converting this heat to mechanical power, and subsequently to electrical power. This would result in an improvement of the electrical power generating station's net electrical power generating capacity and fuel efficiency, while simultaneously reducing the quantity of thermal (and potentially chemical) pollution released to the environment.
摘要:
A method is provided for cooling a seal located in a wall of a chamber and through which a movable shaft passes, the seal being heated by hot pressurized vapor that leaks through the seal into the chamber and internal friction. The method comprises the steps of: providing a chamber in which the seal is located and into which the hot pressurized vapor leaks; injecting cool liquid into the chamber in which the seal is located; and cooling and condensing the hot pressurized vapor in the chamber thus cooling the seal.
摘要:
In order to effectively extract the waste heat from a reciprocating engine, the normal heat exchanger components of an engine are replaced with one or more heat exchangers which have the motive fluid of an organic rankine cycle system flowing therethrough. With the heat transfer in the plurality of heat exchangers, the engine is maintained at a reasonable cool temperature and the extracted heat is supplied to an ORC turbine to generate power. The heat is derived from a plurality of sources within the reciprocating engine, and at least two of those sources have their fluids passing through the same heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the engine coolant and the engine lubricant pass through the heat exchanger in the same direction, and the ORC motive fluid passes therethrough in a counterflow relationship.
摘要:
The present inventive subject matter is thus drawn to a hybrid ultra reliable power generating system for supplying continuous reliable power at remote locations comprising: a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load. And a secondary power unit in the form of a closed cycle vapor turbine (CCVT) system that is capable of producing 100% of the electric power that is produced by the primary power unit and which is heated in hot standby by rejected heat of the primary power unit, wherein the vaporizer of the CCVT is maintained during hot standby at a temperature above its nominal operating temperature and the vapor turbine of the CCVT is preferable maintained at idle during hot standby at a rotating speed.Preferably, the CCVT includes a burner that combusts the same fuel as the primary power unit and supplies sufficient heat so that the CCVT produces 100% of power produced by the primary unit to the load once the primary power units stops operation.
摘要:
In a steam turbine plant in which a turbine casing containing a turbine is constituted of an upper-half casing and a lower-half casing, nozzles are provided to the upper-half casing and a steam supplied through main steam piping lines are deliveried into the upper-half casing. Main steam pipes for supplying a steam from respective main valves to the respective nozzles are each formed so as to be dividable in a position out of the installation area of the upper-half casing.
摘要:
This invention is an improved method of installing the main subsystems of any Rankine Cycle thermal electric power generating station to reduce the capital cost of constructing the plant, to increase the overall safety of a nuclear reactor installation, and to improve the efficiency and safety of such a power plant. This invention achieves a reduction of the amount of complex and redundant machinery required for operation, and an increase of the withstand pressure of the containment of a nuclear reactor; by installing the primary thermal power source and vapour generators at a significant elevation below the condenser.
摘要:
The method of the invention consists in storing and redelivering energy in the form of compressed air under a constant pressure by hydraulically compensating for pressure variations in a reservoir by permanently connecting the reservoir to a lake and by dissipating energy of air dissolved in water by reducing the concentration of the air in the water by communicating the lower portion of a conduit, which contains gasified water, with nongasified water from the lake whereby to block the flow of gasified water completely through the conduit. Furthermore, a plant of the invention uses a well containing a conduit on which is mounted a unidirectional valve for achieving the dilution.
摘要:
A combined steam-high temperature water generating system includes a heated water generating vessel for delivering both steam and high temperature water to delivery circuits therefor. A portion of the heated water is continuously supplied to one or several forced circulation steam boilers which evaporate part, and only part of the throughput water flow. The return flow from the boiler or boilers to the vessel thus comprises a steam-high temperature water mixture. The system accommodates varying relative consumption demands for steam vis.-a-vis. high temperature water. Also, a chemical balance is maintained between the steam and heated water subsystem components by reason of the continuous water recirculation between the boiler or boilers and vessel. Further, the multifunctional use of the common heated water generating vessel renders the system amenable to ready fabrication.