公开(公告)号：US06598400B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-29

申请号：US09968297

申请日：2001-10-01

申请人： James S. Nash ,  James B. Kesseli ,  Andrew J. Olsen

发明人： James S. Nash ,  James B. Kesseli ,  Andrew J. Olsen

IPC分类号： F02C710

CPC分类号： F02C6/18 ,  F02C7/08 ,  F05D2220/76 ,  F28D21/001 ,  F28F2280/10 ,  Y02E20/14 ,  Y10S165/138

摘要： A cogenerating recuperated microturbine includes a recuperator, an air compressor and a combustor. The combustor burns a fuel along with the compressed air received from the recuperator to create products of combustion. A turbine generator operates in response to expansion of the products of combustion to generate electricity. The products of combustion then flow through the recuperator to preheat the compressed air. The products of combustion then flow out of the recuperator as an exhaust flow. A heat exchanger is movable into and out of the exhaust flow to selectively heat a fluid in the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is actuated by a piston-cylinder type actuator that operates under the influence of compressed air selectively bled from the air compressor. The actuator may be a single-acting cylinder used in conjunction with a biasing spring, or may be a double-acting cylinder.

摘要翻译： 热交换式回热微型涡轮机包括换热器，空气压缩机和燃烧器。 燃烧器将燃烧器与从换热器接收的压缩空气一起燃烧以产生燃烧产物。 涡轮发电机响应于燃烧产物的膨胀而发电。 然后，燃烧产物流过换热器以预热压缩空气。 然后，燃烧产物作为废气流从换热器中流出。 热交换器可移动进出排气流以选择性地加热热交换器中的流体。 热交换器由在空气压缩机选择性地排出的压缩空气的影响下运行的活塞 - 气缸式致动器致动。 致动器可以是与偏置弹簧一起使用的单作用缸，或者可以是双作用缸。

公开(公告)号：US06895760B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-24

申请号：US10627395

申请日：2003-07-25

申请人： James B. Kesseli

发明人： James B. Kesseli

IPC分类号： F02C3/20 ,  F02C6/00 ,  F23G5/50 ,  F23G7/06 ,  F23R3/40

CPC分类号： F02C6/00 ,  F02C3/20 ,  F23G5/50 ,  F23G7/066 ,  F23G2207/101 ,  F23G2207/40 ,  Y02E20/12 ,  Y02E20/14

摘要： A microturbine engine operable to combust a flow of VOCs without a combustor. The microturbine engine comprising a compressor having an inlet, the inlet receiving a mixture of air and VOCs, the compressor operable to produce a flow of compressed air and VOCs. The invention also includes a reaction chamber including a reactor bed. The flow of compressed air and VOCs is combusted within the reactor bed to produce a flow of products of combustion. The invention includes a turbine driven by the flow of products of combustion from the combustor and a generator coupled to the turbine. The generator is driven by the turbine at a speed to produce electrical power.

摘要翻译： 微型涡轮发动机可操作以燃烧没有燃烧器的VOC流。 微型涡轮发动机包括具有入口的压缩机，入口接收空气和VOC的混合物，该压缩机可操作以产生压缩空气和VOC流。 本发明还包括一个包括反应器床的反应室。 压缩空气和VOC的流动在反应器床内燃烧以产生燃烧产物的流动。 本发明包括由来自燃烧器的燃烧产物的流动驱动的涡轮机和连接到涡轮机的发电机。 发电机以涡轮机的速度驱动以产生电力。

公开(公告)号：US4509333A

公开(公告)日：1985-04-09

申请号：US485360

申请日：1983-04-15

申请人： Theodore J. Nussdorfer ,  James B. Kesseli

发明人： Theodore J. Nussdorfer ,  James B. Kesseli

IPC分类号： F02C1/05 ,  F03G6/06 ,  F23R3/40 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F02C7/00

CPC分类号： F03G6/064 ,  F02C1/05 ,  F23R3/40 ,  F24J2/07 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/46

摘要： A heating chamber for supplying heated air in a Brayton engine or gas turbine plant including a compressor and turbine. The heating chamber includes a solar energy receiver that receives solar energy, converts it to heat, and heats air from the compressor. To supply additional energy that may be required for the turbine, fuel is injected into the air stream and a catalyst downstream of the solar receiver reacts the fuel with the air to provide additional energy.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在布雷顿发动机或燃气轮机设备中供应加热空气的加热室，包括压缩机和涡轮机。 加热室包括接收太阳能的太阳能接收器，将其转换成热量，并且从压缩机加热空气。 为了提供涡轮机可能需要的额外能量，燃料被注入到空气流中，并且太阳能接收器下游的催化剂使燃料与空气反应以提供额外的能量。

公开(公告)号：US5992139A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-30

申请号：US963075

申请日：1997-11-03

申请人： James B. Kesseli

发明人： James B. Kesseli

IPC分类号： F02C6/12 ,  F02C7/143 ,  F02C7/236 ,  F02C7/22

CPC分类号： F02C6/12 ,  F02C7/143 ,  F02C7/2365 ,  Y02T50/675

摘要： An apparatus for supplying high pressure atomizing and purging fluid to the fuel system of a gas turbine engine. The apparatus is comprised of a turbocompressor, multiple flow conduits and associated valves and controls. Alternative versions of the fundamental apparatus may include heat exchangers for heating and cooling the atomizing and purging fluid within the apparatus. The apparatus works with all types of gas turbine engine cycles well known to one skilled in the art. The apparatus includes a first conduit for extracting a small percentage of the fluid compressed by the turbine engine compressor, and the first conduit is further divided into second and third conduits for supplying portions of the small percentage of compressed fluid to the turbocompressor compressor and turbine. The portion of the fluid flowed to the turbocompressor compressor is compressed and then flowed to the turbine engine fuel system at a location that enhances atomization of the fuel or purges the fuel from the fuel system nozzle after shut-off. The fluid discharged from the turbocompressor turbine is flowed back to the turbine engine to offset engine efficiency losses. The turbocompressor may be configured in any number of mechanical configurations, familiar to one skilled in the art of turbomachinery.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向燃气涡轮发动机的燃料系统提供高压雾化和净化流体的装置。 该装置包括涡轮压缩机，多个流动管道以及相关的阀门和控制装置。 基本设备的替代形式可以包括用于加热和冷却设备内的雾化和清洗流体的热交换器。 该设备适用于本领域技术人员众所周知的所有类型的燃气轮机发动机循环。 该设备包括用于抽出由涡轮发动机压缩机压缩的一小部分流体的第一管道，并且第一管道进一步分成第二和第三管道，用于将小百分比的压缩流体的一部分供应到涡轮压缩机压缩机和涡轮机。 流到涡轮压缩机压缩机的流体的一部分被压缩，然后在关闭燃料系统喷嘴之后，在增强燃料雾化或从燃料系统喷嘴清除燃料的位置处流动到涡轮发动机燃料系统。 从涡轮压缩机涡轮排出的流体流回到涡轮发动机以抵消发动机效率损失。 涡轮压缩机可以被配置为涡轮机械技术领域的技术人员熟悉的任何数量的机械构造。

公开(公告)号：US5609655A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-11

申请号：US359231

申请日：1994-12-19

申请人： James B. Kesseli ,  Eric R. Norster

发明人： James B. Kesseli ,  Eric R. Norster

IPC分类号： F23C7/00 ,  C10K3/06 ,  F02C7/22 ,  F02M23/00

CPC分类号： F23C7/002

摘要： A fuel and air mixing apparatus for a combustor and gas turbine generator. A primary portion of the fuel is injected into the mixing air at long distances from the combustor prechamber. The primary portion of the fuel is almost completely mixed with the mixing air. A secondary portion of fuel is injected into the mixing air in the boundary layer at a short distance form the combustor prechamber. This minimally mixed second portion provides some rich portions of fuel-air in the prechamber to improve stability and reduce the chances of blowout.

摘要翻译： 一种用于燃烧器和燃气轮机发电机的燃料和空气混合装置。 燃料的主要部分从燃烧器预燃室长距离地喷射到混合空气中。 燃料的主要部分与混合空气几乎完全混合。 燃料的二次部分从燃烧器预燃室以较短的距离注入到边界层中的混合空气中。 这种最低混合的第二部分在预燃室中提供了一些富含燃料 - 空气的部分，以提高稳定性并降低井喷的可能性。

公开(公告)号：US5450724A

公开(公告)日：1995-09-19

申请号：US113500

申请日：1993-08-27

申请人： James B. Kesseli ,  Eric R. Norster

发明人： James B. Kesseli ,  Eric R. Norster

IPC分类号： F23C7/00 ,  F02C7/22

CPC分类号： F23C7/002

摘要： A fuel and air mixing apparatus for a combustor and gas turbine generator. A primary portion of the fuel is injected into the mixing air at long distances from the combustor prechamber. The primary portion of the fuel is almost completely mixed with the mixing air. A secondary portion of fuel is injected into the mixing air in the boundary layer at a short distance form the combustor prechamber. This minimally mixed second portion provides some rich portions of fuel-air in the prechamber to improve stability and reduce the chances of blowout.

摘要翻译： 一种用于燃烧器和燃气轮机发电机的燃料和空气混合装置。 燃料的主要部分从燃烧器预燃室长距离地喷射到混合空气中。 燃料的主要部分与混合空气几乎完全混合。 燃料的二次部分从燃烧器预燃室以较短的距离注入到边界层中的混合空气中。 这种最低混合的第二部分在预燃室中提供了一些富含燃料 - 空气的部分，以提高稳定性并降低井喷的可能性。

公开(公告)号：US08984895B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-24

申请号：US13180275

申请日：2011-07-11

申请人： James B. Kesseli ,  Matthew Stephen Baldwin

发明人： James B. Kesseli ,  Matthew Stephen Baldwin

IPC分类号： F02C7/20 ,  F02C7/28 ,  F01D11/14 ,  F01D11/18 ,  F01D15/02

CPC分类号： F01D15/02 ,  F01D11/18

摘要： A method and apparatus are disclosed for a gas turbine spool design combining metallic and ceramic components in a way that controls clearances between critical components over a range of engine operating temperatures and pressures. In a first embodiment, a ceramic turbine rotor rotates just inside a ceramic shroud and separated by a small clearance gap. The ceramic rotor is connected to a metallic volute. In order to accommodate the differential rates of thermal expansion between the ceramic rotor and metallic volute, an active clearance control system is used to maintain the desired axial clearance between ceramic rotor and the ceramic shroud over the range of engine operating temperatures. In a second embodiment, a ceramic turbine rotor rotates just inside a ceramic shroud which is part of a single piece ceramic volute/shroud assembly. As temperature increases, the ceramic volute expands at approximately the same rate as ceramic shroud and tends to increase the axial clearance gap between the ceramic rotor and ceramic shroud, but only by a small amount compared to a metallic volute attached to the shroud in the same way.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于燃料涡轮阀芯设计的方法和装置，该设计以在发动机工作温度和压力的范围内控制关键部件之间的间隙的方式组合金属和陶瓷部件。 在第一实施例中，陶瓷涡轮机转子刚好在陶瓷罩内部旋转并由小间隙间隔开。 陶瓷转子与金属蜗壳连接。 为了适应陶瓷转子和金属蜗壳之间的不同的热膨胀率，使用主动间隙控制系统在发动机工作温度的范围内保持陶瓷转子和陶瓷套管之间所需的轴向间隙。 在第二实施例中，陶瓷涡轮转子刚好在作为单件陶瓷蜗壳/护罩组件的一部分的陶瓷罩内旋转。 随着温度升高，陶瓷蜗壳以与陶瓷护罩大致相同的速度膨胀，并且倾向于增加陶瓷转子和陶瓷护罩之间的轴向间隙，但是与附接到其上的护罩的金属蜗壳相比仅仅少量 办法。

公开(公告)号：US20090211740A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-27

申请号：US12115069

申请日：2008-05-05

申请人： James B. Kesseli ,  Antoine H. Corbeil

发明人： James B. Kesseli ,  Antoine H. Corbeil

IPC分类号： F28F3/08 ,  B23P15/26

CPC分类号： F28D9/0043 ,  F28D9/0075 ,  F28D21/0003 ,  F28F2225/04 ,  Y10T29/49366

摘要： A heat exchange device of a type for affecting an exchange of heat between a first and second fluid is characterized by a plurality of heat exchange cells in a stacked arrangement wherein each cell includes inlet and outlet manifold rings which define inlet and outlet manifolds, respectively. Adjacent heat exchange cells are bonded to one another via metallurgical bonds between the contacting surfaces of the manifold rings. In a further aspect, a method for the manufacture of a heat exchange device is provided.

摘要翻译： 用于影响第一和第二流体之间的热交换的类型的热交换装置的特征在于堆叠布置的多个热交换单元，其中每个单元包括分别限定入口和出口歧管的入口和出口歧管环。 相邻的热交换单元通过歧管环的接触表面之间的冶金结合而相互结合。 另一方面，提供一种制造热交换装置的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07325401B1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-05

申请号：US11103745

申请日：2005-04-12

申请人： James B. Kesseli ,  Thomas L. Wolf

发明人： James B. Kesseli ,  Thomas L. Wolf

IPC分类号： F01K13/00

CPC分类号： F02C3/28 ,  F01D17/143 ,  F02C1/05 ,  F02C6/16 ,  F05D2220/74 ,  F05D2220/76 ,  F05D2240/40 ,  F05D2270/301 ,  Y02E50/12 ,  Y02E60/15 ,  Y02E70/30

摘要： Power generation systems and methods are provided with features directed to various innovations including ones relating to the conversion of concentrated solar and biomass energy to electricity, load-shifting of electrical power supply systems, gas turbine devices and cycles, and power plant control systems.

摘要翻译： 发电系统和方法具有针对各种创新的特征，包括将集中的太阳能和生物质能转换为电，电力供应系统的负载转换，燃气轮机装置和循环以及发电厂控制系统。

公开(公告)号：US5564270A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-15

申请号：US358300

申请日：1994-12-19

申请人： James B. Kesseli ,  Eric R. Norster

发明人： James B. Kesseli ,  Eric R. Norster

IPC分类号： F23C7/00 ,  F02C7/22

CPC分类号： F23C7/002

摘要： A fuel and air mixing apparatus for a combustor and gas turbine generator. A primary portion of the fuel is injected into the mixing air at long distances from the combustor prechamber. The primary portion of the fuel is almost completely mixed with the mixing air. A secondary portion of fuel is injected into the mixing air in the boundary layer at a short distance form the combustor prechamber. This minimally mixed second portion provides some rich portions of fuel-air in the prechamber to improve stability and reduce the chances of blowout.

摘要翻译： 一种用于燃烧器和燃气轮机发电机的燃料和空气混合装置。 燃料的主要部分从燃烧器预燃室长距离地喷射到混合空气中。 燃料的主要部分与混合空气几乎完全混合。 燃料的二次部分从燃烧器预燃室以较短的距离注入到边界层中的混合空气中。 这种最低混合的第二部分在预燃室中提供了一些富含燃料 - 空气的部分，以提高稳定性并降低井喷的可能性。