HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER PRODUCTION METHODS, ASSEMBLIES, AND SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220412218A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17896901

    申请日:2022-08-26

    摘要: The present disclosure provides methods, assemblies, and systems for power production that can allow for increased efficiency and lower cost components arising from the control, reduction, or elimination of turbine blade mechanical erosion by particulates or chemical erosion by gases in a combustion product flow. The methods, assemblies, and systems can include the use of turbine blades that operate with a blade velocity that is significantly reduced in relation to conventional turbines used in typical power production systems. The methods and systems also can make use of a recycled circulating fluid for transpiration protection of the turbine and/or other components. Further, recycled circulating fluid may be employed to provide cleaning materials to the turbine.

    Launch vehicle and system and method for economically efficient launch thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10562648B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US15440552

    申请日:2017-02-23

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a launch system, a launch vehicle for use with the launch system, and methods of launching a payload utilizing the launch vehicle and/or the launch system. The disclosure can provide for delivery of the payload at a terrestrial location, an Earth orbital location, or an extraorbital location. The launch vehicle can comprise a payload, a propellant tank, an electrical heater wherein propellant, such as a light gas (e.g., hydrogen) is electrically heated to significantly high temperatures, and an exhaust nozzle from which the heated propellant expands to provide an exhaust velocity of, for example, 7-16 km/sec. The launch vehicle can be utilized with the launch system, which can further comprise a launch tube formed of at least one tube, which can be electrically conductive and which can be combined with at least one insulator tube. An electrical energy source, such as a battery bank and associated inductor, can be provided.

    SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CHANNEL, DIVERGED-BEAM OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20190260471A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US16281867

    申请日:2019-02-21

    IPC分类号: H04B10/11

    摘要: An optical receiver is provided for a diverged-beam, free space optical communications system. The optical receiver includes a demultiplexer and a detector array. The demultiplexer includes a diffractive optic configured to receive an optical beam propagating in free space. The optical beam includes a plurality of optical carrier signals of respective wavelengths for a plurality of communication channels, and the diffractive optic is configured to spatially separate the optical beam by wavelength into the plurality of optical carrier signals. The detector array includes a plurality of optical detectors configured to convert the plurality of optical carrier signals into a respective plurality of electrical signals for the plurality of communication channels. The plurality of optical detectors includes at least twice as many optical detectors as optical carrier signals in the plurality of optical carrier signals.

    High efficiency power production methods, assemblies, and systems

    公开(公告)号:US11459896B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US17149245

    申请日:2021-01-14

    摘要: The present disclosure provides methods, assemblies, and systems for power production that can allow for increased efficiency and lower cost components arising from the control, reduction, or elimination of turbine blade mechanical erosion by particulates or chemical erosion by gases in a combustion product flow. The methods, assemblies, and systems can include the use of turbine blades that operate with a blade velocity that is significantly reduced in relation to conventional turbines used in typical power production systems. The methods and systems also can make use of a recycled circulating fluid for transpiration protection of the turbine and/or other components. Further, recycled circulating fluid may be employed to provide cleaning materials to the turbine.

    Launch vehicle and system and method for economically efficient launch thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10202209B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-12

    申请号:US15852815

    申请日:2017-12-22

    发明人: Miles R. Palmer

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a launch system, a launch vehicle for use with the launch system, and methods of launching a payload utilizing the launch vehicle and/or the launch system. The disclosure can provide for delivery of the payload at a terrestrial location, an Earth orbital location, or an extraorbital location. The launch vehicle can comprise a payload, a propellant tank, an electrical heater wherein propellant, such as a light gas (e.g., hydrogen) is electrically heated to significantly high temperatures, an exhaust nozzle from which the heated propellant expands to provide an exhaust velocity of, for example, 7-16 km/sec, and sliding electrical contacts in electrical connection with the electrical heater. The launch vehicle can be utilized with the launch system, which can further comprise a launch tube formed of concentric electrically conductive tubes, as well as an electrical energy source, such as a battery bank and associated inductor.