Cryogenic liquid expansion turbine

    公开(公告)号:US09759083B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-12

    申请号:US14350831

    申请日:2012-10-15

    Abstract: A cryogenic liquid expansion turbine has a turbine wheel mounted on a rotary shaft, at least one radial inlet for cryogenic liquid to be expanded in the expansion turbine for the rotary shaft, and a dry gas sealing means at a position along the rotary shaft between the turbine wheel and the bearings. There is a thermal barrier member between the turbine wheel and the dry gas sealing means, a gas chamber on the dry gas sealing means side of the thermal barrier member, and an internal passage for cryogenic gas to the said gas chamber. A method is also provided.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A GASEOUS HYDROCARBON STREAM
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A GASEOUS HYDROCARBON STREAM 审中-公开
    用于冷却气相烃流的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120060552A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-15

    申请号:US13320770

    申请日:2010-05-11

    Abstract: A gaseous hydrocarbon stream (10) is cooled to produce a liquefied hydrocarbon stream (20). The gaseous hydrocarbon stream (10) is cooled in one or more heat exchangers (140a) using a first refrigerant from a first refrigerant circuit (100) in which said first refrigerant is compressed in a first compressor (110) driven by a first gas turbine (120) having a first inlet air stream (125) and liquefied using a second refrigerant circuit (200) wherein a second refrigerant is compressed in a second compressor (210) driven by a second gas turbine (220) and having a second inlet air stream (225). The cooling duty available in a stream of a chilled coolant (320) is divided over at least first (340) and second (350) parts in accordance with a common input parameter, and one or both of said first and second inlet air streams (125, 225) are cooled with the chilled coolant (320), whereby the cooling duty available in the first part (340) is used to cool the first inlet air stream (125), and the cooling duty available in the second part (350) is used to cool the second inlet air stream (225).

    Abstract translation: 气态烃流(10)被冷却以产生液化烃流(20)。 使用来自第一制冷剂回路(100)的第一制冷剂在一个或多个热交换器(140a)中冷却气态烃流(10),其中所述第一制冷剂在由第一燃气轮机 (120),其具有第一入口空气流(125)并且使用第二制冷剂回路(200)液化,其中第二制冷剂在由第二燃气轮机(220)驱动的第二压缩机(210)中被压缩并且具有第二入口空气 流(225)。 根据共同的输入参数,至少第一(340)和第二(350)部分在冷却冷却剂(320)的流中可用的冷却功能被分配,并且所述第一和第二入口空气流 用冷却的冷却剂(320)冷却,由此第一部分(340)中可用的冷却功率用于冷却第一入口空气流(125),并且第二部分(350)中可用的冷却功能 )用于冷却第二入口气流(225)。

    System and method for liquid air production, power storage and power release
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for liquid air production, power storage and power release 有权
    液体空气生产,蓄电和放电的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08063511B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-22

    申请号:US12906919

    申请日:2010-10-18

    Applicant: David Vandor

    Inventor: David Vandor

    Abstract: Systems and methods for storing and releasing energy comprising directing inlet air into a vertical cold flue assembly, a portion of moisture being removed from the air within the cold flue assembly. The air is directed out of the cold flue assembly and compressed. The remaining moisture is substantially removed and the carbon dioxide is removed from the air by adsorption. The air is cooled in a main heat exchanger such that it is substantially liquefied using refrigerant loop air. The substantially liquefied air is directed to a storage apparatus. The refrigerant loop air is cooled by a mechanical chiller and by a plurality of refrigerant loop air expanders. In energy release mode, working loop fluid warms the released liquid air such that the released liquid air is substantially vaporized, and the released liquid air cools the working loop fluid such that the working loop fluid is substantially liquefied. A portion of the released liquid air is directed to the at least one generator and used as bearing air lor the at least one generator. The substantially vaporized air is directed to a combustion chamber and combusted with a fuel stream. Combustion gas may be directed from the combustion chamber to at least one expander, the expanded combustion gas split into two portions. The first portion may be directed to a first heat exchanger, and the second portion may be directed to a second heat exchanger such that the second portion heats and substantially vaporizes the released liquid air.

    Abstract translation: 用于存储和释放能量的系统和方法包括将入口空气引导到垂直冷烟道组件中,一部分湿气从冷烟道组件内的空气中移出。 空气被引导出冷烟道组件并被压缩。 基本除去剩余的水分,并通过吸附从空气中除去二氧化碳。 空气在主热交换器中被冷却,使得其使用制冷剂循环空气基本上液化。 基本上液化的空气被引导到存储装置。 制冷剂回路空气由机械冷却器和多个制冷剂回路空气膨胀器冷却。 在能量释放模式中,工作循环流体加热释放的液体空气,使得释放的液体空气基本蒸发,并且释放的液体空气冷却工作回路流体,使得工作回路流体基本上液化。 释放的液体空气的一部分被引导至至少一个发生器,并用作轴承空气和至少一个发生器。 基本蒸发的空气被引导到燃烧室并与燃料流一起燃烧。 燃烧气体可以从燃烧室引导到至少一个膨胀器,膨胀燃烧气体分成两部分。 第一部分可以被引导到第一热交换器,并且第二部分可以被引导到第二热交换器,使得第二部分加热并基本上蒸发释放的液体空气。

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