Steam network assembly for a plant comprising an ammonia-producing unit and a urea-producing unit

    公开(公告)号:US11293310B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US17419815

    申请日:2020-05-08

    摘要: A steam network assembly for a plant including an ammonia-producing unit and a urea-producing unit, including a high-pressure steam line, two medium-pressure steam lines and first and second turbines supplied with high-pressure steam by the high-pressure steam line; wherein the first turbine is a condensing-type turbine with extraction into one of the two medium-pressure steam lines, and is configured to deliver power to a syngas compressor in the ammonia-producing unit of the plant, and the second turbine is a counter-pressure type turbine with extraction connected to the two medium-pressure steam lines and is configured to deliver power to a CO2 compressor in the urea-producing unit of the plant. A method to distribute high-pressure steam in a steam network assembly for a plant including an ammonia-producing unit and a urea-producing unit and a method to revamp the steam network assembly for a plant including an ammonia-producing unit and a urea-producing unit.

    SINGLE-WORKING-MEDIUM VAPOR COMBINED CYCLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220178277A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17606447

    申请日:2020-04-20

    申请人: Huayu Li

    发明人: Huayu Li

    IPC分类号: F01K7/10 F01K13/00

    摘要: The single-working-medium vapor combined cycle is provided in this invitation and belongs to the field of energy and power technology. A single-working-medium vapor combined cycle method consisting of eleven processes which are conducted with M1 kg of working medium and M2 kg of working medium separately or jointly: performing a pressurization process to set a state (1) to (2) of the M1 kg of working medium, performing a heat-absorption and vaporization process to set a state (2) to (3) of the M1 kg of working medium, performing a depressurization process to set a state (3) to (4) of the M1 kg of working medium, performing a pressurization process to set a state (1) to (e) of the H kg of working medium, performing a heat-absorption process to set a state (e) to (7) of the H kg of working medium, performing a pressurization process to set a state (7) to (4) of the M2 kg of working medium, performing a heat-absorption process to set a state (4) to (5) of the (M1+M2) kg of working medium, performing a depressurization process to set a state (5) to (6) of the (M1+M2) kg of working medium, performing a mixed heat-releasing process to set a state (6) to (7) of the (M1+M2) kg of working medium and H kg of working medium, performing a depressurization process to set a state (7) to (8) of the (M1+H) kg of working medium, performing a heat-releasing and condensation process to set a state (8) to (1) of the (M1+H) kg of working medium.

    Process and system for extracting useful work or electricity from thermal sources

    公开(公告)号:US10711653B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US16066662

    申请日:2016-12-28

    发明人: Darrell Ford

    摘要: A process and system of extracting useful work or electricity from a thermal source, wherein heat energy from the thermal source is used in the form of a heated collection fluid; a first side of a heat exchanger is filled with a liquid or supercritical working fluid; fluid flow out of the first side of the heat exchanger is closed such that a fixed volume of the working fluid is maintained in the first side; the heated collection fluid flowed through a second side of the heat exchanger that is adjacent to the first side to affect a transfer of heat from the heated collection fluid to the fixed volume of the working fluid to raise its temperature and pressure; the pressurized working fluid is released from the first side of the heat exchanger upon the working fluid reaching a threshold state; a flow of the pressurized working fluid is directed to an expander capable of converting the kinetic energy of the pressurized working fluid into useful work or electricity; and the foregoing steps are repeated. A plurality of such operably coupled heat exchangers may be used in a manner such that the timing of the pressurized working fluid from each heat exchanger to the expander is offset.