Steam turbine, partition member, and method for operating steam turbine

    公开(公告)号:US11333044B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-17

    申请号:US16477085

    申请日:2017-02-10

    摘要: A steam turbine includes: a partition section that partitions a high-pressure stage and a low-pressure stage; and a pressure regulation valve that regulates a pressure of extraction steam. The pressure regulation valve includes: a plurality of flow rate regulation valves; and a plurality of flow path compartments that correspond to the respective flow rate regulation valves and that communicate with the low-pressure stage side relative to the partition section through respective nozzle holes. The plurality of flow path compartments are arranged over the entire partition section in a circumferential direction in a region including an outer peripheral side of the pressure regulation valve relative to the partition section as a whole. The partition section includes a bypass passage that makes the high-pressure stage side and the low-pressure stage side communicate with each other without passing through the pressure regulation valve.

    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.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY VIA A PUMPED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220056817A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US17521190

    申请日:2021-11-08

    发明人: Timothy Held

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for charging a pumped thermal energy storage (“PTES”) system. A system may include a compressor or pump configured to circulate a working fluid within a fluid circuit, wherein the working fluid enters the pump at a first pressure and exits at a second pressure; a first heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use; a second heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use; a third heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use, a turbine positioned between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, configured to expand the working fluid to the first pressure; a high temperature reservoir connected to the first heat exchanger; a low temperature reservoir connected to the second heat exchanger, and a waste heat reservoir connected to the third heat exchanger.

    SYSTEM TO AGGREGATE WORKING FLUID FOR HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS

    公开(公告)号:US20200056510A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16662251

    申请日:2019-10-24

    IPC分类号: F01K11/02 F28F9/02 F01K7/38

    摘要: A system for aggregating a working fluid includes a fluid delivery line defining a fluid connection to at least one downstream process component; a plurality of collection lines each fluidically connected to a plurality of header lines by a respective set of header links; and a connecting junction fluidically connecting each of the plurality of collection lines to the fluid delivery line, the connecting junction including: at least one tee member oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the fluid delivery line, the at least one tee member connected to the fluid delivery line, and a plurality of branch fluid lines each fluidically coupling a respective one of the plurality of collection lines to the at least one tee member.