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Title:
POWER GENERATION APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012184770
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a power generation apparatus capable of suppressing a drain generated from steam upon generation.

The power generation apparatus 20 generates electricity using supplied steam, and exhausts the steam used in generation. The power generation apparatus 20 includes: a positive displacement expander 22 that generates power in response to a displacement change of an expansion chamber 40 caused by a pressure of steam introduced to the expansion chamber 40; a generator 24 that is connected to the positive displacement expander 22 via a power transmission device 64 such that power from the positive displacement expander 22 is transmitted; and a drain prevention device 58 for preventing drain generated from the supplied steam by allowing the steam to pass through the positive displacement expander 22.


Inventors:
KUWABARA HIDEAKI
NISHIMURA MAKOTO
MATSUDA HARUYUKI
Application Number:
JP2012120618A
Publication Date:
September 27, 2012
Filing Date:
May 28, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
KOBE STEEL LTD
International Classes:
F01K9/00; F01C1/16; F01D25/00; F01K7/36; F01K9/04; F04F5/20; F04F5/54
Domestic Patent References:
JPH09228806A1997-09-02
JP2007074894A2007-03-22
JPS6331202U1988-02-29
JPS455043Y11970-03-10
Foreign References:
US4813237A1989-03-21
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
小谷 悦司
小谷 昌崇
玉串 幸久