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WO2002078010B1
A method of regulating the power generated in a nuclear power plant which includes the step of regulating the flow of helium through the reactor. To this end, the power plant includes a closed loop power generation circuit having at leas...  
WO/2003/048546A1
One or more particle arrestor rings are mounted in a curved radial flow portion of a gas turbine annular flow passage. The arrestor rings block line of sight paths between the turbine wheel and the annular flow passage outlet. Thus, the ...  
WO/2003/046351A1
A solar reformer (12) and gas turbine cycle (20, 19) with carbon dioxide separator (18) and compressor (16) for injecting the carbon dioxide into the solar reformer (12) is disclosed.  
WO/2003/042505A2
An energy conversion device (100) for converting heat to mechanical energy. The apparatus includes a heat exchanger vessel (120) absorbing heat from an ambient or energy-rich fluid and transferring heat to a working fluid within an inter...  
WO/2003/038254A1
In a turbine engine (10), low temperature air is diverted from a low pressure section of the compressor section of the engine to cool the high pressure turbine of the engine. Low pressure air is diverted from the compressor section, and ...  
WO/2003/034443A1
This invention relates to a method of operating a nuclear power plant (10) when power demand from an electrical distribution grid, to which the power plant (10) is connected and with which the power plant (10) is synchronised, decreases ...  
WO/2003/027461A1
The invention concerns a gas turbine system (16) consisting of a compressor (1), a combustion chamber (2), a turbine (3) and at least a cold source (4), said turbine system being driven by a carbon dioxide/water mixture. In the combustio...  
WO/2003/025371A1
The invention relates to an exhaust-gas turbocharger (10), which is operated by the exhaust gas of a combustion engine and is equipped with a rotor unit (11) that rotates at high-speed. Said rotor unit comprises a turbocharger shaft (14)...  
WO/2003/004835A1
The invention relates to an assembly of gas expansion elements for a device for converting thermal energy into motor energy in particular for a hot-water motor. Said assembly comprises two closed pressure containers (9, 10), which are fi...  
WO2002078009B1
A nuclear power plant which includes a closed loop power generation circuit making use of helium as the working fluid. The plant further includes a helium inventory control system which includes a plurality of helium storage tanks whereb...  
WO/2002/103266A2
The apparatus and method of the invention produces a liquid cryogen and generates electricity thermoelectrically whereby the thermal energy of the atmosphere is directly converted into electricity, using the cryogen as the cold-side of a...  
WO/2002/095768A1
A nuclear plant includes a closed loop power generation circuit which makes use of a Brayton cycle as a thermodynamic conversion cycle. The plant further includes a start-up blower system having an in-line valve and a blower connected in...  
WO/2002/086028A2
An apparatus having a pressure control system that balances the natural gas flow rate passing through a multi-stage, axial-flow, impulse turbogenerator to produce an electrical power output is provided. The pressure control system includ...  
WO/2002/078011A1
A method of varying the power generated by a nuclear power plant having a closed loop power generation circuit making use of helium as the working fluid. The method includes the step of varying the helium inventory in the power generatio...  
WO/2002/055844A1
A turbine suitable for use for low-power cogeneration or as a power generator for electric automobiles, the turbine being characterized in that a vane (1) curved in section and having a nozzle (2) somewhere in the inner side is construct...  
WO/2002/055855A1
A power generating system (10) comprises a combustion arrangement(12) in which combustion of fuel, and in particular sustainable or renewable fluid, is used to indirectly heat fluid, such as air to drive a turbine (14) to generate power....  
WO/2002/053894A2
An installation for generating energy comprises a compressor assembly for compressing air, having a low-pressure compressor, which is connected to a high-pressure compressor via a primary air path. Furthermore, a compressor turbine assem...  
WO/2002/053969A1
The present invention relates to a device for combustion of a carbon containing fuel in a nitrogen free atmosphere, and a method for operating said device. The device may be integrated with a power generation plant (i.e. gas turbine(s)) ...  
WO/2002/052127A1
A speed governor for a pneumatic rotation motor having a pressure air inlet passage (15, 15'), an inlet valve (16; 56) including a flow controlling valve element (18; 58) located in the inlet passage (15, 15'), and a speed responsive act...  
WO/2002/048525A2
A system to feed cooling air to a gas turbine, wherein the cooling air is taken from a high-pressure source, inside the gas turbine, and is conveyed to radial accelerators (12), which give rise to the tangential acceleration of the air i...  
WO/2002/037587A2
A hybrid power system having means for controlling an operational parameter thereof, while concomitantly operating the system efficiently. The system includes an electrochemical converter system (72), including a fuel cell (112) and a th...  
WO/2002/025083A1
A two stage expansion and single stage combustor compressed air energy storage cycle that employs a heat exchanger (28) to raise the temperature of the compressed air (26) before it enters a high pressure expander (30). A combustor (60) ...  
WO/2002/014662A1
The inventive method and device are used for systems for reducing gas pressure in a well or a main pipe-line to the gas pressure required by a customer. A known method for utilising the energy of a gas during a reduction of the pressure ...  
WO/2002/014663A1
The invention relates to a method for converting thermal energy into mechanical work, whereby a first (4) and a second means (9) for storing thermal energy are alternately connected into a turbine branch (T). In order to increase the eff...  
WO/2002/010557A1
A power generator using a method comprising the steps of charging, into a fist hydrogen storage alloy heat exchanging container (1) and a second hydrogen storage alloy heat exchanging container (2) air-permeably communicating with each o...  
WO/2002/002915A1
The exhaust muffler for internal combustion engines, especially automobile engines consists of a heat exchanger (3) placed in a housing (1) and a coaxially located silencing rotor (4) placed on a shaft (2). Pipes (13) are connected to th...  
WO/2001/092701A1
A closed cycle gas turbine system (40) comprising system comprising a compressor (52) for producing compressed gas, a gas turbine (42) for receiving the compressed gas, a heat storage means (44) having a first heat transfer means and ada...  
WO/2001/090548A1
A semi-closed combined cycle system (100) is provided which converts an open cycle gas turbine (10) into a non-polluting power system. The prior art gas turbine (10) includes a compressor (20) which compresses air (A') and combusts the a...  
WO/2001/061168A1
A combustion turbine power plant (10) includes a modular compressor assembly (22) structured to enclose multiple configurations of vanes and blades, a modular combustor assembly (24) structured to be disengagably coupleable to a fuel sou...  
WO/2001/055627A1
The invention relates to a valve, in particular a pressure reducing valve, comprising a housing (1), which has a cylindrical chamber (11), for a rotor (2), with an inlet line (12), for a pressurised medium and an outlet line (13), for th...  
WO/2001/044658A1
A heat engine (10) achieves operational efficiencies by: 1) recovering waste heat from heat engine expander (14) to preheat heat-engine working fluid, 2) using super-heated working fluid from compressor (402) to preheat heat-engine worki...  
WO/2001/027442A1
Apparatus for generating motive power comprises two relatively movable parts (21, 23) and means for using expansion of a substance in a less mobile state into a more mobile state, such as from liquid to gas or solid to gas, to cause rela...  
WO/2001/021948A1
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for a thermochemical closed cycle employing a polyatomic, chemically active working fluid for converting heat energy into useful work. The working fluid is dissociated in a compressor (10), a recuperat...  
WO/2000/071944A1
The present invention relates generally to a thermo-volumetric motor (10) together with a vapour compression refrigeration system (12) each including a respective continuous fluid path (14) and a continuous vapour-compression refrigerati...  
WO/2000/070212A1
The invention relates to a power plant (1) which generates electrical energy and comprises turbo-alternator means for the creation of electrical energy from a gas flow. Said means comprise one or several power units (3,4,5) which are def...  
WO/2000/065213A1
A closed cycle thermodynamic apparatus (10) is provided for powering a combustion machine. The apparatus (10) has a compressor (12) for compressing a working medium from a reservoir (14) at temperature T1. The temperature of the working ...  
WO/2000/060226A1
A gas turbine system consists of a semi-closed cycle comprising: a compressor (1) connected to the atmosphere and driving a mixer-ejector (2, 4); a mixer-ejector (4) receiving the compressor air and driving recirculated hot gas to a comb...  
WO/2000/053908A1
In a gas turbine engine in which bearings (18, 30) of the turbine (12) and the compressor turbine (22) and the exhaust duct (32) of the compressor turbine (22) are attached to the external annular wall (46) of the heat exchanger (44). Th...  
WO/2000/034638A1
A power generation system comprises a compressor (12), a turbine (14) and a generator (16) coupled to a rotatable shaft; a combustor (24) having an air inlet downstream of the compressor (12), an air outlet upstream of the turbine (14), ...  
WO/2000/031400A2
A closed loop vapor cycle generated by a device formed by heat transfer and a vapor expander (1) is utilized to convert waste heat from conventional power systems into additional thermodynamic work, thereby improving the overall power sy...  
WO1999035698A9
An energy conversion system is provided for generating heat based on hydrogen catalysis and for transferring the generated heat to a working fluid and utilizing the heat or converting it to mechanical or electrical energy. The energy con...  
WO/1999/030018A2
The aim of the invention is to further improve the closed cycle for generating electric power in such a way that efficiency is enhanced and general pressure and temperature requirements regarding the working fluid used are substantially ...  
WO/1999/024704A1
The invention concerns a device for producing energy by means of a turbo-machine driven by a compressor device for isothermal compression of a compressible fluid, preferably air, and which is directly supplied by the turbo-machine supply...  
WO/1998/057046A1
The invention relates to an arrangement of a gas decompression turbine (1) in a gas supply line system. The invention provides for an asynchronous motor (3) or asynchronous generator to be positioned in a section (2) of a gas supply line...  
WO/1998/055740A1
The invention relates to an energy generating installation having a gas turbine (10) driven by steam injection via a steam line (16). The outlet (18) of the gas turbine (10) is connected to the heat exchanger (21) of a waste heat boiler ...  
WO/1998/037312A1
A combustion gas turbine control valve for regulating the inlet temperature of an indirect fired gas turbine at the turbine expander inlet and is useful in indirect fired gas turbine power generation systems.  
WO/1998/017897A1
A power plant that combusts hydrogen with oxygen in a high pressure combustor (2) to produce steam, which is mixed with cooling steam (30) before being sent to a high pressure expander (12), which expands the steam and generates rotating...  
WO/1998/015730A1
The invention relates to a throttle device for liquid or gaseous media. It comprises a turbine driving a compressor, pump or generator. Throttling of liquid or gaseous flow occurs by modifying turbine load state.  
WO/1998/012421A1
A power plant in which hydrogen and oxygen are combusted to produce a flow of high pressure, high temperature steam. The steam is expanded in a high pressure turbine employing closed steam loop cooling for the stationary vanes and rotati...  
WO/1998/009110A1
According to the present invention, a high-pressure gas is supplied to a user through a plurality of serially connected turbo-expanders, wherein the expansion of the gas is used for generating electrical power and for cooling refrigerati...  

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