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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132414 | Steam turbine and hydrophilic coating material used therefor A steam turbine includes a bucket implanted in a turbine rotor and a nozzle disposed on an upstream side of the bucket and supported by a turbine casing, in which a plurality of stages, each including the bucket and the nozzle, are arranged axially in the turbine so... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8109097 | High efficiency dual cycle internal combustion engine with steam power recovered from waste heat A high efficiency combined cycle internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder with a combustion chamber outward of a piston, a cylinder cap slideably mounted within the piston and a steam expansion chamber inside the piston. The cap can be heated to redu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8061140 | High efficiency multicycle internal combustion engine with waste heat recovery A high efficiency combined cycle internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder and a piston with an internal combustion chamber outward of the piston, a fixed cylinder cap and a steam expansion chamber inside the piston. The cylinder cap can be heated to ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8020383 | Steam valve and generator set A steam valve 1 includes: a valve seat 9 being accommodated in a steam flow path of a casing 2 provided with a steam inlet pipe 14 and a steam outlet pipe 15; and a valve body 22, 27 capable of contacting the valve seat 9... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7997080 | Internal combustion engine with auxiliary steam power recovered from waste heat A combination internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder having a piston mounted for reciprocation therein with an internal combustion chamber and a steam chamber in the cylinder adjacent the piston and at least one steam exhaust port positioned to com... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7954323 | Method of increasing service interval periods in a steam turbine A method of increasing service interval periods in a steam turbine by neutralizing sodium hydroxide in contaminated steam in a high temperature and a high pressure portion of a steam turbine by placing a protective covering over at least a portion of each of the bol... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7926274 | Rankine engine with efficient heat exchange system The Rankine engine with efficient heat exchange system provides a rapidly rechargeable thermal energy storage bank operably connected to a heat engine capable of propelling a vehicle. Microwave energy is supplied to the system via a network of waveguides. Thermal st... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926273 | Waste heat power generation system of cement calcination plant A waste heat power generation system of a cement calcination plant includes: an AQC boiler having an economizer, an evaporator and a superheater; and a PH boiler having a first evaporator and a superheater. The PH boiler, in addition to the evaporator and the superh... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7908862 | Generator A generator is disclosed. The generator comprising at least one layer, the at least one layer defining a cavity and at least one aperture, at least a portion of the at least one layer including a reflective medium, or coatings, the cavity configured to hold a fluid,... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7900454 | Connecting rod journals and crankshaft spider bearing in an engine In an engine having a crankshaft driven by reciprocating pistons in an arrangement of cylinders, a spider bearing is fixed to a crankshaft journal that is offset from the central axis of the crankshaft. Each piston is drivingly linked to the spider bearing by a conn... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7836696 | Fluid machine, rankine cycle and control method A fluid machine includes a fluidization portion for compressing or expanding a working fluid which is heated to be brought into a vapor phase state after circulating in a cycle, an oil storage portion for storing therein lubricant oil for lubricating a sliding surfa... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836697 | Rotary steam engine A circular, reversible steam powered engine configured to force pistons mounted in circular housing assembly and coupled to a main shaft to create a work load. The steam powered engine is arranged to pipe steam of a high pressure into steam chambers to force pistons... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7770394 | Remote power-generating assembly A remote power supply system associated with offshore hydrocarbon production and transportation operations includes an expansion turbine that generates power for the system. The remote power supply system also has a support structure that supports the expansion turb... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7703285 | System and method for generating electricity from super critical water oxidation process Systems and method for generating electricity using heat from a SCWO reaction. The system may comprise a pump that pumps the mixture undergoing the SCWO reaction to a pressure above the critical pressure point for the mixture. The pressurized mixture is heated, by a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7658072 | Highly efficient heat cycle device A high-efficient heat cycle device formed by combining a heat engine with a refrigerating machine, wherein steam generated in a boiler is cooled by a condenser after driving turbine, built up by a pump, and circulated into the boiler in the form of high-pressure con... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7574863 | Fluid pump and Rankine cycle system A fluid pump enabling circulation of a working fluid in a Rankine cycle system etc. without utilizing electrical energy and able to be realized at a low cost, provided with a water pump for pumping up working fluid (water) from a steam condenser of the Rankine cycle... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7430865 | Miniaturized waste heat engine A closed loop vapor cycle generated by a special device formed by heat transfer and a vapor expander it is utilized to convert waste heat from conventional power systems into additional thermodynamic work, thereby improving the overall power system efficiency. Super... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430866 | Air-independent fuel combustion energy conversion A metallic fuel mixture including solidic powders such as silicon, aluminum and magnesium together with an oxidant, and steam and hydrogen are fed into a combustor to undergo combustion therein. The combustor is positioned within a steam chamber enclosure filled wit... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424802 | Steam engine A steam engine has a pipe shaped fluid container, a heating and cooling devices respectively provided at a heating and cooling portions of the fluid container, and an output device connected to the fluid container, so that the output device is operated by the fluid ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7418824 | Refrigerating apparatus and fluid machine therefor A complex fluid machine has an expansion-compressor device, a pump, and a motor generator, wherein the expansion-compressor device, the pump, and the motor generator are operatively connected and arranged in series, and a power transmitting device for disconnecting ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415824 | Steam engine A steam engine has a pipe shaped fluid container, a heating and cooling devices respectively provided at a heating and cooling portions of the fluid container, and an output device connected to the fluid container, so that the output device is operated by the fluid ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412947 | Internal combustion engine system with hydrogen generation capability A dehydrogenated fuel tank 32 which is replenished with an organic hydride-contained hydrogenated fuel and a gasoline tank 48 which is replenished with normal gasoline are provided. In order to separate the hydrogenated fuel into a hydrogen rich gas an... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407382 | Steam generator in a heat regenerative engine A steam generator in a heat regenerative engine includes a cylindrical combustion chamber that encloses a circularly wound coil of densely bundled tubes. The tube bundle is heated by two combustion nozzle assemblies, each having an air blower, a fuel atomizer, and a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392655 | Vapor compression refrigerating device In an automotive vehicle having a heater for a heating operation for a passenger room of the vehicle with use of waste heat of an engine, a vapor compression refrigerating device comprises a refrigerating cycle for a cooling operation for the passenger room. The vap... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7372171 | Fire protection The present invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a pylon and a pod arranged at the tip of the pylon. The invention further concerns a method of controlling such a wind power installation. In order to prevent a fire from occurring or at least to be... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368039 | Distiller employing cyclical evaporation-surface wetting A distillation unit (10) employs a rotary heat exchanger (32) forming a multiplicity of evaporation chambers (56) into which a liquid to be purified is sprayed for evaporation. Spray arms (58) spray at a steady rate into all of the evapor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356993 | Method of converting energy The invention provides a method of converting heat energy to a more usable form using a multi-component working fluid mixture that contains ammonia and water. The working fluid is operated in a thermodynamic cycle that includes liquid compression (30), vapori... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353653 | Hybrid power system for continuous reliable power at locations including remote locations The present inventive subject matter is drawn to a hybrid ultra reliable power generating system for supplying continuous reliable power at remote locations comprising: a primary power unit producing electric power that is supplied to a load. Also a secondary power ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350471 | Combustion system with recirculation of flue gas An improved combustion method and corresponding apparatus is disclosed, where the method includes oxidizing a fuel in a combustion chamber with an oxidizing stream including an air stream and a first recycled flue gas stream and mixing a produced hot flue gas stream... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347057 | Control of dual-heated absorption heat-transfer machines An absorption, heat-transfer system with an operationally interconnected generator, absorber, condenser, and evaporator; at least two separate heat sources for heating the generator; and a controller for controlling the heat sources. The controller, e.g., a programm... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340939 | Emissions sampling valve The invention provides a device for use in sampling the exhaust emissions from a turbine engine. The device has a valve array in a manifold housing coupling multiple turbine exhaust lines to an emissions analyzer, such as used in CEMS. Each valve can be actuated by ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337613 | Method for monitoring and controlling steam turbine system pH using shaft current The present invention involves a system for controlling the electric charge within the exhaust hood and condenser of a steam turbine by using shaft current as an indirect measurement of exhaust charge, and then adjusting the pH accordingly. The present invention use... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328579 | Rotary piston heat engine system A rotary piston heat engine system is composed of two units. Each includes two pistons mounted for movement in opposite directions. Each piston is mounted for rotation in a cylinder. The longitudinal axes of the pistons and cylinder are collinear. The pistons are mo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325400 | Rankine cycle and steam power plant utilizing the same A steam power plant (100) implementing an improved Rankine cycle (55) wherein steam is injected (82, 96) directly into the energy addition portion of the plant, and the resulting two-phase flow is pressurized by multiphase pumps (88, 98).... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317985 | Motor vehicle and control method of motor vehicle When a vehicle power demand is less than a threshold value, which is set to or around a lower limit of a relatively efficient drive range of an engine and when an engine drive demand is set ON because of requirement for heating by an air conditioning system, the dri... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314104 | Steam driven road vehicle A steam driven road vehicle having a firebox, a boiler, a drive mechanism operated by steam from the boiler, a water supply supplying water to the boiler, and a drive connection connected between the drive mechanism and an axle of the vehicle. A fuel bin is supporte... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308792 | Steam power plant arrangement A steam power plant arrangement with a steam turbine and a steam generator, a condenser and a preheating system is characterized according to the invention in that the steam generator, the condenser and the preheating system are configured as individual functionally... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293600 | Apparatus for the regasification of LNG onboard a carrier An LNG carrier for transporting LNG from one location to another that includes a vaporizer on board said LNG carrier for vaporizing the LNG to a gaseous state, one or more heat exchangers at least partially submerged in seawater, an intermediate fluid circulating be... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287381 | Power recovery and energy conversion systems and methods of using same In various illustrative examples, the system may include heat recovery heat exchangers, one or more turbines or expanders, a desuperheater heat exchanger, a condenser heat exchanger, a separator, an accumulator, and a liquid circulating pump, etc. In one example, a ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284363 | Method of power generation for airborne vehicles A closed cycle turbine system is provided for the generation of power in a light, high altitude airborne vehicle. The closed cycle turbine system may operate according to either the Brayton or the Rankine cycles. The working fluid for the closed cycle may be alterna... | 10/23/2007 |
