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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7352838 | Reactor pressure vessel of a boiling water reactor and method for water vapor separation in a reactor pressure vessel of a boiling water reactor A pressure vessel of a reactor has a flow space between the reactor core and a separation device for separating water from water steam. The cross-section area of the flow section of the space expands upstream of the separation device. This makes it possible to pre-s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264654 | Process and system for the condensation of multi-component working fluids A process and system for condensing a multi-component fluid is disclosed, where the process and system are designed to provide a substantial increase in a heat transfer coefficient during condensation of multi-component fluids resulting in a drastic reduction in siz... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7065967 | Process and apparatus for boiling and vaporizing multi-component fluids A new boiler or heat transfer apparatus is disclosed for use with multi-component working fluids which includes a vapor removal apparatus designed to maintain a substantial compositional identity between the boiling liquid and its vapor along a length of the apparat... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7021063 | Reheat heat exchanger power generation systems A reheat heat exchanger is provided particularly for use in Rankine cycle power generation systems. The reheat heat exchanger includes a high pressure path between a high pressure inlet and a high pressure outlet. The reheat heat exchanger also includes a low pressu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6941757 | Power cycle and system for utilizing moderate and low temperature heat sources A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a low temperature stream, external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pressure ci... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923000 | Dual pressure geothermal system A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a low temperature stream from an external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pres... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910334 | Power cycle and system for utilizing moderate and low temperature heat sources A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a low temperature stream, external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pressure ci... | 06/28/2005 |
| 5754613 | Power plant The disclosed power plant can attain an extremely high thermal efficiency, as compared with that of the conventional power plant. The power plant comprises a steam system and a mixed medium system. The steam system comprises a heat source (1) for generati... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5019328 | Natural circulation type boiling light-water reactor A natural circulation type boiling light-water reactor comprises a pressure vessel, a reactor core disposed within said pressure vessel to heat light water so as to generate main steam, a steam outlet provided in a wall of said pressure vessel for drawing... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4912733 | Steam-water separating system for boiling water nuclear reactors A steam separating system for boiling water nuclear reactors comprising a combination of mechanical steam separators with steam collecting and transferring units.... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4840766 | Method of and apparatus for controlling steam vent volume of moisture separator reheaters In moisture separator reheaters of a nuclear power plant, a control valve is mounted in a steam vent line of the plant to control the flow rate of vent steam in conformity with the load applied to the plant, to thereby avoid the occurrence of any instable... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4567016 | Venting means for nuclear reactors The present invention is related to nuclear reactors. More specifically, this invention is directed to a means for venting pressurized water reactors.... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4448023 | Pressure wave attenuating main steam line apparatus A main steam line apparatus of a boiling water nuclear reactor plant including piping for introducing a steam produced in a pressure vessel into a turbine, a main steam valve for rapidly stopping the steam being supplied to the turbine through the piping,... | 05/15/1984 |
