Class 60/674 - Air and steam supplied to motor

Subclass of Class 60 - Power plants
Definition: Apparatus, including structure by which air and steam or
No. of patents: 19
Last issue date: 06/20/2006

Number	Title	Issue Date
7062915	High-efficiency otto cycle engine with power generating expander High-efficiency combustion engines, including Otto cycle engines, use a steam-diluted fuel charge at elevated pressure. Air is compressed, and water is evaporated into the compressed air via the partial pressure effect using waste heat from the engine. The resultant...	06/20/2006
6959546	Method and apparatus for energy generation utilizing temperature fluctuation-induced fluid pressure differentials A method and apparatus for producing energy is provided for generating renewable energy. Captive compressed fluid cycles between two coupled containers through a motive power source. The captive compressed fluid flows between the containers in response to a differen...	11/01/2005
6817182	High-efficiency Otto cycle engine with power generating expander High-efficiency combustion engines, including Otto cycle engines, use a steam-diluted fuel charge at elevated pressure. Air is compressed, and water is evaporated into the compressed air via the partial pressure effect using waste heat from the engine. The resultant...	11/16/2004
6178735	Combined cycle power plant In a method for operating a gas turbo-generator set (GT), the caloric potential of the exhaust gases (14) from the gas turbo-generator set (GT) is utilized by guiding them through a heat exchanger (5) which is operatively connected to a hot-air turbo-gene...	01/30/2001
5983640	Heat engine An open cycle heat engine supplies steam from a steam generator to an ejector in which the moving steam draws in atmospheric air to mix with the steam to make a flowing air-steam mixture. A first nozzle follows the ejector and effects adiabatic expansion ...	11/16/1999
5832728	Process for transmitting and storing energy A process for transmitting or storing energy in which a gasseous working fluid is compressed and cooled, relative to isentropic compression, by a coolant. The energy used to perform the compression is recovered by expansion, while heat from the coolant is...	11/10/1998
5444981	Method and apparatus for increasing efficiency and productivity in a power generation cycle A method and apparatus for converting heat energy to mechanical energy with greater efficiency. According to the method, heat energy is applied to a working fluid in a reservoir sufficient to convert the working fluid to a vapor and the working fluid is p...	08/29/1995
5165239	Water augmented indirectly-fired gas turbine systems and method An indirectly-fired gas turbine system utilizing water augmentation for increasing the net efficiency and power output of the system is described. Water injected into the compressor discharge stream evaporatively cools the air to provide a higher driving ...	11/24/1992
4878349	Atmospheric latent heat engine An atmospheric latent heat engine has a passageway extending from a converging entrance nozzle upward to an exit at a substantially higher elevation. Turbo generators, arranged within the passageway, can be powered to start up an air flow through the pass...	11/07/1989
4492085	Gas turbine power plant The present invention relates to a gas turbine power plant wherein the gas turbine is driven by gases and steam heated indirectly through a heat exchanger by the burning of corrosive fuels. One of the main improvements in the present invention is to utili...	01/08/1985
4387576	Two-phase thermal energy conversion system A two-phase thermal energy conversion system employs an evaporable liquid such as water, and a gas which is not liquefiable within the operating temperature and pressure ranges, such as air. The water and air are mixed and one of the two or both are heate...	06/14/1983
4249385	Two-phase thermal energy conversion system A two-phase thermal energy conversion system employs an evaporable liquid such as water, and a gas which is not liquefiable within the operating temperature and pressure ranges, such as air. The water and air are mixed and one of the two or both are heate...	02/10/1981
4143516	Air-water power generator Flow of gas in opposite directions through vertical conduits is accelerated by evaporation of heated liquid to decrease the density of the gas entering the lower inlet end of one of the conduits in an upflow direction. Extraction of the liquid vapor from ...	03/13/1979
4132077	Process and apparatus for obtaining useful energy from a body of liquid at moderate temperature Process and apparatus are disclosed in which a very cold gas, e.g. air, is injected into an upflowing stream of water to aerate and help lift the liquid at accelerated velocity. The gas-liquid mixture is discharged at high velocity into a separating zone ...	01/02/1979
4106295	Air pressure differential energy system An air pressure differential energy generation system comprises a stack for conduction of air from a high to a low atmospheric pressure level. A vapor injection device within the stack provides a method of filling the stack at least in part with water vap...	08/15/1978
4106294	Thermodynamic process and latent heat engine The invention involves thermodynamic processes, heat engines, and ways of making gaseous fluid jets by using primarily the latent heat of condensation for the energy required. A vapor such as water vapor is mixed with a gaseous fluid such as air, and the ...	08/15/1978
4085591	Continuous flow, evaporative-type thermal energy recovery apparatus and method for thermal energy recovery A continuous flow, evaporative-type thermal energy recovery apparatus comprises an evaporator unit to which are supplied continuous pressurized flows of hot water and air, and in which a portion of the hot water is evaporated into the air, preferably to c...	04/25/1978
4016724	Steam engine A steam or vapor engine comprising a vapor generating apparatus, at least one cylinder with a piston working in the cylinder, and pipes and valves for supplying vapor from the vapor generating apparatus to a closed chamber, formed in the cylinder, and for...	04/12/1977
4002032	Solar heated device A solar heated device including a conduit for expansion and flow of gases, and a solar light collector for heating the gas in the conduit, is provided with a gas turbine that is driven by the gas as it expands as a result of the solar heating. The conduit...	01/11/1977

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