Class 60/689 - Exhaust fluid mingled with non-exhaust fluid

Subclass of Class 60 - Power plants
Definition: Apparatus, in which motor exhaust fluid is mingled with
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 03/06/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7185736	Aerodynamic noise abatement device and method for air-cooled condensing systems The noise abatement device and method described herein makes known an apparatus and method for reducing the aerodynamic resistance presented by a fluid pressure reduction device in a large duct. More specifically, a noise abatement device is disclosed having at leas...	03/06/2007
7168252	Solar heated generator A system for producing electricity includes a boiler unit which has a lens mounted thereon in a position to concentrate solar rays onto fluid contained in the boiler unit. A conduit system has an inlet end fluidically connected to the boiler unit to receive heated f...	01/30/2007
6971843	Hydraulic turbine draft tube with enhanced dissolved oxygen A hydraulic turbine has a gas distribution manifold mounted to an inside wall of a draft tube downstream from a turbine runner. The gas distribution manifold extends at least substantially around the first inside wall of the draft tube. The gas distribution manifold...	12/06/2005
6105368	Blowdown recovery system in a Kalina cycle power generation system A method for capturing working fluid which includes a hazardous component and is discharged from a power generating system, includes directing the discharge to a container. There, the discharged working fluid is combined with a liquid in which the hazardo...	08/22/2000
4894993	Method of and apparatus for producing power from solar ponds Power is produced by a power plant using a salt-water solar pond comprising an upper wind-mixed layer, a halocline and a lower convective heat storage layer. The power plant includes a heat engine for utilizing heat present in the heat storage layer of th...	01/23/1990
4800727	Energy conversion system involving change in the density of an upwardly moving liquid A system for converting thermal energy into electrical energy includes a fluid reservoir, a relatively high boiling point fluid such as lead or a lead alloy within the reservoir, a downcomer defining a vertical fluid flow path communicating at its upper e...	01/31/1989
4776170	Device for degassing the condensate in the cycle of an electricity generating plant In a device for degassing the feed-water line in the cycle of, for example, a nuclear heated electricity generating plant, steam bubbles are introduced into the condensate beneath the water level in the condensate collecting vessel via spray nozzles in or...	10/11/1988
4767938	Fluid dynamic energy producing device A fluid dynamic device is provided which includes a fluid holding and U-shaped conduit having a first leg and a second leg, an electrical generating device positioned between and in flow communication with the first and second legs and being motivated by ...	08/30/1988
4766730	Gas ejecting system for main condenser in geothermal steam turbine plant A geothermal steam turbine plant comprises a steam turbine operatively connected to a production well, an indirect-contact type main condenser into which a geothermal steam including non-condensed gas is introduced from the steam turbine, and a cooling wa...	08/30/1988
4691522	Solar power generation A solar electric power generating process is described which consists of tapwater thermally contacted with special brine. Low pressure characteristics of the brine draw steam through a power generating turbine from the water into the brine. As the brine i...	09/08/1987
4658592	Single-loop, rankine-cycle power unit with supersonic condenser-radiator A closed Rankine-cycle power unit 10 for powering a turbine 16. The unit comprises a single closed loop in which a working fluid is circulated. The fluid, in liquid phase, is brought to gaseous phase by passing it through a heat exchanger 14 and the gas i...	04/21/1987
4617800	Apparatus for producing power using concentrated brine A power plant includes a source of water, a heat exchanger having an evaporator side maintained below atmospheric pressure for converting the water to steam, and a turbine responsive to said steam for producing work and heat depleted steam. The heat excha...	10/21/1986
4583370	Heat exchanger and systems and methods for using the same A heat exchanger comprises a housing containing upper and lower layers of fluid, the upper layer being less dense than the lower layer. The large and sharp density gradient at the interface between the upper and lower layer acts to prevent mixing of the t...	04/22/1986
4578943	Hydro-vapor free turbine engine A hydraulic engine which uses liquid fluid as the working medium consists of a housing structure, a liquid fluid inlet passage, a fluid outlet passage, a liquid fluid pump, a fluid actuator, coupling means connecting the two, fluid flow diffusing means, a...	04/01/1986
4545208	Method of operating an industrial furnace The disclosure relates to a method of operating an industrial furnace which is heated by recuperator burners from which the exhaust gases are extracted via steam jet injectors. The exhaust gas-steam mixture from the steam jet injectors passes into a waste...	10/08/1985
4528817	Purifying geothermal steam Residual geothermal steam containing hydrogen sulfide from a steam turbine is condensed with an aqueous solution of ferric chelate whereby the hydrogen sulfide is converted to free sulfur and the ferric chelate is converted to ferrous chelate. The ferrous...	07/16/1985
4476684	Hot bed power A process for condensing exhaust vapor comprises alternating modes of operation. In the first mode, the exhaust vapor contacts solid particles at a first temperature below the condensation temperature of the vapor and, simultaneously, solid particles at a...	10/16/1984
4476683	Energy efficient multi-stage water gas shift reaction A process for the energy efficient conduct of a multi-stage water gas shift reaction includes furnishing a carbon monoxide-containing feed gas stream at an inlet temperature of at least 600° F. and water to a high-temperature shift reactor stage to produ...	10/16/1984
4471621	Method and apparatus for draining liquid working fluid from turbine cannister of a closed cycle power plant Liquid working fluid is drained from the sump of the cannister of a power plant of the type described by transferring the working fluid to the condenser rather than to the boiler. In one embodiment of the invention, liquid in the sump is drained by gravit...	09/18/1984
4468929	Purifying geothermal steam Residual geothermal steam containing hydrogen sulfide from a steam turbine is condensed with an aqueous solution of ferric chelate in a direct or indirect condensor whereby the hydrogen sulfide is converted to free sulfur and the ferric chelate is convert...	09/04/1984
4426847	Reciprocating heat engine A reciprocating external combustion engine wherein energy is supplied to a working end space of the engine by direct injection into the cylinder of liquid water at a high temperature and pressure. The water acts as a heat-transfer medium. Some of the liqu...	01/24/1984
4414817	Purifying geothermal steam Residual geothermal steam containing hydrogen sulfide from a steam turbine is condensed with an aqueous solution of ferric chelate whereby the hydrogen sulfide is converted to free sulfur and the ferric chelate is converted to ferrous chelate. The ferrous...	11/15/1983
4392062	Fluid dynamic energy producing device A fluid dynamic device is provided which includes a fluid holding and U-shaped conduit having a first leg and a second leg, an electrical generating device positioned between and in flow communication with the first and second legs and being motivated by ...	07/05/1983
4307572	Externally cooled absorption engine An externally cooled, absorption engine apparatus and method, the apparatus including a closed cycle system having a first fluid and a second fluid, the first fluid constituting a working fluid and having a relatively lower boiling point while the second ...	12/29/1981
4296802	Steam condensing apparatus There are disclosed four embodiments of apparatus for use in condensing steam from the turbine exhaust of a power plant or the like, each comprising a steam condenser having means for circulating cooling medium therethrough in heat exchange relation with ...	10/27/1981
4291834	System for heating air An air heating system comprises a duct housing an air-cooled internal combustion engine which drives a fan to cause air to be drawn in through an inlet mouth of the duct and blown through the duct to a utilizer. The exhaust gases from the engine are fed a...	09/29/1981
4258551	Multi-stage, wet steam turbine A multi-stage, wet steam turbine employs working fluid, such as steam for example, in its two-phase region with vapor and liquid occurring simultaneously for at least part of the cycle, in particular the nozzle expansion. A smaller number of stages than u...	03/31/1981
4216657	Mist flow ocean thermal energy process Power is generated using the temperature difference between the water at the surface of a large body of water whose temperature might be in the vicinity of 25° C. or 77° F., and water at considerable depth in the body of water whose temperature might be...	08/12/1980
4189924	Ocean thermal energy conversion system and method for operation A power generation system and method of operation for generating electricity by utilizing temperature differences inherently present in the ocean between water near the surface and water from the ocean's depths. A pump provides relatively warm, surface oc...	02/26/1980
4190399	Regenerative turbine A method and apparatus for providing an improved regenerative turbine driven by a liquid or gaseous fluid. The turbine has a housing with a primary inlet and an auxiliary inlet. The driving fluid in the primary inlet is maintained at near stagnation press...	02/26/1980
4122680	Concentration difference energy operated power plants and media used in conjunction therewith Disclosed is a concentration difference energy operated power plant comprising an aqueous solution tank containing an aqueous solution of slats, a pure water boiler disposed within the tank and completely immersed in the aqueous solution therein, preheate...	10/31/1978
4121425	Thermodynamic system A thermodynamic system heats a portion of a liquid from a reservoir to vaporize some of the liquid and use the vapor to power an injector. The injector pumps unvaporized liquid through a path leading from the reservoir and through a rotatably driven trans...	10/24/1978
4089177	Heat engine for transforming heat energy to work including ejector heat pump In conjunction with a heat engine such as a turbine in which the medium expands and is cooled while giving up energy, which uses a closed system in which the medium is cooled so that the vaporized medium condenses to fluid, a heat pump is used in which th...	05/16/1978
4080787	High velocity spiral air motor A pair of sealed, concentric metal tanks define a high pressure air storage chamber between the tanks, while the inner of the two tanks forms an air expansion chamber and carries a plurality of axially spaced impellers fixed to a shaft mounted for rotatio...	03/28/1978
4063418	Power producing system employing geothermally heated fluid A power producing system includes a source of geothermally heated fluid having inorganic salts dissolved therein. The fluid is directed through a first direct contact heat exchanger in heat transfer relation with a working fluid of a type insoluble in a l...	12/20/1977
4052858	Method and apparatus integrating water treatment and electrical power production Steam resources, which may in some cases be of forms heretofore considered unusable because of low energy content or corrosive contamination, are used for electrical power and water treatment operations in installations where these formerly separate activ...	10/11/1977
4051680	Modified rankine cycle engine apparatus A modified Rankine cycle steam engine apparatus employs a jet pump to withdraw cooled steam from an adiabatic expansion engine and return the steam to a boiler for reheating. The jet pump draws the expanded, spent steam from the expansion engine into a th...	10/04/1977
4041710	Hydraulic prime mover device The invention described herein is a new and novel prime mover device which operates as in integral component of a heat vapor cycle which, in combination, represents a heat engine system consisting of a closed, vertically oriented fluid recirculation syste...	08/16/1977
3973403	Closed cycle steam turbine system with liquid vortex pump A closed cycle steam generating system comprising a steam boiler and a steam turbine includes a vacuum pump of the liquid vortex type for condensing the exhaust steam from the turbine, a feedwater pump being employed for returning the condensate to the bo...	08/10/1976

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Class 60/689 - Exhaust fluid mingled with non-exhaust fluid