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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127558 | Gas turbine engine adapted for use in combination with an apparatus for separating a portion of oxygen from compressed air A gas turbine engine is provided comprising an outer shell, a compressor assembly, at least one combustor assembly, a turbine assembly and duct structure. The outer shell includes a compressor section, a combustor section, an intermediate section and a turbine secti... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7886544 | Propeller or propeller drive A propeller or propeller drive, the propeller being carried by a support shaft (3) which projects from the body (53) of the missile or vehicle and about which the propeller rotates, the drive unit for the propeller being situated in front of the propel... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7340881 | Gas turbine combustor The invention provides a gas turbine combustor in which the size of a combustor outer casing can be reduced. A transition inner duct and a transition outer duct are disposed in a main housing, inlet openings for a fluid to cool the transition inner duct are formed a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328581 | Low emission thermal plant A method for the generation of electrical power from a carbonaceous fuel, wherein the fuel is combusted in presence of oxygen under increased pressure in a combustion chamber is described. The exhaust gas from the combustion is separated into a CO2 rich f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299638 | Combined heat and power system A combined heat and power system that may be ON/OFF controlled by the thermal load requirements for the system and/or operated at or below atmospheric pressure. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284362 | Integrated air separation and oxygen fired power generation system An integrated air separation and oxygen fired power generation system includes an air separation unit and a gas turbine including an air compressor to provide compressed air for the air separation unit. The system further includes a gas turbine expander and at least... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281590 | Environmentally friendly method for generating energy from natural gas The invention relates to an environmentally friendly method for generating energy from natural gas. Through the combustion of the natural gas with a mixture comprising substantially oxygen and CO2, a number of advantages are achieved with regard to the em... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7240505 | Cogeneration system A cogeneration system including a heat pump type air conditioner including an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor heat exchanger bypass conduit, and a cogeneration unit including a second outdoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger bypass conduit, second out... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239034 | Engine driven power inverter system with cogeneration A combined heat and AC power generating system is disclosed having black start capability for the full time, simultaneous production of both electricity and heat. Heat generated within the system is captured and used for heating applications such as heating building... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7147461 | Partially-open fired heater cycle providing high thermal efficiencies and ultra-low emissions A partially open fired heater regenerative cycle, wherein the fired industrial type heater cycle's heat transfer fluid replaces the air predominant nitrogen heat transfer fluid employed in a conventional air/fuel combustion heater, is disclosed. The heater cycle's m... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143572 | Gas turbine system comprising closed system of fuel and combustion gas using underground coal layer A gas turbine system is configured to inhibit release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in such a manner that methane is combusted with oxygen that has been separated from air by an oxygen generator to allow an oxygen combustion type gas turbine to be driven. Carb... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143573 | Gas turbine set A gas turbine set, with a cooling air system through which at least one cooling air mass flow flows from a compressor to thermally highly loaded components of the gas turbine set. Pressure increasing ejectors are arranged in a cooling air duct of the cooling air sys... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134285 | Adiabatic power generating system An adiabatic power generation method and apparatus includes at least one combusting device to combust any suitable fuel and an oxygen-containing gas to produce hot high pressure combustion gases. Also includes modified present art combustors, wind and solar energy s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124589 | Power cogeneration system and apparatus means for improved high thermal efficiencies and ultra-low emissions A power cogeneration system employing a partially-open gaseous fluid cycle method and apparatus devices for oxy-fuel combustion conversion of a given hydrocarbon composition fuel's heat-value energy into mechanical or electrical power energy, and transferred useful ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117683 | Main engine electric start system A main engine electric start system for gas turbine propelled aircraft that employs a low-power AC electrical power system to serve as an independent grid to control the functions of induction-type dynamoelectric machines coupled to the main propulsion engines and A... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096674 | High thrust gas turbine engine with improved core system A gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis therethrough, including: a fan section at a forward end of the gas turbine engine including at least a first fan blade row connected to a first drive shaft; a booster compressor positioned downstream of and ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093447 | Auxiliary power unit with an oil-free compressor An auxiliary power unit for aircraft with a load compressor that delivers cabin air free of oil contamination by supporting a drive shaft for the load compressor with oil-free bearings and coupling the load compressor to a gearbox and power head for the auxiliary po... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093446 | Gas turbine engine having improved core system A gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis therethrough, including: a fan section at a forward end of the gas turbine engine including at least a first fan blade row connected to a drive shaft; a booster compressor positioned downstream of the fan se... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089741 | Gas turbine combustor A gas turbine combustor includes a combustion liner in which a combustion region is formed; and a housing provided for a wall of the combustion liner in a predetermined circumferential region of the combustion liner to form a resonance space between the combustion l... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089745 | System for vaporization of liquid fuels for combustion and method of use A gas stream with a reduced oxygen concentration relative to ambient air is used to vaporize a liquid fuel or liquified higher hydrocarbon gas, or is mixed with a vaporized gas, and the reduced oxygen vaporized fuel gas is fed to a combustion device such as a premix... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081311 | Fuel cell system A fuel cell stack has an air chamber to which is introduced compressed air that is produced by compressing the atmosphere with a compressor. Energy is recovered from exhaust discharged from the air chamber as it is expanded by an expander. The compressor and the exp... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073335 | Gas storage power station The present invention relates to a gas storage power station (1) having a turbine group (3) and a compressor group (4). The turbine group (3) has at least one turbine (5, 6) and a generator (10). During normal operation of t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074033 | Partially-open fired heater cycle providing high thermal efficiencies and ultra-low emissions A partially open fired heater regenerative cycle wherein the fired industrial type heater cycle's heat transfer fluid replaces the air predominant nitrogen heat transfer fluid employed in a conventional air/fuel combustion heater. The heater cycle's method and appar... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073337 | Combined power generation and desalinization apparatus and related method A method of generating electrical power while simultaneously converting salt water to fresh water includes the steps of: a) supplying exhaust gases from a gas turbine used to generate electrical power to a boiler located downstream of the gas turbine and upstream of... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7047722 | Small scale hybrid engine (SSHE) utilizing fossil fuels This invention describes a miniaturized hybrid diesel-electric engine formed by a closed-loop system powered by plasma-aided combustion of JP-8 fuel (or other hydrocarbon fuels) working in tandem with a vapor cycle utilizing miniaturized expanders and condensers. Th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044716 | High-pressure multi-stage centrifugal compressor A high-pressure multi-stage centrifugal compressor is provided containing at least three compressor elements which are arranged in series as compressor stages, and at least two electric motors to drive these compressor elements. At least one compressor element forms... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033420 | Process and apparatus for the thermal degassing of the working medium of a two-phase process A process is disclosed for thermally degassing a condensate or feedwater by heating the condensate or feedwater in a feedwater vessel/degassing means, to which preheated condensate is fed and from which feedwater for heating surfaces heated in a heat recovery steam ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028487 | Coolant recovery type gas turbine An object is to improve the operational reliability of a gas turbine by suppressing thermal stress and thermal deformation acting on the rotor of the gas turbine. The gas turbine has a rotor shaft constructed by arranging, in an axial direction in turn, a plurality ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028486 | Coolant recovery type gas turbine An object is to improve the operational reliability of a gas turbine by suppressing thermal stress and thermal deformation acting on the rotor of the gas turbine. The gas turbine has a rotor shaft constructed by arranging, in an axial direction in turn, a plurality ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7010921 | Method and apparatus for cooling combustor liner and transition piece of a gas turbine A method and apparatus for cooling a combustor liner and transitions piece of a gas turbine include a combustor liner with a plurality of circular ring turbulators arranged in an array axially along a length defining a length of the combustor liner and located on an... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003956 | Steam turbine, steam turbine plant and method of operating a steam turbine in a steam turbine plant A steam turbine and steam turbine plant that can utilize a relatively higher reheated steam, such as about 1300 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, is provided. A steam turbine plant includes a steam generator generating high pressure steam and reheated steam, a high pres... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6957539 | Power generator with low CO2 emissions and associated method The invention relates to a method for decreasing the level of carbon dioxide present in the fumes discharged by a power generator burning a mixture of a combustive agent and of a fuel containing hydrocarbons, wherein a gaseous mixture comprising at least part of sai... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948319 | Cogeneration device A cogeneration system is provided which includes a prime mover for obtaining power for driving a generator by combustion of a fuel, a waste heat boiler for recovering thermal energy from exhaust gas discharged from the prime mover, and a heat exchanger for heating a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945052 | Methods and apparatus for starting up emission-free gas-turbine power stations In a power generation plant having at least one gas turbine cycle with heat-recovery boiler (4) and at least one steam turbine cycle operated via the heat-recovery boiler (4), the gas turbine cycle being designed to be semi-closed and essentially free ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931860 | System and method for water pasteurization and power generation A system and method for creating power and pasteurizing water is provided. The system includes a power generation subsystem and a water pasteurization subsystem, which are linked together as follows. The power generation subsystem comprises a turbine power generator... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6877323 | Microturbine exhaust heat augmentation system The microturbine engine that is typically utilized to power an electrical generating system and/or boiler, chiller and the like includes a second boiler and a by-pass system for providing heated water at two different levels or where one of the boilers provides stea... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6871513 | Process and installation for separation of air by cryogenic distillation integrated with an associated process In a process for separation of air by cryogenic distillation integrated with an associated process, air is separated in a separation unit (1), fluid is sent from the separation unit to an associated process, steam (3) is derived from the associated pro... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6868677 | Combined fuel cell and fuel combustion power generation systems A power generation system is provided which converts chemical energy in one or more fuels into electrical and/or mechanical power. The system includes both fuel cells to directly convert electrical energy in a fuel into electrical power and at lest one combustor and... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6832470 | Recuperator configuration The flow path of the exhaust of a recuperator of a microturbine engine system is routed to insulate the turbine exhaust in the recuperator. The recuperator is encapsulated for defining a passage for flowing the exhaust over the outer diameter of the recuperator so a... | 12/21/2004 |
