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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5319926 | Thruster for spacecraft A thruster is described which is utilized, especially among other applications, for the tracking or orbital correction of a spacecraft, which comprises a housing configured as an anode, an expansion nozzle and a rod-shaped electrically insulated cathode c... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4135361 | Self-contained heat generating system A closed cycle-high energy density heat generating system. In the heat generating system hydrogen peroxide is fed from a vessel at a controlled rate through a catalytic converter to produce water vapor and oxygen. A first reaction heat transfer vessel rec... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4114368 | Support for concentric turbine blade shroud The invention is concerned with an improved turbine shroud support assembly useful in a gas turbine engine which comprises a gasifier module within a case, a power output module fixedly detachably attachable to the case in position to receive exhaust gase... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4095419 | Thermal power plant A thermal power plant comprises a thermal prime mover and a supercharged gas generator for generating producer gas from coal which, following separation of fly ash and sulphur, serves as fuel for the power plant. A charging group for the gas generator con... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4092825 | Process for base-load and peak-load power generation Disclosed is an integrated process for the generation of base-load and peak-load power, particularly electrical power, from a solid carbonaceous material. A solid carbonaceous material is gasified to produce a combustible synthesis gas. A portion of this ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4091614 | Process for maximizing combustion of fuels A process for maximizing combustion of fuels and maximizing thermal efficiency by cooling between or after combustors with heat recovery exchanges as steam generators or superheaters. Excess combustion air requirements are minimized by the utilization of ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4091620 | Supercharged internal combustion engine A supercharged internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas turbocharger which includes an exhaust gas turbine and a charging blower driven by the exhaust gas turbine. A secondary air pump is associated with the internal combustion engine for afterbur... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4086759 | Gas turbine shaft and bearing assembly A turbine shaft and bearing assembly for a gas turbine is positionable as a unit in a turbine housing while providing means for lubrication of the associated bearings and means for communicating cooling fluid to the associated turbine wheel. The turbine s... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086771 | Combined internal combustion and heat engine This disclosure relates to an adaptation of a conventional internal combustion engine wherein the customary energy losses in the form of heat are greatly reduced by the conversion of the heat into a power source for other cylinders of the engine. The engi... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086758 | Combined steam and gas turbine plant and method of operation Steam and gas turbines share a common heat source according to the invention. A fluidized bed combustion chamber provides hot gas for the gas turbine and a heat source for a gaseous heat exchange medium which transfers heat to the steam turbine. Air flow ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086757 | Gas turbine cooling system A cooling system for a gas turbine engine having a gasifier turbine and a power turbine each interconnected by a turbine casing utilizes compressed cooling air communicated to axial cavities in the ends of the respective turbine shafts. This compressed ai... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4085578 | Production of water gas as a load leveling approach for coal gasification power plants A coal gasification power plant is described in which low BTU gas is generated and used to operate a gas tubine and accompanying equipment for the generation of power. This plant is equipped with means for enabling the intermittent operation of multiple f... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4084920 | Arrangement for maintaining optimum minimum operating clearance between rotor and stator components of fluid-flow machines and method of operating the same Between the rotor and stator components of turbomachines, compressors, pressure wave machines and the like, the clearance space is partially filled out by an abradable element which is capable of "growing" when subjected to an elevated temperature and/or ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4084378 | Waste gate control for supercharged engines A waste gate for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas driven supercharger supplying air under pressure to the engine intake manifold which is sensitive to the intake manifold pressure and reduces the quantity of air supplied to the intake m... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4083188 | Engine turbocharger system The subject system is primarily for supercharging a low compression Diesel engine. It includes connected turbine and compressor elements and a hydraulic system having a first motor/pump unit mechanically connected with the turbine and compressor elements ... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4083648 | Gas turbine construction A gas turbine consisting of alternate stators and rotors so fabricated that all stator vanes, all rotor blades and all blade tip seals may be removed through the engine case without requiring disassembly or translation of major portions of the gas turbine... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4083180 | Gas turbine engine internal insulation The invention is concerned with an improvement in a modular gas turbine engine assembly comprising a tubular case, a gasifier module detachably attachable with a first end thereof adjacent a first end of said case and a power output module detachably atta... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4081956 | Combined gas turbine and steam turbine power plant A power plant arrangement having a gas turbine, a heat recovery steam generator, a steam turbine and means for controlling steam flow from the heat recovery steam generator to the steam turbine so that steam conditions are maintained generally constant an... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4082071 | Engine vent vapor filter and method of constructing same A vapor filter cartridge for use in a volumetrically controlled crankcase ventilation system, which utilizes a cylindrical frame of expanded metal surrounded by a vapor filter cloth. The bottom end of the cylinder is sealed by a shallow cup type closure, ... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4079586 | Automatic steam pressure generator An automatic steam pressure generator comprises compression means to compress ambient air, power means to power the compression means, an air receiving tank to store the compressed air, continuous combustion burner means to burn fuel with the compressed a... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4079587 | Multi-stage turbine with interstage spacer-manifold for coolant flow A multi-stage turbine is provided with spacing pieces between stages which include inwardly extending stays for supporting end-bearings of the adjacent turbine stages. The stays are hollow and surround conduits for cooling air for the turbines and the sta... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4078387 | Power units comprising a supercharged internal combustion engine A power unit comprises a Diesel engine supercharged by a turbocompressor which has a turbine receiving the engine exhaust gases. A by-pass pipe conveys the air not absorbed by the engine from the compressor to the turbine with a pressure drop which is ind... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4077202 | Starting an aircraft engine and driving auxiliary, on-board equipment A gear box is provided with three inputs mutually decoupling each other so that neither can drive the other two via the gear box but either can drive secondary power sources such as a pump and a generator. The three inputs are respectively connected to an... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077739 | Engine turbocharger turbine inlet screen An improved turbine inlet screen for protecting the inlet to the turbine of an engine turbosupercharger and exposed to numerous substantial and rapid variations in exhaust gas temperature. The screen comprises a circular metal plate having an improved pat... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077219 | Supercharged internal combustion engines A power unit comprises an internal combustion compression ignited engine having variable-volume combustion chambers and supercharged by a turbocompressor having a turbine which receives the engine exhaust gases. A bypass pipe which is permanently open dur... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4074533 | Compound regenerative engine An Ericsson-Stirling type engine is disclosed having a semi-open regenerative working fluid system employing intermittent internal combustion. The regenerator is modified to act also as a catalytic combustor and is located at the terminal end of the unswe... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4070827 | Method and apparatus for limiting ingestion of debris into the inlet of a gas turbine engine A method and apparatus are disclosed for limiting ingestion of debris into the inlet of a gas turbine engine. The invention includes providing first means in communication with a source of fluid under pressure for introducing at least one jet of fluid at ... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4070824 | Integrated flow turbine engine A gas turbine having a rotor serving as both compressor and turbine, and utilizing a plurality of non-rotating arcuate members disposed in spaced relation about the periphery of the rotor. These arcuate members are involved in the directing of the flow of... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4070825 | Gas turbine power plant In order to obtain a compact and serviceable gas turbine plant including a compressor and a turbine rotating about a common axis and further having at least one combustion chamber and an air preheater, the turbine and the compressor are spaced apart axial... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069672 | Waste heat converter for an internal combustion engine A waste heat recovery system for an internal combustion engine having a mixture of ammonia and water used in the cooling system. The hose and radiator portion of the cooling system is protected from high pressures within the water jacket by a pressure reg... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4069797 | Apparatus for recirculating exhaust gases An apparatus for recirculating exhaust gases, wherein an exhaust gas recirculating passage provides communication between the intake and exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine. A constriction is provided in the passage, and a control valve is p... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4064696 | Live-gas conduit system for turbocharged six-cylinder engines Live-gas conduit system for turbocharged, six-cylinder, serially connected internal-combustion engines, linked between the suction inlets of the cylinders and the turbocharger, comprising two separate resonance tanks, each attached to the suction inlets o... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4064690 | Gas turbine power plant The efficiency and the power output of a gas turbine power plant, to a large extent, depend upon the turbine inlet temperature (TIT). The strength of conventional metallic materials puts an upper limit to the TIT. Ceramic materials will withstand much hig... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065231 | Motor driven pump A motor driven pump is described having an improved and simplified construction of pump casing and impeller with easy adaptability of the components over a wide range of capacity, an improved construction of the motor stator and rotor with structure which... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4063414 | Method and apparatus for producing high energy gaseous fluid substantially not containing physiologically harmful substances A method and apparatus for producing a high energy fluid of high temperature and pressure substantially not containing physiologically harmful substances, such as nitrogen oxides NOx and carbon monoxide CO, by combusting a fluid-type or a fine ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4062188 | Turbocharger system for an internal combustion engine A turbocharger system for an internal combustion engine. A pair of turbochargers are arranged such that the compressor of the first feeds the turbine of the second, the output of the latter fed to a first intercooler. The fan of the second turbocharger pu... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4059958 | Automotive engine exhaust -- clean air system An internal combustion engine of the spark or diesel ignition type and having an anti-pollution arrangement for the reduction of the products of incomplete combustion and crankcase evaporation and said arrangement including a turbine adapted to receive ex... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4060336 | Fluid engine A pressurized gas engine with an axially rotatable rotor having aerodynamically smooth exterior and interior fluid flow surfaces and a central opening in one of a pair of end walls that define with a peripherally circular border wall a hollow interior. Th... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4060350 | Cylinder head mounting arrangement for a diesel injection pump An improved, pressure-sealed mounting arrangement for a cylinder head of a diesel-type fuel injection assembly is described. The working cylinder of the pump assembly has an upward axial projection which tightly receives the lower end of a hollow cylinder... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4058973 | Apparatus for starting turbine plants An apparatus for starting a turbine plant includes tubing or conduits for directing compressed air to the compressor stage of the turbine plant, whereby the turbine plant may be rotated to a speed sufficient for starting. Arranged in parallel with the com... | 11/22/1977 |
