System for startup support of externally heated turbine engine
US11499474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF22B1/1823
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A power generation system for a nuclear reactor includes an externally-heated turbine engine, a reactor heat exchanger, and a heat recuperating system. The externally-heated turbine engine produces compressed air that is heated by the reactor heat exchanger. The heat recuperating system includes a heat exchanger thermally connected to the externally-heated turbine engine to transfer heat to the compressed air to supplement the reactor heat exchanger.
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