System for control of externally heated turbine engine
US11776702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21D3/00
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A power-generation system for a nuclear reactor includes a power unit, a heat exchanger, and a temperature control system. The power unit produces compressed air that is heated by the nuclear reactor via the heat exchanger. The temperature control system includes a heat transfer fluid and a heat exchanger fluidly connected with the compressed air to transfer heat between the compressed air and heat transfer fluid to control the power level of the power unit.
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