Power production with two-phase expansion through vapor dome
US4463567A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01K21/005
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a system wherein a fluid exhibits a regressive vapor dome in a T-S diagram, the following are provided: PA0 (a) a two-phase nozzle receiving the fluid in pressurized and heated liquid state and expanding the received liquid into saturated or superheated vapor state, and PA0 (b) apparatus receiving the saturated or superheated vapor to convert the kinetic energy thereof into power.
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