Method for the isothermal compression of a compressible medium, and atomization device and nozzle arrangement for carrying out the method
US6225706A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/601
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and a device for the isothermal compression of a compressible medium preferably air, for the operation of a turbomachine which is intended to generate energy and in which a pressurized liquid, preferably water, is atomized by means of an atomization device and, together with the air, forms a liquid-air mixture which, in order to be compressed, is introduced into a nozzle arrangement in which most of the kinetic energy of the liquid-air mixture is converted into compression energy as a result of an increase in the pressure of the air. The liquid-air mixture is introduced into the nozzle arrangement at a velocity which is greater than the speed of sound, and the atomization is carried out in such a manner that liquid droplets are formed within the liquid-air mixture, the diameters of which droplets are approximately 200 .mu.m or less.
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