Power plants – Combustion products used as motive fluid – Multiple fluid-operated motors
Patent
1992-11-30
1995-08-22
Bertsch, Richard A.
Power plants
Combustion products used as motive fluid
Multiple fluid-operated motors
60 3955, 606412, 60698, F02C 600
Patent
active
054429064
ABSTRACT:
A power production process integrates geothermal steam and fossil fuel energy sources to give a higher energy efficiency than is normally obtained when using these energy sources individually. Geothermal steam is partially diverted from a steam turbine and injected into a combustion turbine. Although the steam turbine output is reduced by the diversion of steam, the plant efficiency and total plant output are improved.
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Bertsch Richard A.
Jacobson William O.
Union Oil Company of California
Wicker W. J.
Wirzbicki Gregory F.
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