Power plants – Combustion products used as motive fluid – With gear – pressure exchanger – or screw-type compressor
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-30
2007-01-30
Casaregola, L. J. (Department: 3746)
Power plants
Combustion products used as motive fluid
With gear, pressure exchanger, or screw-type compressor
C060S039511, C060S729000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11099218
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a highly supercharged, regenerative gas-turbine system. The gas turbine comprises a compressor, a regenerator, a combustor, and an expander. A pre-compressor pressurizes air going into the compressor section of the gas turbine. A cooler lowers the temperature of the air going into the compressor. The compressor pressurizes air, which then flows through the regenerator, which heats the air before it enters the combustor. The combustor further heats the air which then flows through the expander and then the regenerator. A post-expander is preferably located downstream of the regenerator. The post-expander is a second expander that receives high-pressure gas exiting the regenerator. The post-expander preferably drives the pre-compressor. The preferred pre-compressor and post-expander are toroidal intersecting vane machines (TIVMs), which are positive-displacement rotary devices. Numerous alternated embodiments of this basic system are described.
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Casaregola L. J.
Elmore Carolyn S.
Elmore Patent Law Group
Mechanology, Inc.
Vanstone Darlene A.
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