Power plants – Motive fluid energized by externally applied heat – Heating motive fluid by nuclear energy
Patent
1975-02-26
1976-03-16
Ostrager, Allen M.
Power plants
Motive fluid energized by externally applied heat
Heating motive fluid by nuclear energy
60649, 60655, F01K 2510
Patent
active
039437191
ABSTRACT:
A power system comprising a reactor for chemically forming a hydride by reaction with hydrogen at a relatively low pressure and relatively low temperature, means for heating the hydride while retaining it at a constant volume to effect chemical compression of the hydrogen, and a power generating, gas expansion device connected to the reactor for receiving hydrogen under pressure therefrom, and expanding it to derive power therefrom and simultaneously generating refrigeration by expansion of the hydrogen therethrough, and means for regenerating the hydride.
A method for deriving power and refrigeration from low-grade thermal energy is also provided and includes the steps of reversibly combining hydrogen with a hydride-forming material at a relatively low temperature and pressure, heating the hydride at constant volume, reversibly dehydriding the material to develop hydrogen at relatively higher pressure and temperature, and expanding the hydrogen through a turbine or other power producing device, and cooling the spent hydride.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3315479 (1967-04-01), Wiswall et al.
patent: 3504494 (1970-04-01), Winsche
patent: 3508414 (1970-04-01), Wiswall et al.
Schoeppel Roger J.
Terry Lynn E.
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