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Power station installation
Assignee: Alstom SA
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Filing: 1992-09-02
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Granted: 1993-11-30
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Expires: 2012-09-02
Abstract
Abstract In a power station installation which is designed as a combined installation, i.e. consists of a gas turbine group (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) and of a steam cycle (13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) downstream of the gas turbine group, the steam rate being generated in a waste heat boiler (13) by heat exchange with the exit gases from the gas turbine (5), a heat exchanger (7), which is a component of a closed cycle, with a high-temperature reactor (12) as the heat source is placed downstream of the last compressor (4) of the gas turbine group and upstream of the combustion chamber (8). In this heat exchanger (7), the compressed air undergoes vigorous caloric processing before it flows into the downstream combustion chamber (8) in which the final caloric processing of the hot gases for charging the gas turbine (5) is accomplished. The essential point here is that the pollutant emissions of any type, in particular CO 2 , are effectively minimized by the extensive substitution by the heat provided via the high-temperature reactor.
Inventors
- 👤 Hansulrich Frutschi
- 👤 Hans Wettstein
- 👤 Kurt Kugeler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 16:41
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C1/00; F02C1/04; F02C1/05; G; G21; G21D; G21D5/00; G21D5/04; G21D5/08; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E20/00; Y02E20/14; Y02E30/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A hybrid nuclear/fossil power plane comprising: a gas turbine group comprising: a compressor unit for compressing air, the compressor unit comprising a first stage compressor, a first heat exchanger for cooling air compressed in the first stage compressor, and a second stage compressor downstream of the cooler; a second heat exchanger downstream of the compressor unit for heating the compressed air; a combustion chamber downstream of the heat exchanger for further heating the compressed air; a turbine downstream of the combustion chamber; and, a generator driven by the turbine; a high-temperature reactor circuit operatively connected to the second heat exchanger to supply heat to the second heat exchanger; and, a stream turbine circuit comprising: a waste heat boiler for generating stream from exit gases of the gas turbine; a steam turbine downstream of the waste heat boiler; and, means for recirculating condensate from the steam turbine to the waste heat boiler.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A hybrid nuclear/fossil power plane comprising: a gas turbine group comprising: a compressor unit for compressing air, the compressor unit comprising a first stage compressor, a first heat exchanger for cooling air compressed in the first stage compressor, and a second stage compressor downstream of the cooler; a second heat exchanger downstream of the compressor unit for heating the compressed air; a combustion chamber downstream of the heat exchanger for further heating the compressed air; a turbine downstream of the combustion chamber; and, a generator driven by the turbine; a high-temperature reactor circuit operatively connected to the second heat exchanger to supply heat to the second heat exchanger; and, a stream turbine circuit comprising: a waste heat boiler for generating stream from exit gases of the gas turbine; a steam turbine downstream of the waste heat boiler; and, means for recirculating condensate from the steam turbine to the waste heat boiler.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The power station installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high-temperature reactor (12) is a component of a closed cycle, and the heat exchanger (7) is the heat sink of this cycle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The power station installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein an injector is placed in the gas turbine group, and at least a part of the steam (15) arising in the waste heat boiler (13) can be charged to the ejector nozzle of the injector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The power station installation as claimed in claim 3, wherein the injector is placed upstream of the combustion chamber (8).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The power station installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the injector is placed downstream of the combustion chamber (8), and the hot gases processed in the combustion chamber (8) can be charged to the ejector nozzle of the injector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The power station installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the medium (10) is helium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The power station installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the medium (10) is sodium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The power station installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the medium (10) is carbon dioxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process for operating a power station installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compressed air undergoes caloric processing up to 950° C. in the heat exchanger (7) upstream of the combustion chamber (8), and the same working gases are heated up to 1200° C. in the combustion chamber (8).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as claimed in claim 9, wherein the heat sink in the heat exchanger (7) is at 600°-700° C.
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