Micro turbine generator with guide vane structure
AssigneeNational Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsYung-Mao Tsuei, Chih-Chuan Lee
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Abstract
A micro turbine generator includes a compressor, a guide channel, an expansion chamber, and a recuperator. The expansion chamber includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and a guide vane structure. The air inlet is disposed at one end of the expansion chamber, connected with the compressor through the guide channel, and receives an air compressed by the compressor. The air outlet is disposed at the other end of the expansion chamber, connected with the recuperator, and discharges the air, allowing the air to enter the recuperator. The guide vane structure extends inward from an inner wall of the expansion chamber to allow the air to pass the guide vane structure before being discharged from the air outlet to enter the recuperator.
Claims11
A micro turbine generator with a guide vane structure comprising:
- a compressor;
- a guide channel;
- an expansion chamber;
- and
- a recuperator;
- wherein the expansion chamber comprises:
- an air inlet disposed at an end of the expansion chamber to communicate with the compressor through the guide channel and receive an air compressed by the compressor;
- an air outlet disposed at another end of the expansion chamber to communicate with the recuperator and discharge the air into the recuperator, and
- the guide vane structure extending inward from an inner wall of the expansion chamber to allow the air to pass the guide vane structure before being discharged from the air outlet to enter the recuperator;
- wherein the air inlet and the air outlet are disposed to face in different directions, a direction in which the air inlet opens is parallel to a direction of a width of the expansion chamber, and a direction in which the air outlet opens is parallel to a direction of a length of the expansion chamber, and the two directions are perpendicular;
- wherein the guide vane structure divides the expansion chamber into a plurality of reverse flow regions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.