Power generation
AssigneeCCm Technologies Limited
InventorPeter Hammond
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Abstract
A method of driving a turbine, the method comprising: (a) providing solid carbon dioxide; (b) heating the solid carbon dioxide to produce a high pressure carbon dioxide fluid; (c) passing the carbon dioxide over a blade of the turbine; and (d) collecting the carbon dioxide that has passed over the turbine blade; wherein carbon dioxide collected in step (d) is in solid form.
Claims10
A method of driving a turbine, the method comprising:
- (a) providing solid carbon dioxide;
- (b) heating the solid carbon dioxide to produce a high-pressure carbon dioxide fluid;
- (c) passing the carbon dioxide over a blade of the turbine;
- and
- (d) collecting the carbon dioxide that has passed over the turbine blade;
- wherein the carbon dioxide collected in step (d) is in solid form;
- wherein the method is carried out in an apparatus comprising a first vessel closable by a first valve and a second vessel closable by a second valve, wherein the two vessels are connected by a conduit;
- wherein the blade of the turbine is located within the conduit such that gas flowing through the conduit causes the turbine to rotate;
- wherein the temperature in the first vessel is adjustable;
- wherein each valve has a first open position which allows solid material to be deposited into the vessel and a second open position which allows high pressure fluid to escape from the vessel;
- wherein the first open position and the second open position for each valve may be the same or different;
- thereby driving the turbine.
An apparatus for driving a turbine, the apparatus comprising a first vessel closable by a first valve and a second vessel closable by a second valve wherein the two vessels are connected by a conduit and wherein a blade of a turbine is located within the conduit such that gas flowing through the conduit causes the turbine to rotate;
- wherein the temperature in the first vessel is adjustable;
- wherein each valve has a first open position which allows solid material to be deposited into the vessel and a second open position which allows high pressure fluid to escape from the vessel;
- and wherein the first open position and the second open position for each valve may be the same or different.
A method of generating power, the method comprising:
- (i) providing an apparatus for driving a turbine,
- wherein the apparatus comprises a first vessel closable by a first valve and a second vessel closable by a second valve;
- wherein the two vessels are connected by a conduit and wherein a blade of a turbine is located within the conduit such that gas flowing through the conduit causes the turbine to rotate;
- wherein the temperature in the first vessel is adjustable;
- wherein each valve has a first open position which allows solid material to be deposited into the vessel and a second open position which allows high-pressure fluid to escape from the vessel;
- and wherein the first open position and the second open position for each valve may be the same or different;
- (ii) adding solid carbon dioxide to the first vessel;
- (iii) supplying heat to the first vessel while the valve of said first vessel is closed;
- and
- (iv) opening said first valve to allow carbon dioxide to pass through the conduit into the second vessel;
- thereby generating power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.