Engine and power cycles fueled by performic acid or formic acid
AssigneeKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology
InventorsSubram Maniam SARATHY, Vijai Shankar BHAVANI SHANKAR, Samah Y MOHAMED, Eshan SINGH
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Abstract
An emission-free power generation system includes a combustion chamber having a first inlet for receiving a fuel and a closed-loop fluidic circuit fluidly connected between a second inlet of the combustion chamber and an outlet of the combustion chamber. Combustion gases from the combustion chamber include only water and carbon dioxide, and the fuel includes performic acid or a combination of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
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An emission-free power generation system comprising:
- a combustion chamber having a first inlet for receiving a fuel;
- and
- a closed-loop fluidic circuit fluidly connected between a second inlet of the combustion chamber and an outlet of the combustion chamber,
- wherein combustion gases from the combustion chamber include only water and carbon dioxide, and
- wherein the fuel includes performic acid or a combination of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
An emission-free vehicle comprising:
- a frame connected to one or more wheels;
- a combustion chamber attached to the frame and having a first inlet for receiving a fuel;
- a closed-loop fluidic circuit fluidly connected between a second inlet of the combustion chamber and an outlet of the combustion chamber;
- and
- a gearbox that transfers work generated by the combustion chamber to one or more wheels to generate propulsion,
- wherein combustion gases from the combustion chamber include only water and carbon dioxide, and
- wherein the fuel includes performic acid or a combination of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
A method for generating heat by using an emission-free power generation system, the method comprising:
- receiving a fuel at a first inlet of a combustion chamber;
- receiving a first stream of carbon dioxide at a second inlet of the combustion chamber;
- combusting the fuel inside the combustion chamber in the presence of the first stream of the carbon dioxide;
- and
- expelling only water and carbon dioxide as a product of the combustion of the fuel,
- wherein a closed-loop fluidic circuit fluidly connects between the second inlet of the combustion chamber and an outlet of the combustion chamber, so that none of the carbon dioxide is released outside the power generation system, and
- wherein the fuel includes performic acid or a combination of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.