Method and apparatus for manufacturing high-temperature materials using rotary generated thermal energy

A high-temperature material production facility comprising at least one rotary apparatus configured to generate a heated fluidic medium and at least one heat-consuming unit configured to carry out a process of processes related to production of high-temperature materials, the at least one rotary apparatus comprising:

• a casing with at least one inlet and at least one exit,
• a rotor comprising at least one row of rotor blades arranged over a circumference of a rotor hub mounted onto a rotor shaft, and
• a plurality of stationary vanes arranged into an assembly at least upstream of the at least one row of rotor blades,
• wherein the at least one rotary apparatus is configured to operate such that an amount of thermal energy is imparted to a stream of fluidic medium directed along a flow path formed inside the casing between the inlet and the exit by virtue of a series of energy transformations occurring when said stream of fluidic medium passes through the stationary vanes and the at least one row of rotor blades, respectively, whereby a stream of heated fluidic medium is generated, and
• wherein said at least one rotary apparatus is configured to receive an amount of input energy, the input energy comprising electrical energy, and to generate a heated fluidic medium for inputting thermal energy into at least one heat-consuming unit configured to carry out a process or processes related to production of high-temperature materials at temperatures essentially equal to or exceeding about 500 degrees Celsius (° C.).

A method for inputting thermal energy into a process or processes related to producing high-temperature materials in a high-temperature material production facility, the method comprises generation of a heated fluidic medium by at least one rotary apparatus integrated into the high-temperature material production facility, the at least one rotary apparatus comprising:

• a casing with at least one inlet and at least one exit,
• a rotor comprising at least one row of rotor blades arranged over a circumference of a rotor hub mounted onto a rotor shaft, and
• a plurality of stationary vanes arranged into an assembly at least upstream of the at least one row of rotor blades,
• the method further comprises:
• integrating the at least one rotary apparatus into the high-temperature material production facility configured to carry out process or processes related to production of high-temperature materials at temperatures essentially equal to or exceeding about 500 degrees Celsius (° C.),
• conducting an amount of input energy into the at least one rotary apparatus integrated into the high-temperature material production facility, the input energy comprising electrical energy, and
• operating the at least one rotary apparatus integrated into the high-temperature material production facility such, that an amount of thermal energy is imparted to a stream of fluidic medium directed along a flow path formed inside the casing between the inlet and the exit by virtue of a series of energy transformations occurring when said stream of fluidic medium passes through the stationary vanes and the at least one row of rotor blades, respectively, whereby a stream of heated fluidic medium is generated.