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US 4,788,824 AGranted
Electrical power plant and method of producing electricity
OwnerCharles A. Spurr, James R. Spurrinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of producing electricity comprising passing a low hydrogen content (zero to four percent) air stream over a hydrogenating catalyst in a reaction chamber thereby producing a hot discharge gas which is used to vaporize a liquid hydrocarbon which turns a turbine coupled to a generator.
Claims13
An electrical power plant comprising:
- a reaction chamber;
- a reactant in said reaction chamber;
- a means for producing a pre-chamber air stream capable of undergoing an exothermic chemical reaction with said reactant to produce a post-chamber air stream at an elevated temperature;
- a means for producing said pre-chamber air stream having a H.sub.2 /air ratio of between zero percent to four percent;
- a means to monitor said pre-chamber air stream to manintain a H.sub.2 /air ratio of between zero percent and four percent;
- a means for passing said pre-chamber air stream through said reaction chamber whereby said pre-chamber air stream and said reactant undergo an exothermic chemical reaction;
- first heat exchange means;
- means for passing said post-chamber air stream through said first heat exchange means;
- a first working fluid in heat transfer relationship with said post-chamber air stream by means of said first heat exchange means;
- a prime mover;
- a generator means driven by said prime mover;
- means for passing said working fluid from said first heat exchange means through said prime mover;
- a generator means driven by said prime mover;
- a seconod heat exchange means;
- means for passing said first working fluid from said prime mover to said second heat exchange means;
- a second working fluid in heat exchange relationship by means of said second heat exchange means with said first working fluid after said first working fluid passes through the prime mover;
- means for returning said first working fluid back to said first heat exchange means from said second heat exchange means;
- means for cooling said second working fluid.
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A method for generating electricity comprising the steps of:
- (a) producing an air stream;
- (b) adding hydrogen to the air stream;
- (c) maintaining the hydrogen content in the air stream to be within the range of zero to four percent;
- (d) passing the hydrogen air stream over a hydrogenating catalyst, thereby producing a hot discharge air stream;
- (e) vaporizing a liquid hydrocarbon by passing said hot discharge air stream through a heat exchanger in heat transfer relationship with said liquid hydrocarbon;
- (f) passing said vaporized liquid hydrocarbon through a turbine;
- (g) turning a generator with the turbine, thereby producing electricity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.