Thermo-kinetic compressor
OwnerJoseph Haiuninventor
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Abstract
A device for compressing gas using thermal energy. In a subsonic embodiment the heat gas passes through a convergent pipe C1 where it is provided with operating velocity, a convergent pipe C2 where it is simultaneously maintained at high speed and cooled by evaporation of liquid sprayed by nozzles R with adjustable position distributed in C2. In a supersonic embodiment, the gas reaches sonic velocity at the throat of C2 and supersonic velocity in a divergent DG, then compressed in a convergent CG1 and simultaneously cooled by evaporation of sprayed liquid. In both embodiments, the gas is finally compressed in a subsonic divergent DG1. Pipes with variable geometry enable to modify the cross-sections of the throats of the device. The device is essentially designed for thermoelectric power stations.
Claims13
A gas compressor comprising:
- bringing means for bringing a low pressure entering gas at a high temperature;
- a convergent pressure reduction head (C1) for increasing a gas speed of said gas toward a sonic speed, said head being placed after said bringing means;
- a convergent nozzle (C2) placed after said convergent head (C1), said convergent nozzle (C2) performing a pressure reduction and cooling of said gas, wherein said gas is cooled and at the same time maintained at a high velocity;
- a cooling system (R) comprising a set of liquid spray diffusers for spraying a liquid in said convergent nozzle (C2), said liquid spray diffusers having adjustable flow rates and adjustable positions and being distributed along a length of said convergent nozzle (C2), enabling said gas speed to be maintained at a speed lower than a sonic speed along said length of said convergent nozzle (C2);
- a divergent tube (D) placed after said convergent nozzle (C2) for compressing the gas by reducing its speed to a normal subsonic outflow speed;
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- an evacuation line in which said gas is at a lower temperature and at a higher pressure.
A gas compressor comprising:
- bringing means for bringing a low pressure entering gas at a high temperature;
- a convergent pressure reduction head (C1) for increasing a speed of said gas up to a sonic speed, said head being placed after said bringing means;
- a divergent supersonic pressure nozzle (D1) placed after said convergent pressure reduction head (C1) and aimed at increasing said gas speed to reach a supersonic flow;
- a transition zone (NT) placed after said divergent supersonic nozzle (D1);
- a convergent compression and cooling nozzle (C3) placed after said transition zone (NT) reducing said gas speed with continuation of cooling;
- a cooling system (R) comprising a set of liquid spray diffusers for spraying a liquid in said transition zone (NT) and in said convergent compression and cooling nozzle (C3);
- a convergent compression nozzle (C4) placed after said convergent compression and cooling nozzle (C3), in which said gas speed continues to decrease;
- a divergent tube (D) placed after said convergent compression nozzle (C4) for compressing said gas by reducing its speed to a normal subsonic outflow speed;
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- an evacuation line in which said gas is at a lower temperature and at a higher pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.