Heat engines and associated methods of producing mechanical energy and their application to vehicles
AssigneeCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
InventorsMichael Wendt, Shi Su, Patrick J. Glynn
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Abstract
A closed cycle gas turbine system (40) comprising system comprising a compressor (52) for producing compressed gas, a gas turbine (42) for receiving the compressed gas, a heat storage means (44) having a first heat transfer means and adapted to receive the compressed gas from the compressor (52) and transmit the compressed gas to the gas turbine (42) and a second heat transfer means (46) for receiving exhaust gas from the gas turbine (42) and transmitting it to the compressor (52) and wherein the second heat transfer means (46) is adapted to transfer at least some heat from the exhaust gas prior to it being transferred to the compressor (52).
Claims33
A closed cycle gas turbine system comprising a compressor for producing compressed gas, a gas turbine for receiving the compressed gas, a heat cell having a first heat transfer means and adapted to receive the compressed gas from the compressor, heat the compressed gas and transfer the compressed gas to the gas turbine and a second heat transfer means for receiving exhaust gas from the gas turbine and transmitting it to the compressor and wherein the second heat transfer means is adapted to transfer at least some heat from the exhaust gas prior to it being transferred to the compressor.
A vehicle having an engine including a closed cycle gas turbine system comprising a compressor for producing compressed gas, a gas turbine for receiving the compressed gas, a heat cell having a first heat transfer means and adapted to receive the compressed gas from the compressor and transfer the compressed gas to the gas turbine, a second heat transfer means for receiving exhaust gas from the gas turbine and transferring it to the compressor and wherein the second heat transfer means is adapted to transfer at least some heat from the exhaust gas prior to it being transferred to the compressor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.