专利名称：METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER
GENERATION
发明人：LAWLOR, Shawn P.申请号：EP93921596.0申请日：19930914公开号：EP0662193A1公开日：19950712
摘要：An apparatus (100) for generation of mechanical and electrical power. Ramjettype thrust modules (102a, 102b) operate at supersonic speeds (preferably Mach 3 to 4)at the distal or tip ends (116a, 116b) of a low aerodynamic drag rotor (106). Rotor (106) isaffixed at a hub means (114) to a power output means including central rotating upper(104a) and lower (104b) shaft portions. Rotor (106) is a structural member whichtransmits the thrust generated by the thrust modules (102a, 102b) to the shaft portions(104a, 104b). The ramjet thrust modules (102a, 102b) capture and compress a suppliedfree air stream, which is mixed with and oxidizes a convenient liquid or gaseous fuel suchas natural gas from fuel supply means (103). Combustion gases expand to create thrustto rotate the thrust modules (102a, 102b), which are constrained by the rotor (106), torotates about the axis defined by the shaft (104a, 104b) at supersonic thrust modulevelocities, producing shaft energy. Escaping exhaust gases (160) may be cooled bypassing them through an enthalpy extraction section (162) to heat a secondary heattransfer fluid (166). If the secondary heat transfer fluid (166) is water, the steam may beused directly for its thermal energy, or the steam sent to a steam turbine to produceadditional shaft energy. Combustion gases (160) may also be directed through a reaction
turbine (1002) to utilize remaining kinetic energy to generate shaft energy. Theapparatus and method is particularly useful for generation of electrical and mechanicalpower at substantially improved efficiency rates when compared to conventional, priorart power plants.
申请人：LAWLOR, Shawn P.
地址：1711 168th Avenue N.E. Bellevue, WA 98008 US
国籍：US
代理机构：Smulders, Theodorus A.H.J., Ir., et al
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