Abstract

A facility for generating mechanical energy by means of a combined power cycle is disclosed herein, which includes at least means for carrying out a closed or semi-closed, constituent regenerative Brayton cycle, which uses water as a heat-transfer fluid, means for carrying out at least one Rankine cycle, a constituent fundamental Rankine cycle, interconnected with the regenerative Brayton cycle, and a heat pump (UAX) including a closed circuit that regenerates the constituent regenerative Brayton cycle, as well as to the method for generating energy using the facility.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01K 21/04 - Steam engine plants not otherwise provided for using mixtures of steam and gasPlants generating or heating steam by bringing water or steam into direct contact with hot gas
• F01K 7/22 - Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of enginePlants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processesControl means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processesUse of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines being only of turbine type the turbines having inter-stage steam heating
• F01K 7/32 - Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of enginePlants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processesControl means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processesUse of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines using steam of critical or over-critical pressure
• F01K 9/02 - Arrangements or modifications of condensate or air pumps
• F01K 17/00 - Use of steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plant
• F01K 23/10 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle with exhaust fluid of one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
• F01K 23/14 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engines being mechanically coupled including at least one combustion engine
• F01K 23/16 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engines being mechanically coupled all the engines being turbines
• F01K 25/10 - Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided forPlants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours the vapours being cold, e.g. ammonia, carbon dioxide, ether
• F02C 1/00 - Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of hot gases or unheated pressurised gases, as the working fluid

Abstract

as well as the procedure for generating energy through the use of the cited installation.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01K 21/04 - Steam engine plants not otherwise provided for using mixtures of steam and gasPlants generating or heating steam by bringing water or steam into direct contact with hot gas
• F01K 9/02 - Arrangements or modifications of condensate or air pumps
• F01K 25/04 - Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided forPlants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for the fluid being in different phases, e.g. foamed
• F01K 25/10 - Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided forPlants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours the vapours being cold, e.g. ammonia, carbon dioxide, ether
• F01K 27/02 - Plants modified to use their waste heat, other than that of exhaust, e.g. engine-friction heat
• F02C 7/143 - Cooling of plants of fluids in the plant of working fluid before or between the compressor stages

Abstract

The present invention relates to a facility for generating mechanical energy by means of a combined power cycle, which comprises at least: - means for carrying out a closed or semi-closed, constituent regenerative Brayton cycle, which uses water as a heat-transfer fluid; - means for carrying out at least one Rankine cycle - a constituent fundamental Rankine cycle - interconnected with the regenerative Brayton cycle; and - a heat pump (UAX) comprising a closed circuit that regenerates the constituent regenerative Brayton cycle; as well as to the method for generating energy using said facility.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01K 21/00 - Steam engine plants not otherwise provided for
• F01K 21/04 - Steam engine plants not otherwise provided for using mixtures of steam and gasPlants generating or heating steam by bringing water or steam into direct contact with hot gas
• F01K 25/00 - Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided forPlants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
• F01K 25/04 - Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided forPlants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for the fluid being in different phases, e.g. foamed
• F01K 27/00 - Plants for converting heat or fluid energy into mechanical energy, not otherwise provided for