EP2972044A4 - Charging pump system for supplying a working fluid to bearings in a supercritical working fluid circuit - Google Patents

Charging pump system for supplying a working fluid to bearings in a supercritical working fluid circuit

Info

Publication number: EP2972044A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: working fluid; bearings; supplying; pump system; charging pump
Prior art date: 2013-03-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP14773079.0A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2972044A1 (en

Inventor

Michael Louis Vermeersch

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Echogen Power Systems LLC

Original Assignee

Echogen Power Systems LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2013-03-13

Filing date

2014-03-13

Publication date

2016-12-14

2014-03-13 Application filed by Echogen Power Systems LLC filed Critical Echogen Power Systems LLC

2016-01-20 Publication of EP2972044A1 publication Critical patent/EP2972044A1/en

2016-12-14 Publication of EP2972044A4 publication Critical patent/EP2972044A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
- F01K7/00—Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
- F01K7/32—Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines using steam of critical or overcritical pressure
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
- F01K1/00—Steam accumulators
- F01K1/10—Steam accumulators specially adapted for superheated steam
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
- F01K25/00—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
- F01K25/04—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for the fluid being in different phases, e.g. foamed
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
- F01K25/00—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
- F01K25/08—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours
- F01K25/10—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours the vapours being cold, e.g. ammonia, carbon dioxide, ether
- F01K25/103—Carbon dioxide
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
- F01K7/00—Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
- F01K7/16—Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines being only of turbine type

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)

EP14773079.0A 2013-03-13 2014-03-13 Charging pump system for supplying a working fluid to bearings in a supercritical working fluid circuit Withdrawn EP2972044A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201361779686P	2013-03-13	2013-03-13
PCT/US2014/026173 WO2014160257A1 (en)	2013-03-13	2014-03-13	Charging pump system for supplying a working fluid to bearings in a supercritical working fluid circuit

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2972044A1 EP2972044A1 (en)	2016-01-20
EP2972044A4 true EP2972044A4 (en)	2016-12-14

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EP14773079.0A Withdrawn EP2972044A4 (en)	2013-03-13	2014-03-13	Charging pump system for supplying a working fluid to bearings in a supercritical working fluid circuit

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20160040557A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2972044A4 (en)
KR (1)	KR20150139859A (en)
BR (1)	BR112015022707A2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2014160257A1 (en)

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