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Title: Hermetic turbine generator

Abstract

A Rankine cycle turbine drives an electric generator and a feed pump, all on a single shaft, and all enclosed within a hermetically sealed case. The shaft is vertically oriented with the turbine exhaust directed downward and the shaft is supported on hydrodynamic fluid film bearings using the process fluid as lubricant and coolant. The selection of process fluid, type of turbine, operating speed, system power rating, and cycle state points are uniquely coordinated to achieve high turbine efficiency at the temperature levels imposed by the recovery of waste heat from the more prevalent industrial processes.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Ballston Lake, NY
  2. Ballston Spa, NY
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY INC
OSTI Identifier:
864426
Patent Number(s):
US 4362020
Assignee:
Mechanical Technology Incorporated (Latham, NY)
DOE Contract Number:  
FC07-78ET11389
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
hermetic; turbine; generator; rankine; cycle; drives; electric; feed; pump; single; shaft; enclosed; hermetically; sealed; vertically; oriented; exhaust; directed; downward; supported; hydrodynamic; fluid; film; bearings; process; lubricant; coolant; selection; type; operating; speed; power; rating; uniquely; coordinated; achieve; efficiency; temperature; levels; imposed; recovery; waste; heat; prevalent; industrial; processes; rankine cycle; electric generator; temperature levels; industrial processes; waste heat; hermetically sealed; vertically oriented; industrial process; process fluid; turbine generator; turbine efficiency; turbine drives; single shaft; operating speed; turbine exhaust; hermetically seal; power rating; dynamic fluid; /60/290/

Citation Formats

Meacher, John S, and Ruscitto, David E. Hermetic turbine generator. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Meacher, John S, & Ruscitto, David E. Hermetic turbine generator. United States.
Meacher, John S, and Ruscitto, David E. 1982. "Hermetic turbine generator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864426.
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abstractNote = {A Rankine cycle turbine drives an electric generator and a feed pump, all on a single shaft, and all enclosed within a hermetically sealed case. The shaft is vertically oriented with the turbine exhaust directed downward and the shaft is supported on hydrodynamic fluid film bearings using the process fluid as lubricant and coolant. The selection of process fluid, type of turbine, operating speed, system power rating, and cycle state points are uniquely coordinated to achieve high turbine efficiency at the temperature levels imposed by the recovery of waste heat from the more prevalent industrial processes.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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