Integrated power unit

Patent · Tue Apr 11 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5985408

Vershure, Jr, R W; Rodgers, C; Skekleton, J R

A method of generating emergency power with a power plant is described. The system includes: a gas turbine engine including a centrifugal compressor coupled to a radial turbine; a generator coupled to the turbine engine to be driven thereby; an air inlet to the compressor including at least one movable vane for controlling air flow; a reservoir for a combustible fuel; a combustor for receiving and combusting compressed air and fuel to generate gasses of combustion and feeding the gasses to the turbine; a second reservoir for containing a compressed oxidant for combusting fuel from the first reservoir; a second combustor for receiving and combusting fuel from the first reservoir and oxidant from the second reservoir to generate gasses of combustion; means for introducing fuel from the first reservoir into the gasses of combustion from the second combustor to vaporize such fuel; and means for directing combined gasses of combustion and vaporized fuel to the turbine to drive the same. The method described consists of: (a) using the vanes to substantially close the inlet while (b) directing fuel and compressed oxidant to the second combustion to combust the same and (c) directing fuel to the introducing means.

• Assignee: Sundstrand Corp., Rockford, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4819423
• OSTI ID: 5985408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPRESSORS
CONTROL
DESIGN
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
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