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Title: Preheating of fluid in a supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system at cold startup

Abstract

Various technologies pertaining to causing fluid in a supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system to flow in a desired direction at cold startup of the system are described herein. A sensor is positioned at an inlet of a turbine, wherein the sensor is configured to output sensed temperatures of fluid at the inlet of the turbine. If the sensed temperature surpasses a predefined threshold, at least one operating parameter of the power generation system is altered.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1261614
Patent Number(s):
9388817
Application Number:
13/070,910
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Mar 24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

Citation Formats

Wright, Steven A., and Fuller, Robert L. Preheating of fluid in a supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system at cold startup. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Wright, Steven A., & Fuller, Robert L. Preheating of fluid in a supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system at cold startup. United States.
Wright, Steven A., and Fuller, Robert L. Tue . "Preheating of fluid in a supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system at cold startup". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1261614.
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