Patents by Inventor Henrik Fleischer

Henrik Fleischer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240151353
    Abstract: A four-lobe cargo tank for transporting and/or storage of liquefied gases includes four main lobes, each with a cylinder sector outer shell and main lobe axis. The four main lobes are arranged with the four main lobe axis axial-parallel with and about a common main central axis, such that the four main lobes are joined by four web frames with four corresponding diagonally arranged perforated bulkheads directed outwardly from the main central axis. The tank includes a first and a second end cover. Each end cover includes four quarter spherical shell portions, each forming an end portion of the cylinder sector outer shell. The quarter spherical shell portions of the first and second end covers, respectively, are joined and closing toward the main central axis by a first and a second four diagonally arranged cylindrical 45-degree cut pipe portions, which are each arranged with its axis transverse to the main axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Karbon CCS ltd.
    Inventors: Henrik Fleischer, Knut Erik Børseth, Nils Christian Høy-Petersen
  • Publication number: 20240066465
    Abstract: A ship with a flue gas carbon dioxide capture and storage plant has a main engine such as a slow running diesel engine providing flue gas. The flue gas is led via a flue gas heat exchanger with a thermal fluid exit to a re-boiler and arranged for cooling said flue gas. Further cooled flue gas is led into a turbine compressor compressing it up to a compressed flue gas. A combustion chamber is provided with a fuel feed and a pre-mix gas burner for afterburning said compressed flue gas which also burns remaining methane from the diesel engine, resulting in hot afterburned compressed flue gas enriched in CO2. The CO2-absorber (20) leading said CO2-enriched absorber solution to a CO2-stripper (21), operating at e.g. 1 Bar and exporting CO2 to a CO2-compressor (26) to a CO2-export line (28) to onboard CO2 pressure tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Henrik Fleischer, Knut Erik Børseth
  • Publication number: 20240009616
    Abstract: A carbon capture system includes a CO2-containing flue gas from any CO2 producing source connected to a first flue gas compressor of a gas turbine with a corresponding first turbine expander and a generator driven by said gas turbine. The gas turbine includes a first burner and a second burner, wherein the second burner utilizes at least a non-carbon fuel such as Hydrogen (H2) or Ammonia (NH3), so as for increasing a temperature of a first relatively hot compressed CO2-lean flue gas to a second relatively hotter compressed CO2-lean flue gas for being fed into said first expander.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: KARBON CCS LTD.
    Inventors: Henrik Fleischer, Knut Erik Børseth
  • Patent number: 11701613
    Abstract: A method and a plant for capturing CO2 from an incoming flue gas. The flue gas can be exhaust gas from coal and gas fired power plants, cement factories or refineries. The incoming exhaust gas is cooled, mixed with air and compressed, and thereafter introduced into a combustion chamber together with gas and/or liquid fuel. Part of the combustion is achieved by separate burners with cooling/combustion air feed with a volume equal to the volume of CO2 captured. Said burners will elevate the temperature in the combustion chamber allowing combustion of exhaust gas with low oxygen content. CO2 is captured at high partial pressure before expansion by the gas turbine to produce power and generate steam in the heat recovery unit. The gas turbine will operate with high efficiency close to design parameters with respect to inlet temperature, pressure and flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KARBON CCS LTD
    Inventors: Knut Børseth, Henrik Fleischer
  • Publication number: 20230173430
    Abstract: A CO2 capture system includes an intake for CO2-rich exhaust gas to a compressor and one or more outlets for compressed, first CO2-rich gas to a manifold to a shell enclosing parts of a combustion chamber. The combustion chamber has burners to burn fuel and compressed air from a fuel line and an air supply pipe, to form a second, CO2 rich gas. The wall in the combustion chamber has slits to let in the compressed CO2-rich gas to mix with and cool the other CO2-rich gas formed in the combustion chamber of a third CO2-rich exhaust gas. A heat exchanger operates under high pressure and heat exchanges the third, hot CO2-rich exhaust gas from the combustion chamber with returning CO2-poor exhaust gas from a CO2 extraction plant. The returned, heated CO2-poor exhaust gas is led back to an expander driving the compressor and the CO2 extraction plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Knut Borseth, Henrik Fleischer
  • Publication number: 20210060478
    Abstract: A method and a plant for capturing CO2 from an incoming flue gas. The flue gas can be exhaust gas from coal and gas fired power plants, cement factories or refineries. The incoming exhaust gas is cooled, mixed with air and compressed, and thereafter introduced into a combustion chamber together with gas and/or liquid fuel. Part of the combustion is achieved by separate burners with cooling/combustion air feed with a volume equal to the volume of CO2 captured. Said burners will elevate the temperature in the combustion chamber allowing combustion of exhaust gas with low oxygen content. CO2 is captured at high partial pressure before expansion by the gas turbine to produce power and generate steam in the heat recovery unit. The gas turbine will operate with high efficiency close to design parameters with respect to inlet temperature, pressure and flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Karbon CCS Ltd
    Inventors: Knut BØRSETH, Henrik FLEISCHER
  • Publication number: 20140182835
    Abstract: A plant for generation of steam for oil sand recovery from carbonaceous fuel with capture of CO2 from the exhaust gas, comprising heat coils (105, 105?, 105?) arranged in a combustion chamber (101) to cool the combustion gases in the combustion chamber to produce steam and superheated steam in the heat coils, steam withdrawal lines (133, 136, 145) for withdrawing steam from the heat coils, an exhaust gas line (106) for withdrawal of exhaust gas from the combustion chamber (101), where the combustion chamber operates at a pressure of 5 to 15 bara, and one or more heat exchanger(s) (107, 108) are provided for cooling of the combustion gas in line (106), a contact device (113) where the cooled combustion gas is brought in countercurrent flow with a lean CO2 absorbent to give a rich absorbent and a CO2 depleted flue gas, withdrawal lines (114, 115) for withdrawal of rich absorbent and CO2 depleted flue gas, respectively, from the contact device, the line (115) for withdrawal of CO2 depleted flue gas being connect
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SARGAS AS
    Inventors: Knut Børseth, Tor CHRISTENSEN, Henrik FLEISCHER
  • Patent number: 8701764
    Abstract: A plant for generation of steam for oil sand recovery from carbonaceous fuel with capture of CO2 from the exhaust gas, comprising heat coils (105, 105?, 105?) arranged in a combustion chamber (101) to cool the combustion gases in the combustion chamber to produce steam and superheated steam in the heat coils, steam withdrawal lines (133, 136, 145) for withdrawing steam from the heat coils, an exhaust gas line (106) for withdrawal of exhaust gas from the combustion chamber (101), where the combustion chamber operates at a pressure of 5 to 15 bara, and one or more heat exchanger(s) (107, 108) are provided for cooling of the combustion gas in line (106), a contact device (113) where the cooled combustion gas is brought in countercurrent flow with a lean CO2 absorbent to give a rich absorbent and a CO2 depleted flue gas, withdrawal lines (114, 115) for withdrawal of rich absorbent and CO2 depleted flue gas, respectively, from the contact device, the line (115) for withdrawal of CO2 depleted flue gas being connect
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sargas AS
    Inventors: Knut Børseth, Tor Christensen, Henrik Fleischer
  • Publication number: 20110094237
    Abstract: A method for separation of CO2 from the combustion gas of a gas turbine comprising the steps of: withdrawing the combustion gas at an intermediate stage of the turbine, introducing the withdrawn combustion gas into a burner together with compressed air and additional carbonaceous fuel to cause a secondary combustion therein, cooling the combustion gas from the burner, introducing the cooled combustion gas into a CO2 capturing unit, to separate the combustion gas into a CO2 rich gas, that is withdrawn for deposition, and a CO2 lean gas, and reheating and reintroducing the CO2 lean gas into the turbine at an intermediate level and further expand the gas before it is released into the atmosphere, is described. A power generation plant utilizing the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Tor Christensen, Henrik Fleischer, Knut Børseth
  • Publication number: 20110005750
    Abstract: A plant for generation of steam for oil sand recovery from carbonaceous fuel with capture of CO2 from the exhaust gas, comprising heat coils (105, 105?, 105?) arranged in a combustion chamber (101) to cool the combustion gases in the combustion chamber to produce steam and superheated steam in the heat coils, steam withdrawal lines (133, 136, 145) for withdrawing steam from the heat coils, an exhaust gas line (106) for withdrawal of exhaust gas from the combustion chamber (101), where the combustion chamber operates at a pressure of 5 to 15 bara, and one or more heat exchanger(s) (107, 108) are provided for cooling of the combustion gas in line (106), a contact device (113) where the cooled combustion gas is brought in countercurrent flow with a lean CO2 absorbent to give a rich absorbent and a CO2 depleted flue gas, withdrawal lines (114, 115) for withdrawal of rich absorbent and CO2 depleted flue gas, respectively, from the contact device, the line (115) for withdrawal of CO2 depleted flue gas being connect
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: SARGAS AS
    Inventors: Knut BØRSETH, Tor Christensen, Henrik Fleischer
  • Publication number: 20100037771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a plant for CO2 enrichment of a CO2 containing gas, such as an exhaust gas from an industrial plant or a thermal power plant, by means of serially connected centrifuges of cyclones. Enrichment of CO2 reduces the volume of the exhaust gas, increases the partial pressure of CO2 therein and makes a less expensive and more effective capture of CO2 possible. The invention also relates to plants for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: SARGAS AS
    Inventors: Tor Christensen, Henrik Fleischer, Knut Børseth
  • Patent number: 7559977
    Abstract: A method for separation of CO2 from the combustion gas from a thermal power plant fired with fossil fuel, wherein the combustion gas from the thermal power plant is used as cooled, compressed and reheated by combustion of natural gas in a combustion chamber to form an exhaust gas, where the exhaust gas is cooled an brought in contact with an absorbent absorbing CO2 from the exhaust gas to form a low CO2 stream and an absorbent with absorbed CO2, and where the low CO2 stream is heated by means of heat exchanges against the hot exhaust gas leaving the combustion chamber before it is expanded in turbines, is described. A plant for performing the method and a combined plant is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Sargas AS
    Inventors: Henrik Fleischer, Tor Christensen, Knut Borseth
  • Publication number: 20090025390
    Abstract: A method for generation of electrical power mainly from a coal based fuel, where the combustion gas is separated into a CO2 rich stream and a CO2 poor stream in a CO2 capturing unit, the CO2 poor stream is released into the surroundings, and the CO2 rich stream is prepared for deposition or export, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Sargas AS
    Inventors: Tor Christensen, Henrik Fleischer, Knul Borseth
  • Publication number: 20080087328
    Abstract: A method for transport of natural gas through a pipeline from a gas field to a terminal, where there is a risk of condensation of heavy hydrocarbon components in the pipeline during the transport, wherein dry gas is added to the natural gas to reduce the cricondentherm and the cricondentherm of the gas and thus prevent condensation in the pipeline, is described. A plant for carrying out the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: Sargas AS
    Inventors: Tor Christensen, Henrik Fleischer, Knut Borseth
  • Patent number: 7328581
    Abstract: A method for the generation of electrical power from a carbonaceous fuel, wherein the fuel is combusted in presence of oxygen under increased pressure in a combustion chamber is described. The exhaust gas from the combustion is separated into a CO2 rich fraction that is handled so that it does not escape to the surroundings, and a CO2 depleted fraction that is expanded over one or more turbines to power other processes and/or generation of electrical power, before the gas is released into the surroundings, where the temperature in the combustion chamber is reduced under the generation of steam that is expanded over steam turbines connected to electrical generator for the generation of electrical power. Additionally a thermal power plant for the performing of the method is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Sargas AS
    Inventors: Tor Christensen, Henrik Fleischer, Knut Børseth
  • Publication number: 20070006565
    Abstract: A method for separation of CO2 from the combustion gas from a thermal power plant fired with fossil fuel, wherein the combustion gas from the thermal power plant is used as cooled, compressed and reheated by combustion of natural gas in a combustion chamber to form an exhaust gas, where the exhaust gas is cooled an brought in contact with an absorbent absorbing CO2 from the exhaust gas to form a low CO2 stream and an absorbent with absorbed CO2, and where the low CO stream is heated by means of heat exchanges against the hot exhaust gas leaving the combustion chamber before it is expanded in turbines, is described. A plant for performing the method and a combined plant is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Sargas AS
    Inventors: Henrik Fleischer, Tor Christensen, Knut Borseth
  • Publication number: 20070006920
    Abstract: A method and an installation for alternating storage of CO2 and natural gas in a way that ensures minimal mixture of the gases, is described. CO2 and natural gas are alternately stored in a tank installation comprising a plurality of tanks connected in series, where CO2 is always filled and emptied through a first tank in the series of tanks, and where natural gas always is filled and emptied through a last tank in the series of tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Sargas AS
    Inventors: Knut Børseth, Henrik Fleischer