Abstract: An exhaust flap for an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, which has an internal combustion engine and an electronic processing device for a closed-loop control of the internal combustion engine, has a valve element, an actuator for moving the valve element, and a dedicated electronic processing device. The dedicated electronic processing device is configured to receive a first signal which is provided by the electronic processing device of the motor vehicle and which characterizes a first position of the valve element, generate a second signal which characterizes a second position of the valve element as a function of the received first signal, and transmit the second signal to the actuator. The actuator moves the valve element into the second position based on the received second signal.

Abstract: System and apparatus are disclosed for reducing reductant deposit formation in an exhaust aftertreatment system. A directing device is provided in the exhaust flow path upstream of a reductant opening into the exhaust flow path. The directing device is configured to direct an exhaust flow toward the reductant opening and around the directing device to effectively mix the exhaust flow with a reductant provided through the reductant opening to reduce the formation of reductant deposits.

Abstract: A steam turbine unit, in particular for a steam power plant, comprising a steam turbine and a condenser connected to the steam turbine via an evaporation channel is provided. According to the following, a sound damper, particularly a low-frequency sound damper, is acoustically coupled to the evaporation channel.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) is presented for controlling a boundary layer (30) in a diffusing flow path (14) of a power generating machine (16). The apparatus includes a passage (18) in the power generating machine with an inlet (20) and an outlet (22). The apparatus also includes a fluid source (24) coupled to the inlet to transmit fluid into the passage. The apparatus also includes a vortex generator (26) within the passage effective to generate a vortex fluid (12) at the outlet. The outlet is positioned to inject the vortex fluid into the diffusing flow path of the power generating machine in order to control the boundary layer of the diffusing flow path. An apparatus is also provided to enhance the diffusion of a flow path within a power generating machine.

Abstract: An aircraft comprises an outer aerodynamic surface and an exhaust duct having an opening in the outer aerodynamic surface. The duct has a duct wall curved at the opening so as to blend with the aerodynamic surface downstream of the duct. At least one fixed flow diverter is provided for diverting high temperature exhaust gas exiting the duct away from the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening. The curved duct wall provides low aerodynamic drag in cruise. The flow diverter(s) give aircraft designers freedom in terms of where the duct opening can be positioned without compromising the structural integrity of the aircraft through excessive heating of the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening.

Abstract: A system includes a gas turbine enclosure. The system also includes a gas turbine engine disposed in the gas turbine enclosure, wherein the gas turbine engine is configured to output an exhaust flow. The system further includes an exhaust driven eductor configured to draw an air flow through and out of the gas turbine engine enclosure using the exhaust flow. The system yet further includes an exhaust stack coupled to the gas turbine enclosure, wherein the exhaust stack is configured to output a mixed flow of the exhaust flow and the air flow. The system still further includes a diffuser plate disposed within the exhaust stack, wherein the diffuser plate is configured to provide a homogenous flow distribution for the mixed flow downstream of the diffuser plate.

Abstract: An exhaust gas collection system for capturing the exhaust gas emitted by auxiliary engines, auxiliary boilers and other sources on an Ocean Going Vessel (OGV) while at berth or at anchor, so that these gases may be carried to an emissions treatment system for removal of air pollutants and greenhouse gases. The exhaust gas collection system includes a diverter to redirect the exhaust gas normally carried by exhaust pipes to the OGV's stack for release to the atmosphere, to an exhaust gas treatment system. The emissions treatment system may be land-based, water-based, or on the OGV. When the emissions treatment system is land-based, water-based, the exhaust gas is carried to a connection location that accessible by a ducting system to carry the exhaust gas to the emissions treatment system. The exhaust gas collection system preferably includes parallel-flow ducts and a manifold to combine the parallel-flows into a single duct for more convenient routing through the vessel.

Abstract: A steam generator for the generation of steam from recovered heat from the flue gases of the gas cycle of a combined cycle gas turbine power plant comprising at least one high pressure drum; at least one intermediate pressure drum; at least one low pressure drum; steam outlet means to enable extraction of auxiliary process steam from a location downstream of at least one drum. A combined cycle gas turbine power plant including the above.

Abstract: A diffuser having fluidic actuation therein includes a diffuser inlet and an inner barrel extending from proximate the diffuser inlet in a direction relatively downstream of the diffuser inlet. The diffuser also includes an actuating opening in the inner barrel proximate the diffuser inlet. The diffuser further includes a suction opening in the inner barrel located downstream of the actuating opening. The diffuser yet further includes a flow manipulator disposed substantially within the inner barrel.

Abstract: A turbine exhaust case for a turbofan engine comprises a plurality of arcuate acoustic panels assembled into a circumferentially extending inner shroud with circumferential gaps between adjacent acoustic panels. An outer shroud extends circumferentially about the inner shroud. The inner shroud and the outer shroud define an annular gaspath therebetween. A plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart exhaust struts extends radially across the annular gaspath and structurally connects the individual acoustic panels forming the inner shroud to the outer shroud.

Abstract: A condenser that restrains fluctuations in the condenser vacuum in a power generating installation. In particular, the condenser has a circulating path through which cooling water flows; a tube nest for condensing steam from a steam turbine with the cooling water; and a discharge path. Additionally, a bypass tube; a control valve for controlling the flow rate of the cooling water supplied from the circulating path to the discharge path; a recirculating path; and a booster pump that controls the flow rate of the cooling water are provided. One of the temperature, the flow rate and both the temperature and the flow rate of the cooling water to flow through the two tube nests is deviated from the temperature and the flow rate of the cooling water on the upstream side of the circulating path using the control valve and booster pump.

Abstract: An exhaust system for a double flow steam turbine providing a separate external exhaust path from an upper section of a turbine outlet of a first turbine section to a first condenser and a separate external exhaust path from a lower section the turbine outlet of the first turbine section to the first condenser. A separate external exhaust path from an upper section of a turbine outlet of a second turbine section and a separate external exhaust path from a lower section of the turbine outlet of the second turbine section is also provided.

Abstract: An exhaust duct for a gas turbine includes a transition section having an inlet for receiving turbine exhaust gas and a relatively larger outlet for interfacing with an auxiliary section housing an auxiliary device. The transition section has an interior surface extending from the inlet to the outlet. The interior surface has a segment generally adjacent to the inlet that is curved to induce a Coanda effect in which the turbine exhaust gas is caused to flow along said curved surface and to expand for distribution of the turbine exhaust gas over the auxiliary device in the auxiliary section.

Abstract: The invention concerns a steam circuit process device comprising a reservoir for a liquid working medium; a feed pump for supplying working medium from the reservoir to an evaporator, in which the working medium is evaporated; an expander, to which vaporised working medium is fed by the evaporator, which expands by way of performing mechanical work in the expander; a condenser, which follows the expander and is in fluid connection with the reservoir, whereas the working medium is liquefied in the condenser; The invention is characterised in that the steam circuit process device includes an emptying pump for the working medium which is arranged in a by-pass line between the reservoir and a switchable valve system in fluid communication with at least one further component of the steam circuit process device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type steam power generation system comprises a boiler that generates steam and an exhaust gas, an absorption tower that allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed in an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that regenerates discharges a carbon dioxide gas from the absorption liquid, a reboiler that heats the absorption liquid of the regeneration tower, a turbine that is rotationally driven by the steam, a condenser that generates condensate by cooling steam exhausted from the turbine, a compressor that compresses the carbon dioxide gas, and a cooler that cools the carbon dioxide gas, which has been compressed by the compressor, while using a part of the condensate as cooling water. The reboiler is supplied with steam from the turbine and steam generated by the cooling of the carbon dioxide gas at the cooler.

Abstract: A flow-through substrate comprising a sulfur-containing compound distributed throughout the flow-through substrate structure. The flow-through substrate may be used, for example, in the removal of a heavy metal from a fluid such as a gas stream.

Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for electric power production and integrated combustion and emissions control. The invention may include an engine capable of receiving air and fuel, and producing power and an engine exhaust gas. The invention may also include a first reaction zone receiving the engine exhaust gas from the engine configured to combust fuel and air having an equivalence ratio of more than one, thereby generating a first product. The combustion may reduce nitrogen containing species. The invention may also include a second reaction zone receiving the engine exhaust gas from the engine configured to combust fuel and air having an equivalence ratio of less than one, thereby generating a second product. The combustion may reduce or minimize NOx. The invention may also include a mixing zone configured to receive the first product and second product, and mix and react the first and second products, thereby generating an exhaust with reduced NOx levels.

Abstract: A method for operating a power plant is disclosed. The power plant includes a power machine and a flue gas flow path following downstream of the power machine. A flue gas flow path is scavenged with fresh air before the flue gas flow path is acted upon with flue gas. To carry out the scavenging operation, air is extracted from a pressure accumulator and the air is introduced into the flue gas flow path downstream of the power machine. The power machine can be an exhaust gas heat exchanger.

Abstract: Turbine exhaust steam, axially fed between counter-rotating radial flow disk turbines, separates into: (1) a radially inward flow of low enthalpy dry steam, and (2) a radially outward flow of high enthalpy steam, noncondensibles, and condensate. The radially inward flow goes to a conventional condenser. The radially outward flow loses enthalpy turning the disk turbines as it passes in the boundary layers against the disks, thus becoming low enthalpy dry steam, and the counter-rotation of the disks by impinging mass flow of condensate, high enthalpy steam, and noncondensibles sustains a cascade of dynamic vortex tubes in the shear layer between the boundary layers. The low enthalpy dry steam resulting from work being done flows into the condenser through the vortex cores of fractal turbulence. Condensate exits the periphery of the workspace, ready to be pumped back into the Rankine cycle.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing sulfur compounds within a fuel stream for a turbomachine is presented. The system comprises: a turbomachine; a combustion system for burning a fuel including sulfur compounds, the burned fuel delivered to the turbomachine; and a sulfur compound reduction (SR) system positioned to reduce a level of the sulfur compounds in the fuel upstream of the combustion system.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioning system located upstream of the inlet system for a gas turbine. The air conditioning system may include at least one conditioning module for adjusting the temperature of the airstream. The at least one conditioning module may have a plurality of forms including at least one of the following systems: a chiller, an evaporative cooler; a spray cooler, or combinations thereof. The specific form of the at least one conditioning module may be determined in part the configuration of the gas turbine.

Abstract: An exhaust flue is provided for use with a gas turbine engine. The exhaust flue is oriented to channel exhaust gases from a core engine of the gas turbine engine. The exhaust flue includes a radiating portion positioned within an air inlet of the gas turbine engine. The radiating portion is oriented to emit infrared radiation towards an air filter assembly within the air inlet.

Abstract: Systems are provided that may be used to diffuse and deflect the flows of gas into a plurality of gas flows. A gas flow, for example, exhaust gas, may be diffused, that is, spread out by the diffuser. A flow deflector may be coupled to the diffuser so that the gas flow may be result in a plurality of gas flows. By diffusing and allowing a plurality of gas flows, improved gas flows may be achieved.

Abstract: A heat recovery steam generator (“HRSG”) 40, which is closely coupled to a gas turbine, includes a flow controls structural array 10 disposed upstream of the tubes 42 of the HRSG 40. The structural array 10 is formed of a plurality of grate-like panels 18 secured to horizontal supports 24 mounted to the support structure of the HRSG 40. The structural array 10 diffuses the high velocity exhaust stream 14 exiting the gas turbine and redistributes the gas flow evenly throughout the HRSG 40. The structural array 10 reduces wear and damage of the tubes 46.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for manufacturing a housing of an antipollution device including one or more bricks supported by one or more mats therein. One or more main portions are formed, the main portion of the housing defining a formed chamber in which the brick(s) compress the mat(s) between the brick(s) and the main portion to a predetermined density. One or more end portions are formed, for connection of the antipollution device in an exhaust system. When one or more transition portions are formed to connect the main portion(s) and the end portion(s), the main portion(s) is engaged by the apparatus to resist deformation of the formed chamber.

Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed that assist in biasing of a working fluid. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a first portion of a working fluid to a first low pressure turbine and a second portion of the working fluid to a second low pressure turbine, the second portion being greater in quantity than the first portion; processing the first portion of the working fluid in the first low pressure turbine to create a first exhaust fluid and processing the second portion of the working fluid in the second low pressure turbine to create a second exhaust fluid; providing the first exhaust fluid to a first condenser; and providing the second exhaust fluid to a second condenser, wherein the second exhaust fluid is greater in quantity than the first exhaust fluid.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ferritic stainless steel sheet with excellent thermal fatigue properties, including, by mass %, 0.03% or less of C, 1.0% or less of Si, 1.5% or less of Mn, 0.6% or less of Ni, 10˜20% of Cr, 0.05˜0.30% of Ti, 0.51˜0.65% of Nb, 0˜less than 0.10% of Mo, 0.8˜2.0% of Cu, 0˜0.10% of Al, 0.0005˜0.02% of B, 0˜0.20% of V, and 0.03% or less of N, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, having a composition satisfying the following equations (1) and (2) and having a structure in which ?-Cu phase grains each having a long diameter of 0.5 ?m or more are present in a density of 10 or less per 25 ?m2: Nb?8(C+N)?0 . . . (1), 10Si+20Mo+30Cu+20(Ti+V)+160Nb?(Mn+Ni)?100 . . . (2). The ferritic stainless steel sheet, having a relatively inexpensive component composition, has excellent thermal fatigue properties, and is suitable for use in an automotive exhaust-gas path member, including an exhaust manifold, a catalyst converter, a front pipe, or a center pipe.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises: a combustor with an aft end exhaust nozzle that discharges along an axis of the combustor; an eductor with a housing that circumscribes the combustor that has a sideward eductor inlet that intakes generally normal to the combustor axis and an aft end eductor outlet that circumscribes the combustor exhaust nozzle and exhausts along the combustor axis; and an eductor distribution shield mounted within the eductor housing between the eductor inlet and the combustor with a deflection surface that deflects the intake of the eductor inlet around the combustor.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus is disclosed for the operation of a turboprop aircraft engine provided with pusher propellers. In order to reduce thermal loading of the pusher propellers impaired by the hot exhaust-gas flow of the engine and increase the service life of the pusher propellers, cold air from the environment outside of the aircraft engine is fed into, and mixed with, the hot exhaust-gas flow passing the pusher propellers and their connecting structure before the hot exhaust-gas flow reaches the pusher propellers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a working fluid for a steam circuit process carried out in a device comprising a steam generator, an expander, a condenser, and a reservoir for the working fluid, comprising a working medium that evaporates by the addition of heat in a steam generator, performs mechanical work by expanding in the expander during the steam phase, and condenses in the condenser; an ionic fluid serving as an antifreeze component and having a melting point in the reservoir below the freezing point of the working medium, wherein the decomposition temperature of the ionic fluid is above the evaporating temperature of the working medium in the steam generator.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steam generation plant, comprising a steam generator (1) with a combustion chamber (8), an evaporator, a superheater (9), an intermediate superheater (12), a condenser (14), a feed water preheater (16, 19, 19?) regeneratively heated by steam, a steam turbine set (2) with a high-pressure section (4), a medium pressure section (5) and a low-pressure section (6), a flue gas line (22), connected to the combustion chamber (8), an air supply line (21), for the supply of combustion air to the burner in the combustion chamber (8) and an air preheater (3) with flue gas and combustion air passing therethrough. An air line (23) branches off from the air supply line (21) downstream of the air preheater (3) in said steam generation plant and supplies an air-fractionation unit (25). Air coolers (34, 35) are arranged in the air line (23) through which the condensate or feed water from the condensate/feed water circuit from the steam generator (1) flows.

Abstract: Ambient temperature thermal energy cryogenic engine with constant pressure with continuous “cold” combustion at constant pressure and with an active chamber operating with a cryogenic fluid stored in its liquid phase, and used as a work gas in its gaseous phase and operating in a closed cycle with return to its liquid phase. The initially liquid cryogenic fluid is vaporized in the gaseous phase at very low temperatures and supplies the inlet of a gas compression device, which then discharges this compressed work gas, still at low temperature, and through a heat exchanger with the ambient temperature, into a work tank or external expansion chamber fitted or not fitted with a heating device, where its temperature and its volume will considerably increase in order to then be preferably let into a relief device providing work and for example comprising an active chamber according to international patent application WO 2005/049968.

Abstract: A turbine exhaust system includes an exhaust hood inner casing that involves the turbine rotor; an exhaust hood outer casing that forms an exhaust hood, together with the exhaust hood inner casing; a flow guide that forms an annular diffuser flow path; and exhaust hood upper part flow guides each of which serves as means for separating annular plane upper part exhaust steam within a range including a vertical upward flow out of exhaust steam radially discharging from the flow guide into the exhaust hood, from other exhaust steam, to thereby introduce the separated steam to the condenser, wherein exhaust steam introduction-side end faces thereof are located further toward the upper side than the horizontal plane containing the central axis of the turbine rotor.

Abstract: An exhaust diffuser is disclosed for coupling to an exhaust system of a vehicle that, when in one orientation, is designed to exhaust gasses laterally and downwardly from the exhaust diffuser.

Abstract: A cogeneration system is preferably provided with a Stirling engine that has a pillar-shaped heated head, a burner that faces an end surface of the heated head of the Stirling engine, a first exhaust passage that extends along the side surface of the heated head of the Stirling engine, a second exhaust passage that continues from the first exhaust passage and extends along a side of the first exhaust passage opposite to the Stirling engine, and a first heat exchanger that is arranged on a side of the second exhaust passage opposite to the Stirling engine. This cogeneration system can recover more heat energy from combusted gas.

Abstract: A device for influencing an exhaust gas flow, in particular for controlling the sound emission in an exhaust branch of an engine, includes a closure member that is movably arranged in the exhaust gas flow. For example, the closure member comprises a flap driven by a motor to move the closure member in the exhaust gas flow. It is thus optionally possible to produce or influence pressure pulsations in the exhaust gas which lead to an audible sound emission. The device according to the invention provides for a so-called “sound design” of a combustion engine. The driving device (the drive motor and a force transmission member to the closure member) is equipped with an active cooling system.

Abstract: An operating site (1) with an electricity/heat generator (2, 3) which functions on a combustion basis, the waste heat of which generator is to some extent used to heat the operating site (1), wherein the operating site further has at least one thermal treatment chamber (20-25) for the subjecting of products arranged therein to heat and is set up for the exhaust gas of the electricity/heat generator (2, 3) to flow directly through the at least one thermal treatment chamber (20-25). In this case, at least one additional heater (26-32) which functions on a combustion basis for heating of the treatment chamber (20-25) is provided and the exhaust gas which flows through the thermal treatment chamber (20-25) and the exhaust gas of the at least one additional heater (26-32) can be fed to a common post treatment.

Abstract: An exhaust duct for directing a stream of exhaust gases in a gas turbine engine is provided. The exhaust duct comprises an inlet for receiving the stream of exhaust gases from a turbine section of the gas turbine engine; an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet; and a transition portion defining a passage between the inlet and the outlet. The passage comprises an annular region having a first side portion and a second side portion that are separated by a flow splitter. At least one bypass channel interconnects the first side portion and the second side portion of the annular region.

Abstract: A flow guide (8) is provided for an exhaust system (3) of an internal combustion engine (1), especially in a motor vehicle. The flow guide (8) has at least one U-shaped guide plate body (13), which can be mounted with its U-base (14) on a pipe section (4?) of the exhaust system (3) and whose U-legs (15) form in the mounted state a flow guide plate (15) each. The flow guide plate cooperates with an exhaust gas stream (19) being guided in the pipe section (4?) during the operation of the exhaust system (3).

Abstract: Air ducts for portable power modules trailerable over public roads and capable of providing at least approximately one megawatt of electrical power. In one embodiment, the portable power module includes a shipping container having an air inlet and housing a gaseous fuel motor drivably connected to an electrical generator. In one aspect of this embodiment, the air duct includes a body positioned adjacent to the air inlet to at least partially define a first opening parallel to a first direction and a second opening at an angle to the first direction. The body of the air inlet duct further defines a first body dimension in the first direction and a second body dimension in a second direction at least substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the first body dimension being greater than the second body dimension.

Abstract: An apparatus for subliming or condensing a water-containing fluid, which apparatus is provided with a tubular holder (1) having a longitudinal direction and at east one tube (2) extending in that longitudinal direction at least within the holder (1), wherein the holder is provided with at least one inlet (5) and at least one outlet (6), there being further provided at least one supply (3) and at least one discharge (4), which are in communication with the interior of the at least one tube (2), which on one side extends through a wall of the holder an is sealingly secured therein an don the other side within the holder terminates with a free end, closed with respect to the interior of the holder, which free end is guided so as to be slidable in longitudinal direction, by guide means which are located at a distance from the wall in which the tube is scalingly secured.

Abstract: A waste heat recovery system incorporates a contactor for counter current direct heat exchange between a non-condensible gas and a liquid, typically hot water. The water is from a heat source available at the site such as a solar source, a geothermal source, an industrial plant or the like. Hot mainly saturated gas exits from the contactor and drives a motor, typically a turbine. The turbine drive a work consuming device, normally an electric generator. A condenser/separator downstream from the turbine condenses the water vapor and separates the non-condensible gas from the liquid. The liquid from the condenser is preferably recycled or may be discarded.

Abstract: Air ducts for portable power modules trailerable over public roads and capable of providing at least approximately one megawatt of electrical power. In one embodiment, the portable power module includes a shipping container having an air inlet and housing a gaseous fuel motor drivably connected to an electrical generator. In one aspect of this embodiment, the air duct includes a body positioned adjacent to the air inlet to at least partially define a first opening parallel to a first direction and a second opening at an angle to the first direction. The body of the air inlet duct further defines a first body dimension in the first direction and a second body dimension in a second direction at least substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the first body dimension being greater than the second body dimension.

Abstract: A flow by-pass system is provided in a downward-discharging exhaust hood of a steam turbine to by-pass a small percentage of the total steam flow from the top portion of the exhaust hood to the vicinity of the condenser and in that way relieve excess pressure in the top portion incident to the more convoluted path of the main portion of steam passing from the top to the bottom and to decrease energy loss caused by friction and thus to improve turbine efficiency. The flow by-pass system includes by-pass conduits within the front portion of the exhaust hood extending from the top portion to the vicinity of the condenser.

Abstract: A waste heat recovery system includes a chamber. A gas inlet and gas outlet direct the flow of hot gas from a waste heat source to and from the chamber. A working fluid inlet port and working fluid outlet port direct the flow of multicomponent working fluid to and from the chamber. A plurality of heating surfaces are disposed within the chamber. The heating surfaces are formed of tubes which transport the flow of multicomponent working fluid from the inlet port to the outlet port such that the flow of the hot gas from the gas inlet to the gas outlet transfers heat from the hot gas to the flow of multicomponent working fluid.

Abstract: In a process for preheating and deaerating make-up water in a power generation plant by steam, the required make-up water is initially heated up to the saturation temperature without substantial deaeration and is subsequently deaerated. The steam used for heating and deaerating is expanded steam from a condenser, which steam is almost fully condensed during the heating of the make-up water and is recycled to the steam circulation of the power generation plant.

Abstract: This invention relates to a gasification power generation process wherein a product gas A1 obtained by the gasification of coal or petroleum is used as the fuel of a gas turbine 4 for electric power generation, the process comprising the steps of dedusting product gas A1, introducing product gas A1 directly into gas turbine 4 as the fuel thereof to effect electric power generation, and subjecting the exhaust gas A2 discharged from gas turbine 4 to a gas purification treatment including at least desulfurization. This invention can provide a gasification power generation process which is more suitable for practical use from an economic point of view in that a high degree of exhaust gas purification and a marked improvement in thermal efficiency can be achieved and, moreover, the construction of the equipment for carrying out a gas purification treatment including desulfurization can be highly simplified.

Abstract: For cleaning waste air loaded with organic pollutants one uses an adsorptive cleaning plant with a rotating cylindrical body containing an adsorbent through which waste air to be cleaned is passed for adsorption of the pollutants, hot air for desorption of the adsorbed pollutants and cooling air for cooling the desorption zone. Waste air with desorbed pollutants is supplied to an afterburning plant with a firebox. The hot air is formed by mixture of a part of the firebox air heated to 700 to 900.degree. C. produced in the firebox, with the heated cooling air passing out of the cylindrical body. The afterburning plant has two chambers connected via the firebox and filled with a heat-retaining packing, waste air with desorbed pollutants being supplied alternatingly to one of the chambers and clean air removed from the other chamber.

Abstract: A waste heat recovery system is provided where a waste heat source is utilized to vaporize a working fluid which in turn powers a turbine to generate power in a heat engine. A heat exhanger is placed between a waste heat source in an industrial process and an evaporator. The evaporator is connected to a turbine chamber further connected to a multi-chambered condensation unit. Each chamber of the multi-chambered condensation unit has a valved inlet port and a valved outlet port. The valved inlet ports of each chamber of the multi-chambered condensation unit are connected to the turbine chamber outlet. The multi-chamber condensation unit includes a number of condensation chambers, each chamber including a plurality of computer controlled valves. The condesation chambers are sequentially evacuated causing the vapor to be drawn through the turbine and brought into the condensation chambers one at a time. A reservoir is provided which collects the condensate where it is pumped back to the evaporator.

Abstract: A structure comprising an LP module of a steam turbine supported by a concrete support-block carried by posts standing on a concrete raft, and an enclosure constituted by an exhaust box surrounding the LP module and connected thereto via elastic seals and by a condenser provided with bundles disposed beneath the LP module and resting on the raft, wherein the enclosure is made of concrete. The condenser envelope made of concrete is thus totally independent of the turbine and of its support-block.