TURBOEXPANDER INTER-STAGE HEATING AND NH3 CRACKING

A turbo-expanding cracking assembly (40) includes a plurality of stages (52A-F) each including a rotating blade (54A-F) coupled to an output shaft (42) and a fixed stator (56A-F), at least one heat exchanger (58A-F) configured to transfer heat (76) to an ammonia containing fuel flow (48), and a cata...

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Main Authors SMITH, Lance L, COCKS, Peter, EMERSON, Sean C, HOLLEY, Brian M, MacDONALD, Malcolm
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 28.09.2022
Subjects
AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
BLASTING
COMBUSTION ENGINES
CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
WEAPONS
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Summary:A turbo-expanding cracking assembly (40) includes a plurality of stages (52A-F) each including a rotating blade (54A-F) coupled to an output shaft (42) and a fixed stator (56A-F), at least one heat exchanger (58A-F) configured to transfer heat (76) to an ammonia containing fuel flow (48), and a catalyst (60) that is configured to decompose an ammonia containing fuel flow (48) into a flow containing hydrogen, H2, (50).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20220162576