Patent ID: 11905882
Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 16:
17. A method for releasing the energy of liquid air comprising:
a. providing liquid air at a pressure of greater than 0.52 MPa;
b. directing said pressurized liquid air to a liquid air recuperator to heat and vaporize said pressurized liquid air and producing vaporized air;
c. directing said vaporized air to a combustor and burning of a fuel in the presence of said vaporized air and producing combustor exhaust;
d. directing said combustor exhaust to a first turbine and extracting power from said combustor exhaust and producing a first turbine exhaust; and
e. directing said first turbine exhaust to said liquid air recuperator to assist in said heating and vaporizing of said pressurized liquid air and then into a separator and separating liquid carbon dioxide from said first turbine exhaust, wherein said first turbine exhaust prior to introduction into said separator for removal of liquid carbon dioxide, is introduced into a water separator and removing liquid water.