Patent ID: 6289666
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: F01D,F01K,F02C,F05D,Y02T

Abstract:
A power generating system comprising:a compressor configured for compressing ambient air into compressed air having a pressure greater than at least about four atmospheres and an elevated temperature;a combustion chamber connected to the compressor, wherein the combustor is configured to receive flow of compressed air from the compressor;fuel injection means for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber;liquid injection means for injecting a vaporizable non-flammable liquid into the combustion chamber;a combustion controller for independently controlling the quantity, pressure and temperature of the compressed air, the fuel delivered to the fuel injection means, and the vaporizable liquid delivered to the liquid injection means so the injected fuel and at least a portion of the compressed air is combusted and the injected liquid is transformed into a vapor in the combustor to create, in the combustion chamber, a working fluid consisting of a mixture of unburned compressed air components, fuel combustion products and the vapor during combustion at a predetermined combustion temperature; anda work engine coupled to and supplied with the working fluid formed in the combustion chamber.