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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Uop Llc, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stanley Joseph Frey, Palatine, IL (US);
Michael Van de Cotte, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F01D 25/32 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01K 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/32 (2013.01); B01D 5/0057 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F01K 17/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01); F05D 2220/62 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); F05D 2260/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine with a supersonic separator disposed upstream of the turbine. The supersonic separator imparts a swirl on a vapor stream to remove any heavier components. A superheated vapor stream from the supersonic separator is passed through the turbine to reduce the pressure of the vapor stream. At the same time, electricity is generated by the superheated vapor stream via a turbine wheel. The turbine and the supersonic separator can be integrally formed, or they can be discrete components.