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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Andrew J. Eifert, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/05 (2006.01); F02C 6/18 (2006.01); F02C 7/08 (2006.01); G21D 1/02 (2006.01); G21D 3/02 (2006.01); G21D 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 6/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/05 (2013.01); F02C 6/18 (2013.01); F02C 7/08 (2013.01); F02C 6/16 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); G21D 1/006 (2013.01); G21D 1/02 (2013.01); G21D 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power-generation system for a nuclear reactor includes a power unit, a reactor heat exchanger, and an auxiliary combustion system. The power unit produces compressed air that is heated by the reactor heat exchanger. The auxiliary combustion system includes an auxiliary combustor located external to the power unit and fluidly connected with the compressed air to increase the temperature of the compressed air.