Steam Engine Plants TRIZ Cases
- Stirling Engine Cartridge With Magnetic Coupling for Low-Temp Waste Heat
A modular Stirling engine cartridge uses magnetic coupling between the piston and displacer to eliminate mechanical friction losses.
- ORC Auxiliary Evaporator Pinch Point Elimination
Auxiliary evaporator diverts working fluid for secondary evaporation in organic Rankine cycle systems.
- Supercritical Rankine Cycle Injector for Low-Temperature Heat Recovery
An injector mixes working fluid from a first heat exchanger with fluid from a second heat exchanger before the pump.
- Binary Working Fluid ORC for Geothermal Heat Recovery
A modified organic Rankine cycle uses a binary working fluid to match geothermal heat source profiles.
- Thermodynamic Machine Cavitation Prevention via Auxiliary Gas
Introducing non-condensing auxiliary gas raises system pressure in the pump line, preventing cavitation in low-boiling working fluids for compact ORC designs.
- Organic Rankine Cycle Cogeneration with Segmented Heat Source Circuit
Segmented heat source circuit in organic Rankine cycle module improves temperature matching for low-temperature thermal discharges.
- Supercritical Heat Recovery System for Power Generation
A supercritical working fluid system converts low-quality heat into mechanical power using a single-stage turbine and economizer loop.
- Cascaded ORC Plant with Partializable Turbines for Variable Thermal Loads
A cascaded organic Rankine cycle plant uses partializable turbines to maintain constant rotational speed across varying thermal loads.
- Waste Heat Steam Generator Heating Surface Segmentation
Heating surface segmentation pre-cools exhaust gas upstream of the superheater to regulate steam temperature.
- Steam Turbine Startup Torque Control via Generator Cooling
Varying generator cooling air pressure modulates braking torque, controlling steam turbine rotational speed and preventing blade heating during startup.
- Steam Turbine Overload Valve for Pressure Management
An overload valve diverts reheated steam to lower pressure turbine sections, enabling variable swallowing capacity.
- Heat Transport Network with Organic Rankine Cycle Energy Recovery
A heat transport network integrates an organic Rankine cycle to convert thermal energy into mechanical power.
- Boiler Control System for Steam Blending Stability
A control system maintains fluid pressure and temperature set points across multiple boilers to regulate steam flow.
- Steam Turbine Valve Control for Power System Accident Response
Segmented valve control circuits manage steam flow to suppress turbine overspeed while maintaining reactor pressure stability during power system accidents.
- Strain Augmented Thermodynamic Power Cycle Efficiency
A strain augmented power cycle uses an elastomeric device to store energy from vapor expansion.
- Combined Cycle Power Plant Steam Extraction Control
A control system modulates low pressure steam extraction from a steam turbine engine to a heat recovery steam generator using a heating element and proportional valve.