Power plants inventions 07/06

20060162315 - Waste heat steam generator: The invention relates to a waste heat steam generator of a gas fired and steam powered generator. Said generator comprises a waste heat boiler to which exhaust gas of a gas turbine can be supplied. Said steam generator also comprises at least one evaporator which is located in the waste...

20060162314 - Cooling system for a transition bracket of a transition in a turbine engine: A heat shield for a transition of a turbine engine for coupling a transition component of a turbine engine to a turbine vane assembly to direct combustor exhaust gases from the transition into the turbine vane assembly. The heat shield may be capable of reducing the temperature differential across a...

20060162316 - Atmospheric pressure combustion turbine system: Techniques suitable for recovering energy from a high-temperature gas of an ordinary pressure are provided. A turbomachine has a turbine 16 and compressors 20 and 24. A combustor 12 is disposed at a stage above the turbine 16. A power generating system generates power by passing a working fluid for...

20060162317 - Process for treating compression ignition engine exhaust gas: A process for treating exhaust gas from a compression ignition engine wherein substantially all fuel for combustion is injected into a combustion chamber prior to the start of combustion comprises contacting the exhaust gas with a catalyst comprising a supported palladium (Pd) catalyst....

20060162318 - Exhaust gas purification device: An exhaust gas purification device (6) comprises: first and second catalyst carriers (21, 22) interposed in an exhaust passage (8) of an engine (1), which purify an exhaust gas; a case (20) provided in the exhaust passage, which houses the first and second catalyst carriers (21, 22) in series in...

20060162320 - Engine system and method for efficient emission control device purging: Various systems and methods are disclosed for carrying out combustion in a fuel-cut operation in some or all of the engine cylinders of a vehicle. Further, various subsystems are considered, such as fuel vapor purging, air-fuel ratio control, engine torque control, catalyst design, and exhaust system design....

20060162319 - Method for operating an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, with a first operating range as the lean operating range, to discharge the nitrogen oxide storage catalyst by means of an engine control device switching from the lean operating range...

20060162321 - Method for heating up a catalytic converter: The invention relates to a method for heating up at least one catalytic converter (34) that is disposed in an exhaust gas duct (28) of an internal combustion engine, especially an NOx storage catalytic converter (34) which is mounted upstream of a precatalytic converter (30, 32). According to the invention,...

20060162322 - Method of and apparatus for operating a drive train with an electrical machine: The invention is based on a method for operating an engine drive train having a connectable electrical machine, the electrical machine being drivingly connectable to the engine in whose exhaust gas system an exhaust gas cleaning device is located. A moment output of or drawn by the electrical machine is...

20060162323 - Diesel engine after treatment device for conversion of nitrogen oxide and particulate matter: An automobile exhaust filter that both traps particulates while altering the concentration of one or more gaseous species is provided. This dual functionality is combined in a single device by utilizing a reactive material that simultaneously alters gaseous component concentration while filtering out particulate material. The automobile exhaust filter is...

20060162324 - Method for controlling fuel injection and a motor vehicle: (b) monitoring a course of a run-up of the internal combustion engine (10) after fuel injection has begun and, if a deviation of the course from a desired course is detected, at least partial compensation of the deviation by a motor intervention of the at least one electric machine (26)....

20060162325 - Engine blowby injector and injection system and method for injecting blowby: An engine blowby injection system including a blowby passage, and a blowby injector with a blowby flow outlet sized to inject the blowby flow into an exhaust gas flow generated by an internal combustion engine. The blowby injector includes a cooling mechanism for cooling the blowby flow outlet to reduce...

20060162326 - Construction of coupling exhaust pipes of vehicle: An opening edge of an upstream-side exhaust pipe and an opening edge of a downstream-side exhaust pipe opposed to the opening edge of the upstream-side exhaust pipe are bent radially outward and thereafter radially inward by molding to form a circumference of the upstream-side exhaust pipe and a circumference of...

20060162327 - Regulating device for a hydraulic system: Regulating apparatus for a hydraulic system having at least one valve controlling a consumer, the apparatus including a job computer, a bus connected to the job computer and to the valve, and at least one analog sensor producing a signal for controlling or regulating the consumer. An autonomous controlling and...

20060162328 - Simple action actuator with a hydraulic fast-opening valve for controlling a clutch: An actuator with a simple function for the control of a friction clutch in the drive train of a motor vehicle having a cylinder/piston unit for generating the contact pressure of the clutch should be fast, inherently safe and nevertheless simple and inexpensive. For this purpose, a controllable pump (3)...

20060162329 - Hydrostatic multi-motor drive: With a hydrostatic multi-motor drive unit with a least two hydraulic motors acting upon a common load, a solution should be created, with which a further operating range is covered by the use of several motors and at the same time a simple as possible and problem free coupling of...

20060162330 - Power generation device utilizing river flow or seawater: A conveyor (30) having a plurality of buckets (60) lined up in and fixed to an inner side of a frame (10) is supported so that the conveyor can be circulated in the shape of a loop and substantially horizontally in a substantially vertical plane via rotary shafts (20). The...

20060162331 - A shape memory alloy mems heat engine: A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based heat engine capable of converting thermal energy gradients into mechanical or electrical energy, as well as its fabrication process is disclosed. This heat engine design consists of a stressed oscillating beam formed from a shape memory alloy (SMA) thin film. As the temperature of the...

20060162332 - Reducing power to a shape memory alloy background: An embodiment of a method includes determining when a shape memory alloy completes changing shape based on measurements of a resistance of the shape memory alloy and reducing power supplied to the shape memory alloy after determining when the shape memory alloy completes changing shape....

20060162333 - Engine control system having turbocharger: A control system for an internal combustion engine includes a turbocharger and a throttle valve. The turbocharger that is adapted to supercharging intake air drawn into the internal combustion engine utilizing energy of exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine. The turbocharger includes an electric generator that is adapted to...

20060162334 - Turbo-hybrid automobile: Gas-electric hybrid cars improve both the gas mileage and performance of the automobile. They are most effective when the batteries are fully charged, so the electric motor can take a large role in moving the vehicle. Unfortunately, in practice, the batteries tend to remain about two-thirds charged both in the...

20060162335 - Turbocharger/turbogenerator engine system with inter-unit exhaust after-treatment device: An engine system includes an internal combustion engine having an air intake and an exhaust outlet. An electric generator is driven by the engine. A turbocharger includes a primary turbine driven by engine exhaust gasses and a compressor driven by the turbine. The compressor provides compressed inlet air to the...

20060162336 - Diffuser for an annular combustion chamber, in particular for an airplane turbine engine: A diffuser for a single-head annular combustion chamber of an airplane engine, the diffuser comprising a separator formed by a thin sheet connected by structural arms to inner and outer circularly-symmetrical walls of the diffuser, the diffuser angle for each diffusion stream defined by the separator lying in the range...

20060162337 - Counter swirl shear mixer: The present invention provides a mixer for a gas turbine combustor comprising a plurality of generally annular walls interconnected by at least a plurality of first vanes. The vanes are oriented at angles, so as to create a shear layer between the two flows. A fuel is then injected so...

20060162338 - Evacuation of hot gases accumulated in an inactive gas turbine engine: A gas turbine engine having a gas relief means which is operable to open when the engine is inactive such that hot gases accumulated therein are released....

20060162339 - Gas turbine engine component having bypass circuit: A gas turbine engine component has an annular flange arm, a backing plate mounted to the flange arm and a bypass circuit formed between the flange arm and the backing plate. The bypass circuit includes one or more channels formed in one of the flange arm or the backing plate....

20060156709 - Compression ignition engine and exhaust system therefor: A compression ignition engine operable in a first, normal running mode and a second mode producing exhaust gas comprising an increased level of carbon monoxide (CO) relative to the first mode and means when in use to switch engine operation between the two modes, which engine comprising an exhaust system...

20060156710 - Hybrid vehicle and method for operating a hybrid vehicle: A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, each of which can deliver a torque, particularly in order to drive at least one vehicle wheel. An exhaust gas system having a catalytic converter system is assigned to the internal combustion engine. The conversion activity of the...

20060156711 - Internal combustion engine with secondary air pump for catalyst: A secondary air pump for a small internal combustion engine for supplying secondary air to the exhaust system of the engine upstream of a catalyst element. The air pump includes a thinly-profiled pump housing attached to the crankcase of the engine, an inlet in fluid communication with the atmosphere, and...

20060156712 - Exhaust gas treatment system: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment system for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, and comprises a basic housing and an add-on housing mounted thereon so it is at least partially detachable. The basic housing contains at least one inlet pipe which can be connected...

20060156713 - Hydraulic drive system: A hydraulic drive system for an actuator uses a pair of pressure compensated hydraulic machines to control flow to and from the drive chambers of the actuator by varying the controlled pressure of one of the machines. The machines are mechanically coupled to permit energy recovery and charge an accumulator...

20060156714 - Hydraulic control device for controlling a boom-arm combined operation in an excavator: A hydraulic control device for controlling a boom-arm combined operation in an excavator includes a boom low-speed control spool and an arm high-speed control spool provided on parallel lines for receiving hydraulic flow from a second hydraulic pump via the parallel lines. A boom priority valve is provided on the...

20060156715 - Motor overspeed detection: A motor control system of a combine having a rotor that is simultaneously driven by an engine and a hydraulic motor is configured to determine at overspeed condition of the motor and to disengage the motor from the engine when the overspeed condition exists....

20060156716 - Travel control device for excavators: A travel control device enables a crawler type hydraulic excavator to start slowly regardless of the preset speed ratio whenever the manipulation amount of a manual travel control device is small. The travel control device includes left and right travel motors respectively provided with speed changing mechanisms, a high speed...

20060156717 - Hydraulic stepless speed changer and power transmission device: A hydraulic stepless transmission comprises a first hydraulic system which has first plungers and a swash plate which the first plungers abut on, and a second hydraulic system which has second plungers and a swash plate which the second plungers abut on. In a cylinder block, first and second plunger...

20060156718 - Buoyancy motor: The frame structure contains a main shaft, which turns a rotor hence turning four main bearings by using the force of buoyancy. On the lower section of the frame there is a ball-limiting guide, which is located on the right side of the main shaft. The distance is far enough...

20060156719 - Electrical power generating system: An electrical power generating system which includes a generator having a cylindrical main body having a hollow interior. A permanent magnet piston is arranged for reciprocal axial motion within the hollow interior between opposing ends of the cylinder. Both ends of the cylinder are fitted with end portions having arc...

20060156720 - Combined heat and power system: A combined heat and power system comprising a Stirling engine (1) the head (2) of which is heated by a burner. A heat exchanger (10) absorbs heat from exhaust gases from the burner which have heated the engine head. A supplementary burner (22, 23) generates additional heat which is directly...

20060156721 - Stirling engine having slidable piston: The present invention is a rotary engine having a rotor and a slidable piston that are contained within a stator....

20060156722 - Multiple degree of freedom micro electro-mechanical system positioner and actuator: A micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) positioner, including an actuator and method for making the same, includes a stage formed within a first layer of semiconductor material, along with a series of beams, flexure hinges and controlled input thermal actuators. The actuators are operatively engaged with a second layer, and are...

20060156723 - Device for imparting a whirling motion on the flow of air for supplying a turbo-supercharged internal-combustion engine: A device for imparting a whirling motion on the flow of air for supplying a turbo-supercharged internal-combustion engine is designed to be interposed in the duct for supplying the air upstream of the supercharger for supercharging the engine. The device comprises an elbow-shaped portion of duct and partializing means, which...

20060156724 - Exhaust-gas return system for an internal-combustion machine and method of returning exhaust gas: An exhaust gas return system for an internal-combustion machine which comprises a low-pressure supply line extending from an inlet to a compressor. From the compressor a high-pressure supply line extends to the internal-combustion machine. From the internal-combustion machine a high-pressure exhaust gas line extends to a turbine. From the turbine...

20060156725 - Power generation from solar and waste heat: The invention relates to the generation of electricity and the ventilation of urban areas with the use of waste heat from air-conditioning systems, waste organic matter, fuel cells and wind. A first aspect relates to the creation of a column of rising air in a stack to drive electricity-generating turbines....

20060156726 - Cooling system: A cooling system using a heat differential power system and apparatus for cooling and generating mechanical and/or electrical power in a system are presented. A number of embodiments are presented. In each embodiment a heat differential power system is implemented which dissipates heat created by heat-generating components, such as, but...

20060156727 - Method and apparatus for phase change driven actuator: A phase change driven actuation device comprises an elongate combustion tube having: an inlet section, including an inlet for combustible material; an extinguishing section; and an ignition section, including an igniter displaced along a length of the tube from the inlet section to ignite the combustible material. A fluid is...

20060156728 - Multistage turbocompressor: A multistage turbocompressor, designed as a geared compressor with an integrated gear, contains a central greater wheel (9) that meshes with a plurality of pinions (14, 15), wherein each pinion (14, 15) is mounted, in a manner adapted to rotate in unison, on a pinion shaft (16, 17). A bladed...

20060156729 - Catalytic combustor and method for substantially eliminating various emissions: A combustor for a gas powered turbine which employs a heat exchanger and a catalyst to combust a fuel without the emission of undesired chemical species. A gas powered turbine requires expanding gases to power the turbine blades. Fuel is combusted to produce the required gases. A catalyst is employed...

20060156730 - Multiple venturi tube gas fuel injector for a combustor: A gas fuel injector includes a first header plate; a second header plate spaced downstream from the upstream header plate; and a plurality of venturi tubes arranged in rows and sealably secured to the first and second header plates. Each of the venturi tubes includes an inlet section, a throat...

20060156731 - Heat shield for a fuel manifold and method: The manifold includes supports which slidably engage a heat shield to floatingly suspend it around the manifold....

20060156732 - Air and fuel venting device for fuel injector nozzle tip: In a fuel injector assembly, for an internal combustion engine such as a gas turbine engine, a generally cylindrical air transfer sleeve is, in one embodiment, juxtaposed around a shroud, the sleeve having a peripheral inner recessed cavity, the outer end thereof encompassing a plurality of air inlets and the...

20060156734 - Gas turbine combustor: A combustor (18) for a gas turbine engine (10) includes a combustor burner (34) receiving an oxidizer flow (36). The combustor burner includes an annular vortex generator (38) disposed around a central region (40) of the burner. A fuel outlet (46) is disposed proximate the vortex generator for discharging a...

20060156733 - Integral heater for fuel conveying member: A fuel conveying member for an engine, the fuel conveying member having heating means integrated therein to permit pyrolysis of carbonaceous deposits....

20060156735 - Gas turbine combustor: A gas turbine combustor (23) includes a catalytic combustion stage (22) receiving a first portion (18) of a total oxidizer flow (16) and a first portion (30) of a total fuel flow (29) and discharging a partially oxidized fuel/oxidizer mixture (40) into a post catalytic combustion stage (24) defined by...

20060156736 - Method and apparatus for controlling fuel flow to an engine: A method for selectively interrupting fuel flow to an engine. The method comprises: in a normal mode, enabling a normal interruption signal for interrupting the fuel flow in response to a normal shutdown signal; and in an emergency mode, enabling an emergency interruption signal for interrupting the fuel flow in...

20060150611 - Systems and methods for plasma propulsion: A plasma propulsion system for aerospace and other applications is disclosed in which an ionized fluid is accelerated through the system by an electric field. The electrons separated from the ionized fluid are accelerated in a direction opposite the ionized flow. A magnetic field decelerates the electrons. The decelerated electrons...

20060150612 - Thrust vector control: A thrust vector control system for a flight vehicle comprises a fixed nozzle defining a first thrust vector direction and at least one exhaust deflector moveable to a location downstream of said fixed nozzle to provide a second thrust vector direction. Movement of the at least one exhaust deflector may...

20060150613 - Thrust reverser actuator system flex shaft assembly: A thrust reverser system drive shaft assembly is provided that includes a first shaft and a barrel. The first shaft has an end section and comprises an age-hardenable martinsitic steel alloy material having fracture toughness, stress corrosion cracking resistance, and a tensile strength of at least about 285 ksi during...

20060150614 - Ionizing fluid flow enhancer for combustion engines: An ionizing fluid flow enhancer for a fluid conduit of a combustion engine includes a housing having an inlet configured to receive an inlet flow of fluid; at least one fluid modification element, disposed along the housing, configured to chemically alter the flowing fluid; and a spiral vane assembly, configured...

20060150615 - Method for regulating the mixture in an internal combustion engine: The invention relates to a method for regulating the mixture in an internal combustion engine by means of a catalytic converter and a lambda probe that is placed downstream of the catalytic converter. Depending on the historical signal values, said method determines whether intervention in the formation of the mixture...

20060150616 - Strategy for quenching incipient combustion of residual homogeneous charges during compession strokes in a diesel engine: During regeneration of a DPF (22), cylinders of a diesel engine (12) are fueled by main injections and post-injections. This creates exhaust having sufficiently high temperature and suitable constituent content to cause particulates trapped in the DPF to burn off. However, residual unburnt fuel will create an air-fuel mixture that...

20060150617 - Exhaust system for an engine: A four-cycle engine is provided that includes an exhaust port for releasing combusted gas from the engine and an exhaust system. The exhaust system includes an exhaust pipe coupled with the exhaust port, a first catalyst, a second catalyst, and a secondary air introduction pipe. The first catalyst is disposed...

20060150618 - Secondary air deliver device for an internal combustion engine: In a secondary air delivery device for an internal combustion engine comprising a secondary air charger with a compressor and a turbine which is driven by the vacuum generated in the engine intake duct and which drives the compressor that delivers secondary air to the engine exhaust duct, wherein the...

20060150620 - Exhaust gas control valve: An exhaust gas control valve includes a valve seat, a valve plate having a first exhaust gas pressure receiving area corresponding to an opening area and a second exhaust gas pressure receiving area larger than the first area; and a spring for closing the valve. In a closed state, gas...

20060150619 - Exhaust passage control valve: Exhaust passage control valve 10 may comprise housing 30, valve member 20, and helical torsion spring 40. Housing 30 has an exhaust passage. Exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine flows through the exhaust passage of the housing 30. Valve member 20 opens and closes the exhaust passage of the...

20060150621 - Method and device for controlling temperature rise of autonomous inverter-driven hydraulic unit: An apparatus for warm up control of an autonomous inverter-driven hydraulic unit has a warm up control section and a switch section. The warm up control section performs a predetermined process using a current speed and current pressure as input information and outputs a first switch command. The switch section...

20060150622 - Hydraulic machine of boosting and recovery of the liquid in internal movements in the electric energy produciton: The hydraulic machine consists one or more steel tank (1), one pipe (2) or more made of steel, level tank (3) made of iron, cylinder (4) chamber built of iron, cylinder (5) built of chromed iron, pneumatic cylinders (6) right side pneumatic cylinders (8), pneumatic cylinder (9), plug or valve...

20060150623 - Fluid powered control system with a load pressure feedback: An apparatus controls fluid flow to an actuator. A feedback mechanism responds to a pressure differential that occurs across the actuator by altering the fluid flow. That pressure differential indicates acceleration of the actuator that can occur when the load acting thereon varies. Thus as the actuator accelerates, the apparatus...

20060150624 - Directional shift in hydrostatic drive work machine: A method of performing a directional shifting event in a hydrostatic drive work machine, and a hydrostatic drive work machine is provided. The method includes the step of adjusting a pump displacement of a variable displacement pump coupled with an engine and a hydraulic motor of the work machine, at...

20060150625 - Natural forces power system: The two forces used are gravity and the atmospheric pressure. Gravity initiates the power phase by causing the water to fall from the elevated sealed water tank 10 to turn the turbine 32. The water lowers to 33.95 feet above ground level within the sealed water tank 10. A vacuum...

20060150626 - Production installation: A production installation (1) for utilizing wave energy in which production installation there are two or more production units (4) and the water mass (V) of the water basin is adapted to actuate production units (4) or their parts located at the bottom (P) of the water basin or in...

20060150627 - Drive apparatus, drive system, and drive method: An actuator has two shape memory alloys (SMAs) connected in a push-pull arrangement to a movable part. By passing current to each of the SMAs from a drive circuit part, the movable part can be driven. When a target position signal of the movable part is input to the drive...

20060150628 - Method for controlling engine air/fuel ratio: A system for controlling engine air/fuel ratio includes an engine, a compressor having an inlet receiving air. The compressor discharges air to the engine intake. A recirculation path is provided from the compressor discharge to the compressor inlet. A controllable valve is located along the recirculation path. A controller is...

20060150629 - Use of intersecting vane machines in combination with wind turbines: Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a fluid compressor comprising: a rotatable turbine mounted to a mast; a toroidal intersecting vane compressor (TIVC) characterized by a fluid intake opening and a fluid exhaust opening, wherein the rotation of the turbine drives the compressor. The combination of...

20060150630 - Condensers and their monitoring: Disclosed is a method for operating a condenser of the type having a housing inside of which is disposed a bundle of water tubes, a steam inlet for steam to flow inside the housing for contacting the tube bundle for cooling, and having a stagnant air zone during operation wherein...

20060150632 - Gas turbine engine: A gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger for heating an airflow. The engine is arranged so that in use the heat exchanger is heated and in turn heats the airflow....

20060150631 - Liquid fuel recirculation system and method: A recirculation system for circulating distillate during gas fuel operation so as to reduce or eliminate distillate carbon formation. The recirculation system keeps the distillate's temperature below the carbon formation limit by circulating the distillate back to a storage tank to cool the distillate due to a volume of the...

20060150633 - Starting and controlling speed of a two spool gas turbine engine: Two spool gas turbine engines are often used to drive variable speed loads, such as an electric generator, or the fan/propeller of aircraft engines. The gas turbine engine must be designed to withstand transient speed and temperature conditions which are encountered when sudden changes to the load on the generator,...

20060150634 - Apparatus and method for reducing carbon monoxide emissions: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for reducing the carbon monoxide emissions emitted by a pilot injector of a gas turbine combustor. Multiple embodiments of a means for establishing a recirculation zone are disclosed whereby a portion of the fuel and air mixture from the pilot injector recirculates...

20060150635 - System for catalytic combustion: A system comprising a compressor (10) having an inlet stream (25) and an outlet stream (26), a pre-heater (12) having a process inlet stream (29) and a process outlet stream (31), a catalytic combustor (13) having an inlet stream (32) and an outlet stream (33) and containing an catalyst, and...

20060144034 - Gas turbine installation: A gas turbine installation which includes a compressor which compresses supplied air and discharges the same, a combustor which combusts the compressed air obtained from the compressor and fuel and produces combustion gas, a turbine which is driven by combustion gas provided from the combustor, a regenerative heat exchanger which...

20060144035 - Photon spacecraft: A spacecraft propulsion system utilizing photon particles to create negative energy over the hull in order to generate a lift force on the hull....

20060144036 - Turbine engine nozzle: A turbine engine nozzle assembly has an upstream flap and a downstream flap pivotally coupled thereto for relative rotation about a hinge axis. An actuator linkage is coupled to the flaps for actuating the nozzle between a number of throat area conditions. First and second mode struts respectively restrict rotation...

20060144037 - Rocket nozzle material: An aluminum burning rocket engine lining. The lining material is or includes one or more transition metal carbides of tantalum, niobium or vanadium. Applicants have determined that in aluminum burning rocket engines molten Al2O3 coats the inside surface of the throat of the rocket nozzle protecting certain transition metal carbides...

20060144038 - Internal combustion engine having an exhaust particulate filter: A control unit prevents overheating of a particulate filter in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine during regeneration of the particulate filter if the regeneration deviates from prescribed conditions. Overheating is prevented using one of two engine operations: a first operation with a relatively lower exhaust temperature and...

20060144039 - Aid system for regeneration of a particle filter in an exhaust line of a diesel engine: c

20060144040 - Controlling exhaust temperatures: An exhaust manifold cooling jacket has internal passages for the circulation of liquid coolant and encloses an exhaust manifold such that a gap is created between the exhaust manifold and cooling jacket. Flowing coolant through the jacket regulates outer jacket temperature while enabling high intra-manifold exhaust gas temperatures for thorough...

20060144041 - Dynamic mass transfer rapid response power conversion system: The present invention features a rapid fire rapid response power conversion system comprising (a) a chamber having at least one fluid port configured to supply combustible fluid to the chamber, and an out-take port; (b) a compressor for supplying compressed combustible fuel to the chamber at a variable pressure to...

20060144042 - Hydraulic power supply system: Multiple hydraulic machines are located in a common housing. The swashplates are located in longitudinal bores and the barrels in transverse bores. Valve housings are located on either side to accommodate control valves and circuitry. The barrels are mechanically coupled by a gear train for conjoint rotation....

20060144043 - Heat recovery equipment: Heat recovery equipment recovers heat from flue gas. The heat recovery equipment includes a power generation plant that drives a steam turbine by superheated steam produced in a boiler, and an exhaust-gas treatment line that treats flue gas output from the boiler. The exhaust-gas treatment line includes a first air...

20060144045 - Control system for diesel engine elevated idle and variable nozzle turbo control for stationary vehicles: A control system and method for increasing engine temperature for an engine having a variable nozzle turbo (VNT) is provided. An offset idle module generates an offset idle signal. A normal boost module calculates a normal boost. A supplemental boost module calculates a supplemental boost. An offset boost module generates...

20060144044 - Control system to minimize white smoke using variable nozzle turbo: An engine system and method for operating an internal combustion engine includes a turbocharger that generates a boost to the engine. A coolant temperature of the engine is determined along with other based engine inputs and calculated values. A normal boost based on operating conditions of the engine is determined....

20060144046 - Supercharged internal combustion engine: A supercharged internal combustion engine system wherein the supercharger assembly includes an ejector pump driven by high-pressure air for pumping intake air into engine combustion chamber. Included are means for sensing engine power demand and controlling the supercharging action. A compressor and an air tank for providing high-pressure air for...

20060144047 - Vapor compression refrigerating device: In an automotive vehicle having a heater for a heating operation for a passenger room of the vehicle with use of waste heat of an engine, a vapor compression refrigerating device comprises a refrigerating cycle for a cooling operation for the passenger room. The vapor compression refrigerating device further comprises...

20060144048 - Method and device for converting heat into mechanical or electrical power: The invention relates to thermal energy converters and a method for increasing the efficiency thereof. Said method is based on thermodynamic phase transformation of some solid materials within a very narrow temperature range, e.g. the shape memory effect (SME) or the magnetocaloric effect (MCE). According to the invention, a gradient-type...

20060144049 - Method for reducing the nox emissions from a burner arrangement comprising a plurality of burners, and burner arrangement for carrying out the method: In a method for reducing the NOx emissions from a burner arrangement comprising a plurality of burners (B1, . . . , Bn), in particular in a gas turbine, which burners (B1, . . . , Bn) are operated in parallel and each burner supplied fuel by means of combustion...

20060144050 - Integrated mount duct for use with airborne auxiliary power units and other turbomachines: An integrated mount duct includes a load ring for mounting a turbomachine to a flight vehicle, wherein the load ring has a cylindrical shape with a flange edge and a stepped edge, and comprises one or more mechanical attachment members disposed on an outside surface of the load ring, the...