| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080241027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MERCURY FROM COMBUSTION EXHAUST GAS - A method for reducing mercury emissions in combustion flue gas is provided. The method includes combusting coal such that a flue gas flow is created. The flue gas flow includes at least mercury and carbon-containing fly ash. The method further includes cooling the flue gas flow within a duct and creating turbulence in the flue gas flow. The mercury is removed from the flue gas flow. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080307974 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE IMPROVING ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR PERFORMANCE - A method to facilitate improving electrostatic precipitator performance is provided. The method includes providing an electrostatic precipitator including an inlet, a collector chamber and an outlet, where the collector chamber includes a plurality of discharge electrodes and a plurality of collector electrodes. The method also includes defining a respective discharge electrode V-I performance for each of the plurality of discharge electrodes, identifying a particle removal characteristic for each respective discharge electrode based on the respective discharge electrode V-I performance for each of the plurality of discharge electrodes and positioning each of the plurality of discharge electrodes in the electrostatic precipitator according to the particle removal characteristic for each respective discharge electrode. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090139406 | DISCHARGE ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR ENHANCEMENT OF AN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR - A method for designing a discharge electrode of an electrostatic precipitator, includes:
| 06-04-2009 |
| 20110011262 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF MOISTURE CONTENT IN FLUE GAS - A system includes a direct contact absorber configured to circulate a flow of a liquid desiccant solution for absorbing moisture from a gas stream flowing through the direct contact absorber. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110048002 | TURBINE EXHAUST RECIRCULATION - An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system and a method for recirculating an exhaust gas stream from an outlet to an inlet of a turbomachine are provided. The EGR system includes a guide element to channel the exhaust gas stream from the inlet to the outlet and a Rankine cycle system through which a working fluid is circulated. The Rankine cycle system including serially a high temperature heat exchanger in heat exchange relationship with the guide element; an expansion device coupled to a generator; a low temperature heat exchanger in heat exchange relationship with a cooling medium; and a pump. The exhaust stream at the outlet has a first temperature and the exhaust stream downstream of the high temperature heat exchanger has a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110061386 | HEAT PIPES FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT TO AN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE EVAPORATOR - A first portion of each of a plurality of Qu-type heat pipes is disposed in a hot gas path, and a second portion of each of the plurality of Qu-type heat pipes disposed away from the hot gas path. Also, the first portion of each of the plurality of Qu-type heat pipes extracts heat from the hot gas path and wherein the second portion of each of the plurality of Qu-type heat pipes creates a vapor that exits each second portion of the plurality of Qu-type heat pipes and away from the hot gas path. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110061528 | POWER PLANT EMISSIONS CONTROL USING INTEGRATED ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE - A method of reducing the concentration of pollutants in a combustion flue gas having a first temperature is provided. The method includes the step of providing an organic Rankine cycle apparatus utilizing a working fluid and including at least one heat exchanger is arranged in thermal communication with the flue gas. The method further includes the step of reducing the temperature of the flue gas to a second temperature less than the first temperature by vaporizing the working fluid within the heat exchanger utilizing thermal energy derived from the flue gas. The method further includes the step of filtering the flue gas through at least one filter disposed downstream of the heat exchanger to remove pollutants from the flue gas. An associated system configured to reduce the concentration of pollutants in the combustion flue gas is also provided. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110149288 | GAS MIXTURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFOR - A system including at least one laser device extending a beam through an in-situ non-restrictive flow path of the gas mixture; and a measurer coupled to each laser device for obtaining a plurality of dynamic measurements over time of at least one species in the gas mixture. | 06-23-2011 |