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POWER GENERATION FROM CRYOGENIC ENERGY.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : HOSOYA Y.

Type of article: Article

Summary

TOKYO ELECTRIC HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRYOGENIC POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS. IN 1979, AS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD A DEMONSTRATION PLANT WAS SUCCESSFULLY PUT INTO OPERATION. THIS 442 KILOWATT UNIT ADOPTED THE DIRECT EXPANSION/PROPANE RANKINE SYSTEM CONSUMING LNG AT THE RATE OF 10 TONS/HOUR. THIS WAS FOLLOWED IN 1980, BY ANOTHER 241 KILOWATT DEMONSTRATION UNIT WITH 5 TONS/HOUR LNG CONSUMPTION ADOPTING MIXED WORKING FLUID RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM. THEY WERE SUBJECTED TO VARIOUS TESTS TO VERIFY THEIR PLANT PERFORMANCE, LOAD FOLLOWING CAPABILITY, DURABILITY, ETC.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1984-2194
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Cryogenics/ Cryog. Eng. - vol. 19 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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