AU2015280321A1 - Energy extraction apparatus and method - Google Patents
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- AU2015280321A1 AU2015280321A1 AU2015280321A AU2015280321A AU2015280321A1 AU 2015280321 A1 AU2015280321 A1 AU 2015280321A1 AU 2015280321 A AU2015280321 A AU 2015280321A AU 2015280321 A AU2015280321 A AU 2015280321A AU 2015280321 A1 AU2015280321 A1 AU 2015280321A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D25/00—Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, other groups
- F01D25/24—Casings; Casing parts, e.g. diaphragms, casing fastenings
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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- H02K7/18—Structural association of electric generators with mechanical driving motors, e.g. with turbines
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
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- F05D2220/62—Application making use of surplus or waste energy with energy recovery turbines
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
- Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
- Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
- Turbine Rotor Nozzle Sealing (AREA)
- Connection Of Motors, Electrical Generators, Mechanical Devices, And The Like (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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| US201462016162P | 2014-06-24 | 2014-06-24 | |
| US62/016,162 | 2014-06-24 | ||
| PCT/US2015/036730 WO2015200134A1 (en) | 2014-06-24 | 2015-06-19 | Energy extraction apparatus and method |
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| AU2015280321A1 true AU2015280321A1 (en) | 2017-01-12 |
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| US (1) | US20170205108A1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP3161262A4 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2017527742A (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN106574501A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU2015280321A1 (enExample) |
| MA (1) | MA40693A (enExample) |
| RU (1) | RU2017100041A (enExample) |
| SG (1) | SG11201610661SA (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2015200134A1 (enExample) |
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| US20170205108A1 (en) | 2017-07-20 |
| SG11201610661SA (en) | 2017-01-27 |
| MA40693A (fr) | 2017-05-02 |
| WO2015200134A1 (en) | 2015-12-30 |
| EP3161262A1 (en) | 2017-05-03 |
| JP2017527742A (ja) | 2017-09-21 |
| CN106574501A (zh) | 2017-04-19 |
| RU2017100041A (ru) | 2018-07-24 |
| RU2017100041A3 (enExample) | 2018-12-25 |
| EP3161262A4 (en) | 2018-03-14 |
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