WO2017051141A1 - Turbine à gaz comprenant un moteur à piston libre - Google Patents

Turbine à gaz comprenant un moteur à piston libre Download PDF

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WO2017051141A1
WO2017051141A1 PCT/GB2015/052796 GB2015052796W WO2017051141A1 WO 2017051141 A1 WO2017051141 A1 WO 2017051141A1 GB 2015052796 W GB2015052796 W GB 2015052796W WO 2017051141 A1 WO2017051141 A1 WO 2017051141A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02C5/00—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the working fluid being generated by intermittent combustion
    • F02C5/06—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the working fluid being generated by intermittent combustion the working fluid being generated in an internal-combustion gas generated of the positive-displacement type having essentially no mechanical power output
    • F02C5/08—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the working fluid being generated by intermittent combustion the working fluid being generated in an internal-combustion gas generated of the positive-displacement type having essentially no mechanical power output the gas generator being of the free-piston type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B11/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines without rotary main shaft, e.g. of free-piston type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B11/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines without rotary main shaft, e.g. of free-piston type
    • F01B11/001—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines without rotary main shaft, e.g. of free-piston type in which the movement in the two directions is obtained by one double acting piston motor
    • F01B11/002—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines without rotary main shaft, e.g. of free-piston type in which the movement in the two directions is obtained by one double acting piston motor one side of the double acting piston motor being always under the influence of the fluid under pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
    • F01B11/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines without rotary main shaft, e.g. of free-piston type
    • F01B11/02—Equalising or cushioning devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B71/00—Free-piston engines; Engines without rotary main shaft
    • F02B71/04—Adaptations of such engines for special use; Combinations of such engines with apparatus driven thereby
    • F02B71/06—Free-piston combustion gas generators per se

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  • the present invention relates to a gas turbine, the combustion chamber of which is replaced by a hydraulic free-piston engine, thereby increasing the efficiency of the gas turbine.
  • the invention is also concerned with an improved design of free-piston engine.
  • gas turbines It is known to use a gas turbine to generate power, and gas turbines are widely used in power stations, aircraft, nautical vessels, trains and tanks. Combustion in gas turbines takes place at constant pressure. However, energy released during constant-pressure combustion is less than the energy released during constant-volume combustion.
  • the present invention aims to provide a gas turbine which operates at constant-volume combustion, and also a new type of free-piston engine.
  • a gas turbine configured to operate at close to constant-volume combustion, comprising an upstream compressor coupled to a downstream turbine with at least one free- piston engine in- between, the free-piston engine replacing the combustion chamber of the gas turbine.
  • the free-piston engine preferably comprises two opposed pistons arranged in an elongate cylinder having at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port with uniflow scavenging; a synchronising linkage between the two opposed pistons; a connection from each of the two pistons to an air-filled bounce chamber and to a hydraulic bounce accumulator; and hydraulic transmission from said free-piston engine to a load such as an alternator.
  • Free-piston engines were developed in the first half of the 20 th century for use in air compressors, amongst other applications.
  • the present applicant in GB 2500440 A proposed a CHP application using a two -stage hydraulic pump arrangement with each piston, one stage providing hydraulic bounce and the other the hydraulic output; a pneumatic bounce is preferably also included.
  • a further aspect of the present invention relates to an improvement in the design of free-piston engines, in which a hydraulic bounce system is incorporated in parallel to the hydraulic power output, so that the pressures in the two systems are independent of each other.
  • This functions are preferably integrated in a symmetrical fashion in a single cylinder block, reducing imbalances and allowing design freedom in the sizes of, and pressures in, the two hydraulic functions.
  • the theoretical Otto cycle for the free-piston engine comprises adiabatic compression during the compression stroke, close to instantaneous combustion at virtually constant volume, adiabatic expansion during the expansion stroke and heat rejection.
  • the hydraulic free-piston engine offers the potential to come close to achieving a theoretical Otto cycle with resulting high efficiency.
  • An optimum Otto cycle also requires rapid combustion and therefore the present invention deploys homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) in which the fuel-air mixture is compressed to the point of auto-ignition.
  • HCCI homogeneous charge compression ignition
  • ignition occurs at many points on a molecular scale simultaneously throughout the combustion chamber, giving rise to extremely rapid heat release. This extremely rapid combustion and the resulting rapid increase in pressure lead to high acceleration of the pistons, which causes a rapid increase in combustion chamber volume.
  • the HCCI is achieved by reaching a very high compression ratio. Therefore, optimal conditions in the engine comprise close to constant-volume combustion, a lean fuel: air mixture and a high compression ratio. To achieve and maintain this optimum cycle, it may be necessary to make adjustments to the apparatus, such as to adjust the stroke, compression ratio, bounce characteristics, supercharge pressure and fuehair ratio. These optimal conditions of HCCI, giving close to constant-volume combustion, a lean mix and a high compression ratio enable the high efficiency of the free-piston engine and of the resulting gas turbine combination.
  • Figure 1 shows a typical gas turbine
  • Figure 2 illustrates the main components of a standard gas turbine configured with a separate work turbine driving an alternator, as used in a power station;
  • Figure 3 shows a graph depicting different pressure/volume diagrams for various thermodynamic cycles;
  • Figure 4 schematically shows a gas turbine embodying the present invention
  • Figure 5 illustrates the elements of the free piston engine incorporated in the gas turbine
  • FIG. 6 is a detail showing the hydraulic pump used in the embodiment.
  • a typical gas turbine 101 is illustrated in Figure 1 .
  • Gas turbines are widely used in aeroplane engines, as well as power stations, nautical vessels, trains and tanks.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the main components of a standard gas turbine.
  • a gas turbine typically comprises an upstream compressor 201 coupled to a downstream turbine 202, with a combustion chamber 203 in-between.
  • atmospheric air passes through the compressor 201 which compresses the air to a higher pressure.
  • the compressed air is then ignited in a fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber 203, thereby producing high temperature gas which enters the turbine 202 and on to a work turbine 204.
  • the work from the turbine 202 is used to drive the air compressor, and the work from the work turbine 204 may be used to drive devices such as an electric generator.
  • the present invention has particular application to a gas turbine in which the combustion chamber 203 has been replaced with at least one hydraulic free-piston engine.
  • a compression ratio of approximately 10:1 which occurs in a typical spark- ignition engine, is shown at 301. Further, a compression ratio of approximately 20:1 , as occurs in a typical diesel engine, is shown at 302. Line 303 is representative of the constant-pressure combustion taking place at a compression ratio of approximately 40:1 which occurs in a standard gas turbine.
  • Line 304 is representative of the constant-volume combustion taking place in embodiments of the present invention, which uses a hydraulic free-piston engine to replace the combustion chamber of the gas turbine.
  • the hydraulic free-piston engine operates at very close to constant-volume combustion because the air/fuel mixture is contained within the space between the pistons and the volume changes only after the moment of detonation, which is extremely rapid (microseconds).
  • the replacement of the combustion chamber of the gas turbine with a hydraulic free-piston engine allows the gas turbine to operate at a higher efficiency than a standard gas turbine. This is because free-piston engines advantageously make more efficient use of energy, thereby using less fuel and producing lower emissions in comparison to conventional gas turbines with constant- pressure combustion chambers.
  • Such an apparatus 401 embodying the present invention, is shown in Figure 4.
  • at least one hydraulic free-piston engine 402 is deployed in place of the usual combustion chamber in the gas turbine.
  • the hydraulic free-piston engine 402 is capable of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI), has a very high compression ratio and uses a lean fuekair ratio as the power source.
  • HCCI homogeneous charge compression ignition
  • a free-piston engine can be crudely described as an internal combustion engine that runs without a crankshaft.
  • the power cycle is a two-stroke cycle wherein the two pistons compress the charge and ignite it, a power stroke follows and the exhaust gases flow out of the cylinder.
  • the combustion chamber is formed in the space between the two pistons after the compression stroke.
  • the free-piston engine 402 has at least one air inlet 528 and at least one outlet or exhaust 403, connected to a cylinder in which two opposed pistons, described later, move in opposition.
  • the intake air is supplied from a compressor 410, driven by a turbine 409 itself driven by the exhaust from the free-piston engine 402.
  • Each piston of the engine is connected to a two-function hydraulic pump, giving two hydraulic outputs.
  • One of these functions is connected to a hydraulic bounce accumulator 408, and the other, being the hydraulic work output of the motor, is connected via non-return valves 452 and a further hydraulic accumulator 404 to a hydraulic motor 405, itself further connected to an alternator 406 and a cooler/filter 407.
  • the outputs of the two hydraulic pumps driven by the two engine pistons are here connected to the same motor, though they could be separate.
  • the further hydraulic accumulator 404 serves to smooth the output of the engine.
  • a hydraulic accumulator is usually constituted by a closed container in which is a diaphragm which separates the hydraulic fluid from the pressurising gas in the closed container, thus storing energy. Piston versions can also be used.
  • the elements of the free-piston engine 402 shown in Figure 4 are illustrated in more detail in Figure 5.
  • the hydraulic free-piston engine 402 has a casing 510 enclosing two opposed pistons 502 arranged to move in opposition in an elongate cylinder 503, forming a common combustion chamber 504.
  • a mechanical synchronising linkage (here a rack- and-pinion mechanism, though a hydraulic or other linkage is conceivable) 505 maintains the two opposed pistons in exact synchronisation.
  • the free-piston engine 402 comprises at least one inlet port 530 and at least one outlet port 531 with uniflow scavenging 506.
  • the outlet port 531 is connected to the exhaust 403.
  • Air inlets 528 at each end of the casing allow air into an outer annular chamber 520, from where it is drawn via non-return valves 522 into an annular chamber 509 located inwardly of the first chamber 520; the former chamber 509 constitutes the air bounce chamber to be described. Finally, air is pressed by the returning piston 508 through further non-return valves 525 into the interior of the casing (scavenge chamber 526).
  • Each of the two free pistons 502 has a rebound device or bounce function which acts to store the energy necessary to create the next compression stroke.
  • the rebound has two components, hydraulic and pneumatic.
  • the former is provided by one part of each of a pair of four-cylinder hydraulic pumps 507, and the latter by the pneumatic bounce chambers and pistons 509, 508 already described.
  • the other pair of cylinders in the hydraulic pumps 507, forming the output of the engine, is connected to the hydraulic accumulator 404 to smooth out pulsations in the hydraulic fluid flow before the motor 405.
  • the free engine pistons 502 are connected to the air bounce pistons 508 in the air bounce chambers 509. They are also connected via ball joints 542 to yokes 540, which drive four pistons 602, 603 in the hydraulic pumps 507, as described below.
  • the ball joints compensate for any small mis-alignment between the engine cylinder and the hydraulic cylinders.
  • One of the hydraulic pumps 507 is illustrated in Figure 6.
  • the pump is based around a cylinder block having four parallel cylinders arranged in two diametrically opposed pairs 602, 603.
  • One pair 602 has a smaller diameter, and these cylinders are connected to the hydraulic bounce accumulators 408.
  • the cylinders of the other, larger, pair 603 provide the power output and, via the non-return valves 452, supply the hydraulic motor 405 via the hydraulic accumulator 404.
  • the symmetrical arrangement of the pairs of cylinders, in a diamond- or rhombus-shaped configuration in cross-section, with respect to the axis of the engine), largely eliminates the possibility of imbalance.
  • the tapering outwards of the fluid-flow passages reduces the velocity of fluid flow and hence friction and turbulence losses in the system.
  • the length of the hydraulic pistons is about 10 cm and that of the piston rods is a little more than the stroke, which can vary a little but averages about 25 cm.
  • the combination of the two hydraulic functions in parallel in one pump or block also allows a shorter overall construction.
  • power transmission between the free-piston engine 402 and the alternator 406 is by hydraulic means.
  • a two-function hydraulic pump 507 is coupled to each of the two opposed pistons 502 of the free-piston engine.
  • each hydraulic pump Connected to each hydraulic pump are two independent hydraulic accumulators, namely a bounce accumulator 408 and an accumulator 404 for the high-pressure fluid carrying the output power of the engine.
  • the two hydraulic circuits operate independently of each other.
  • the hydraulic accumulators each contain both air and hydraulic fluid, separated by a diaphragm.
  • intake air coming from the compressor 410 (also known as scavenging air) is moderately further compressed by the reverse side of the air bounce piston 508 and passes into the inlet port, or set of inlet ports, 530 of the free-piston engine 402.
  • scavenging air There is uniflow scavenging between the inlet ports and the exhaust port 531 , and therefore fresh charge flows in one end of the cylinder and the exhaust gases flow out of the other end at the same time.
  • Uniflow scavenging is the most sensible way to run a two-stroke engine with minimal risk of losing unburnt fuel out of the exhaust.
  • the exhaust port 531 must open before the inlet port 530 opens, so that exhaust gases begin to flow out before fresh air begins to flow into the cylinder via the inlet port(s).
  • the pistons 508 drive the air drawn into the cylinders 509 via axially facing non-return valves 525 into the scavenge air chamber 526, ready for the following scavenge operation.
  • fuel is injected into a chamber (not shown) surrounding the inlet port 530 and the fuel air mixture is
  • the exhaust ports 531 open, followed, a moment later, by the inlet ports 530.
  • uniflow scavenging 506 occurs through the cylinder 503: air flows from the scavenge air chamber 526, through inlet posts 530, into the cylinder 503, and at the same time exhaust flows out though exhaust ports 531 to the exhaust 403.
  • the fuel used is typically natural gas (methane) from the mains supply, which is at low pressure (less than 0.3 bar). Its pressure is raised by a gas compressor (not shown) to approximately 8 bar (800 kPa), suitable for injection 413 into the inlet ports, where it then mixes with incoming air. Fuel injection can be altered to adjust the fuekair ratio in order to achieve a lean mixture. Although it is envisaged that the present invention will typically use natural gas, this does not preclude alternative fuels being utilised by embodiments of the present invention.
  • the high-pressure fluid powers the hydraulic motor 405 which in turn is configured to operate the rotary alternator 406.
  • the hydraulic system provides an element of the bounce mechanism required by the free-piston engine.
  • the very high combustion pressure gives the pistons a high acceleration for a brief time (for example, 1 millisecond) resulting in a velocity of, for example, 10 metres/second.
  • exhaust ports 531 open and it is only the momentum of the piston assembly that works against the combined load of the high-pressure output pump, the hydraulic bounce pump 602 and air bounce chamber 509.
  • the pistons soon stop after working against this combined load.
  • the bounce energy stored in the air bounce chambers 509 plus the bounce hydraulic accumulators 408 acting on the pistons begins to move the piston assembly back into the compression stroke.
  • the use of air-filled bounce chambers 509 for part of the bounce mechanism is preferred (the rest coming from the hydraulic bounce).
  • the combination of air-filled bounce chambers 509 and hydraulic bounce accumulators 408 helps create the high compression ratio required for HCCI to occur.
  • the pressure in the bounce chamber increases quickly towards the end of the engine working stroke (or expansion stroke) and decelerates the piston rapidly.
  • the bounce pressure reaches a peak at the end of this working stroke, thereby reversing and accelerating the piston quickly into the compression stroke.
  • the exhaust ports close, the pistons are already moving relatively fast.
  • the air bounce then decreases exponentially but the speed of the pistons is sustained by the steady hydraulic bounce force for the full compression stroke.
  • the momentum of the pistons, plus the hydraulic bounce force creates a higher pressure in the combustion chamber and helps to ensure a high compression ratio and spontaneous ignition.
  • the exhaust gases from the free piston engine (at about 7.5 bar) drive the turbine 409 which drives the air compressor 410.
  • the gases leaving the turbine 409 enter the work turbine 412 which drives a rotary alternator 41 1.
  • This alternator may be a separate alternator to that driven by the hydraulic motor (namely alternator 406), or may be the same alternator.
  • the two functions of the pumps are to provide the hydraulic component of the bounce force for the free-piston engine and to provide the means to carry the output power out of the engine.
  • the two functions are separate even though they are performed by two parts of the same pump.
  • Each function is performed by two hydraulic pistons in each pump.
  • the two bounce pistons/cylinders 602 are connected to the hydraulic bounce accumulator without any intervening valves.
  • the two high-pressure pistons 603 draw hydraulic fluid through nonreturn valves from a reservoir 450 at approximately atmospheric pressure. The pistons then pump the fluid, through the non-return valves 452, via the high-pressure accumulators 404 to the hydraulic motor 405 which drives the alternator 406.
  • the two-function hydraulic pumps comprise a symmetrical four- piston arrangement which overcomes an imbalance problem that exists on standard hydraulic pumps.
  • this symmetrical four-piston arrangement there are two high- pressure pistons 603 compressing the fluid for the power output of the engine and two bounce pistons 602, each pair diametrically opposed.
  • the main advantage is that the pistons are always symmetrical and consequently always in balance, even if the forces acting on the high-pressure pistons are very different from the forces acting on the bounce pistons.
  • the engine can be used as a generator, or a compressor, or for a vehicle, or for
  • An aspect of the invention therefore includes a free-piston engine having a cylinder (503) and a pair of opposed pistons (502) reciprocating in the cylinder, each piston having a hydraulic bounce function using a hydraulic accumulator (408) and a hydraulic output arrangement (603), wherein both the hydraulic bounce accumulator and the hydraulic output are supplied by a single two-function hydraulic pump (507).
  • the ree-piston engine may include a pneumatic bounce arrangement (508, 509) associated with each piston.
  • each of said two-function hydraulic pump (507) may comprise two high- pressure hydraulic pistons (603) compressing fluid for power output of the engine and two bounce pistons (602), the piston pairs being configured in a diametrically opposed arrangement. In such an arrangement the output pistons (603) and bounce pistons (602) are arranged in a rhombic layout, as seen in section.
  • the high-pressure and bounce pistons (603, 602) are mounted on a common yoke (540) connected to the respective engine piston (502) by way of an articulation such as a ball joint (542).
  • the cylinder (503) has at least one inlet port (530) and at least one outlet port (531 ) with uniflow scavenging.
  • Embodiments described herein may include a free-piston engine having a mechanical synchronising linkage (505) between the two opposed engine pistons (502).
  • the mechanical linkage may be a rack-and-pinion mechanism or hydraulic.
  • Embodiments described herein may include a free-piston engine wherein air is mixed with fuel as it flows through said at least one inlet port (530).
  • the fuel may be mains natural gas.
  • Further preferred embodiments include a free-piston engine wherein intake air is compressed by the reverse side of pistons (508) in the air bounce chambers (509).
  • the hydraulic output is connected to a hydraulic motor (405) via a hydraulic accumulator (404).
  • the two hydraulic bounce arrangements are connected to respective bounce accumulators (408) with a balancing connection between the two accumulators.
  • the load includes an alternator (406), preferably a rotary alternator, and a hydraulic motor (405) configured to operate the alternator.
  • the free-piston engine may further comprise an electronic speed control between the hydraulic motor (405) and the alternator (406).
  • the present invention provides a gas turbine engine configured to operate at constant-volume combustion, comprising; an upstream compressor (410) coupled to a downstream turbine (409) with a free-piston engine in between and acting the combustion chamber of the gas turbine engine.
  • downstream turbine (409) is coupled to a further turbine (412) which further turbine is coupled to an alternator (41 1 ).
  • the turbine-driven alternator (41 1 ) is the same as the alternator (406) operated by the hydraulic motor.

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La présente invention concerne un moteur à piston libre comportant un cylindre (503) et une paire de pistons opposés (502) effectuant un mouvement de va-et-vient dans le cylindre, chaque piston présentant à la fois une fonction de rebond hydraulique à l'aide d'un accumulateur hydraulique (408), et une chambre à rebond pneumatique (508), (509). Chaque piston comporte en outre un agencement de sortie hydraulique (603), l'accumulateur à rebond hydraulique (408) et la sortie hydraulique étant alimentés tous les deux par une seule pompe hydraulique à double fonction (507). Cette pompe (507) comprend une paire de pistons hydrauliques à haute pression (603) comprimant un fluide pour l'émission de puissance du moteur, et une paire de pistons à rebond (602), la paire de pistons étant configurée dans un agencement diamétralement opposé pour minimiser le déséquilibre. L'utilisation des rebonds à la fois pneumatique et hydraulique assure, d'une part, une force de rappel très élevée et, par conséquent, une accélération rapide des pistons, au niveau de l'extrémité de la course de détente, et d'autre part, une continuité vers l'extrémité de la course de compression. Dans le même temps, les pompes à double fonction (507) garantissent que le rebond hydraulique peut être commandé indépendamment de la sortie hydraulique du moteur. Le moteur est particulièrement approprié pour une utilisation dans un moteur à turbine, fonctionnant avec un rapport de compression d'environ 55:1, ce qui contribue à créer des rendements élevés.
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