STEAM-TURBINE ENGINE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: steam-turbine plants. SUBSTANCE: single-rim steam turbine is provided with second rotor over whose perimeter combustion chambers are mounted; combustion chambers are provided with steam generating device and jet nozzles mounted for joint action of their reaction jets on blades of turbine rotor to set it in rotation. Working volume of combustion chamber is connected with first group of closed passages running radially for supply of one of components of combustible mixture and with second group of closed passages running to compressor kinematically linked with rotor for supply of other component of combustible mixture to combustion chamber. Working volume of steam-generating device is connected with third group of closed passages running through condensate reservoir. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 5 cl, 4 dwg