COMBINED-CYCLE STEAM POWER PLANT Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: environmentally oriented power plants supplying users with electricity and heat. SUBSTANCE: power plant has circulating heat-transfer loop running from heat generators which prevent emission of nitrogen oxides and are made in the form of catalytic generators burning organic or inorganic fuel or heat generators burning fissionable or isotope fuel; one of them incorporates double-stage thermoelectric generator, additional circulating loop running from thermoelectric generator, steam power circuit including rotary steam engine, heat- transfer apparatus for condensate heating, regenerative heat exchanger, and condensate drying heat exchanger. Plant does not emit nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and other pollutants into the atmosphere. EFFECT: improved environmental friendliness of power plant. 7 cl, 2 dwg