TURBO-EXPANDER PLANT FOR CONVERTING ENERGY OF GAS EXCESS PRESSURE OF GAS DISTRIBUTING SYSTEMS INTO ELECTRIC ENERGY Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: power engineering. SUBSTANCE: proposed plant contains generator and turbo-expander set driving the electric generator and mounted in removable housing-insert arranged in outer power housing and connected by detachable joint. Moreover, plant is furnished with holder arranged inside outer power housing and rigidly connected with housing to accommodate, at least partly, housing-insert of turbo-expander set. Inlet and outlet parts of turboexpander set are provided with flanges mating with flanges of outer power-housing, flange of inlet part being coupled with flange of outer power housing by detachable joint. EFFECT: provision of high economic efficiency. 4 cl, 3 dwg