NUCLEAR GAS-TURBINE LOCOMOTIVE Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B61C11/06 B61C7/04 

FIELD: railway transport; railway vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: proposed nuclear gas-turbine locomotive contains reactor section 1 and at least one gas0turbine section 5. Air distributor with controlled regulating gate is installed additionally behind compressor of gas-turbine engine, being connected with compressor output. Axial channel connected with combustion chamber input, and side channel are made in housing of air distributor. Heat exchanger of second circuit is connected with heat exchanger of first circuit by pipeline with compensation tank and pump of heat carrier circulation line and it is installed in housing of turbo-generator section. Air line input of heat exchanger is connected with side channel of air distributor housing, and output of air line of said heat exchanger is connected with space of combustion chamber.

EFFECT: simplified design, facilitated servicing, improved reliability.

3 cl, 1 tbl, 4 dwg