POWER PLANTS WITH AN INTEGRALLY GEARED STEAM COMPRESSOR

摘要

The power plant comprises an integrally geared vapor compressor arrangement (300), comprised of a bull gear (313) and a compressor shaft (315) with a pinion (317) meshing with the bull gear. The plant further comprises a vapor source (301), fluidly connectable with an inlet of the integrally geared vapor compressor arrangement (300). A vapor turbine arrangement (327, 329) is fluidly connectable with an outlet of the integrally geared vapor compressor arrangement for receiving a stream of compressed and superheated vapor from the integrally geared vapor compressor arrangement. An electric generator (331) driven by the vapor turbine arrangement converts mechanical power produced by the vapor turbine arrangement into electric power.