NASA NTRS · 19860000178
Pressure-Letdown Machine for a Coal Reactor
Abstract
Pumps operating in reverse generate power. Conceptual pressure-letdown machine for coal-liquefaction system extracts energy from expansion of product fluid. Mud pumps, originally intended for use in oil drilling, operated in reverse so their motors act as generators. Several pumps operated in alternating phase to obtain multiple stages of letdown from inlet pressure to outlet pressure. About 75 percent of work generates inlet pressure recoverable as electrical energy.
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Perkins, G. S., Mabe, W. B.. 1986-06-01. Pressure-Letdown Machine for a Coal Reactor. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19860000178
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