METHOD OF INCREASING THE SAFETY OF A POWER PLANT, AND A POWER PLANT SUITABLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of increasing the safety of a power plant provided with at least one heat engine and a gearbox (BTP), said engine driving said gearbox (BTP), said gearbox (BTP) having a lubrication system implemented using an aqueous medium stored in a reserve, in which method a fluid comprising water is injected into said heat engine to increase the power developed by the heat engine without increasing the temperature of a member of the heat engine, or to decrease said temperature without modifying the power developed by the heat engine, said fluid being taken from said reserve.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of increasing the safety of a power plant (10) provided with at least one heat engine (1, 2) and a gearbox (BTP), said engine (1, 2) driving said gearbox (BTP), said gearbox (BTP) having a lubrication system implemented using an aqueous medium stored in a reserve (30), in which method a fluid comprising water is injected into said heat engine (1, 2) to increase the power developed by the heat engine (1, 2) without increasing the temperature of a member of the heat engine (1, 2), or to decrease said temperature without modifying the power developed by the engine (1, 2), said fluid being taken from said reserve (30).
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- 1. A method of increasing the safety of a power plant provided with at least one heat engine and a gearbox (BTP), said engine driving said gearbox (BTP), said gearbox (BTP) having a lubrication system implemented using an aqueous medium stored in a reserve, in which method a fluid comprising water is injected into said heat engine to increase the power developed by the heat engine without increasing the temperature of a member of the heat engine, or to decrease said temperature without modifying the power developed by the heat engine, said fluid being taken from said reserve.
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9. A power plant provided with at least one heat engine and with a gearbox (BTP) and a reserve, said heat engine driving said gearbox (BTP), wherein said reserve is hydraulically connected via a hydraulic connection (90) to said gearbox (BTP) and to each heat engine to lubricate the gearbox (BTP) and to increase the power of the heat engine without increasing its temperature or to reduce the temperature of the heat engine without reducing its power, the power plant including at least one main closure means (51, 61, 71, 151, 161, 171, 94) between each heat engine and said reserve, and at least one secondary closure means (41, 94) between said gearbox (BTP) and said reserve, said power plant (10) including a control member (80) for controlling said main and secondary closure means (51, 61, 71, 151, 161, 171, 94;
- and 41, 94).
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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