Claims
- 1. A method for capturing working fluid which includes a hazardous component and is discharged from a power generating system, comprising the steps of:
- directing the discharge to a container; and
- combining, in the container, the discharged working fluid with a liquid in which the hazardous component is soluble to form a mixture.
- 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:
- monitoring a concentration of the hazardous component within the mixture to determine if the concentration exceeds a threshold concentration of the hazardous component.
- 3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of:
- performing one of adding an amount of the liquid to the mixture and removing the mixture from the container, if it is determined that the threshold is exceeded.
- 4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:
- venting vapor from the container which is non-soluble in the liquid.
- 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the discharged working fluid is in a vapor state, and further comprising the step of:
- detecting an amount of the hazardous component in the vapor working fluid within the container.
- 6. A method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of:
- spraying an amount of the liquid to combine the detected hazardous component with the mixture.
- 7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the discharged working fluid is directed to the container so as to avoid back-pressure.
- 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the liquid is water and the hazardous component is ammonia.
- 9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the container is a single container and the discharged working fluid is directed from multiple outlets within the power generation system.
- 10. A power generator working fluid recovery system for capturing discharged working fluid which includes a hazardous component, comprising:
- a container configured to hold a liquid in which the hazardous component is soluble and to receive the discharged working fluid; and
- a sensor configured to detect a concentration of the hazardous component in a mixture of the liquid and the received discharged working fluid within the container.
- 11. A system according to claim 10, further comprising:
- at least one inlet flow line configured to direct the discharged working fluid to the container.
- 12. A system according to claim 11, wherein the container is a single container and the at least one flow line is multiple flow lines.
- 13. A system according to claim 10, further comprising:
- a control device configured to determine if the detected concentration exceeds a threshold concentration.
- 14. A system according to claim 13, further comprising:
- a liquid supply configured to direct an amount of the liquid to the mixture within the container if it is determined that the threshold is exceeded.
- 15. A system according to claim 13, further comprising:
- an outlet flow line configured to direct the mixture from the container if it is determined that the threshold is exceeded.
- 16. A system according to claim 15, wherein the container is a first container and further comprising:
- a second container to receive the mixture directed by the outlet flow line.
- 17. A system according to claim 10, wherein the received discharged working fluid includes vaporized working fluid, and further comprising:
- a vent configured to provide an outlet for the vaporized working fluid, which is non-soluble in the liquid, from the container.
- 18. A system according to claim 10, wherein the sensor is a first sensor and further comprising:
- a second sensor configured to detect the hazardous component in a vapor state within the container.
- 19. A system according to claim 18, further comprising:
- a sprayer configured to apply a spray of the liquid to combine the detected hazardous component in a vapor state with the mixture.
- 20. A system according to claim 10, wherein the liquid is water and the hazardous component is ammonia.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application relates to pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,165, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING REGENERATIVE SYSTEM CONDENSATION LEVEL DUE TO CHANGING CONDITIONS IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,171, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR BALANCING REGENERATIVE REQUIREMENTS DUE TO PRESSURE CHANGES IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,364, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING SUPERHEATED VAPOR REQUIREMENTS DUE TO VARYING CONDITIONS IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,166, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR MAINTAINING PROPER DRUM LIQUID LEVEL IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,629, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING DCSS CONDENSATE LEVELS IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,630, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR MAINTAINING PROPER FLOW IN PARALLEL HEAT EXCHANGERS IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,631, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR MAINTAINING PROPER VAPOR TEMPERATURE AT THE SUPER HEATER/REHEATER INLET IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,164, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "WASTE HEAT KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,366, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "MATERIAL SELECTION AND CONDITIONING TO AVOID BRITTLENESS CAUSED BY NITRIDING"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,168, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "REFURBISHING CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS FOR KALINA CYCLE OPERATION"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,170, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "STARTUP TECHNIQUE USING MULTIMODE OPERATION IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,163, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR COOLING FURNACE WALLS IN A MULTI-COMPONENT WORKING FLUID POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,368, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "REGENERATIVE SUBSYSTEM CONTROL IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,363, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "DISTILLATION AND CONDENSATION SUBSYSTEM (DCSS) CONTROL IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,365, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "VAPOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN A KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/229,367, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "A HYBRID DUAL CYCLE VAPOR GENERATOR"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,169, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "FLUIDIZED BED FOR KALINA CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/231,167, filed Jan. 12, 1999, for "TECHNIQUE FOR RECOVERING WASTE HEAT USING A BINARY WORKING FLUID".
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