Creative Energy Concepts (CEC):

The technical competence of CEC is expressed in a range of innovative thermodynamic solutions to challenging problems based on a very intense understanding of thermodynamic cycles. Its greatest expertise lies in the design of heat transfer, power conversion mechanisms and system controls. Much of CEC's experience has involved high speed turbo machines matched with advanced heat transfer and combustion designs. Most of the systems involve Brayton cycles ranging from open cycle gas turbines to closed cycle power systems as well as reverse Brayton cycles in cooling systems. In the combustion area CEC and its predecessor companies gained valuable experience in the reduction of waste gasses into harmless effluents.

The CEC team has pioneered a number of high technology applications in areas ranging from space flight, to air and ground defense, civil aviation and industrial processing.

Amongst these pioneering accomplishments were:

• the use of air bearings in high speed commercial applications (DC-10 cooling turbine);

• the use of gas turbine auxiliary power units in scheduled airline service (Quebec Air Convair/Napier Eland);

• the first micro turbine capable of economical automotive use (Capstone fore-runner);

• first use of site-assembled, solar concentrators for utility power generation (LA Jet Energy);

• innovative gas turbine uses for incineration of pollutants while co-generating power;

• combustion systems for incineration of waste products including medical waste;

• a number of high-tech heat transfer applications;

• reverse Brayton cycle systems for military vehicles (Battle tank cooling);

• several unique cogeneration systems; and

• cryogenic turbo expanders. 

CEC demonstrated a high level of technical competence in a list of accomplishments.

CEC’s expertise extends beyond hardware design and prototype development to the integration of related systems' components including intercoolers, after-coolers, air ducts, combustors, engines, engine subsystems, electric motors, generators, and control system logic, safety and instrumentation. CEC has developed highly successful, proprietary computer programs for the design and optimization of all types of systems within its field.

Teamwork:

Over the years CEC has worked closely with Thermo-Mechanical Systems Company (TMS) on a number of innovative projects including the prototyping, testing and demonstration of the first affordable commercial micro turbine which went on to become the Capstone Microturbine, a unique main battle tank air cycle cooling system, and a low cost turbo-generator set using an automotive turbo-charger.  As a team, CEC and TMS are accustomed to working closely with customers to optimize related systems' hardware and ensure maximum system efficiency and performance.

An important element in CEC and TMS’ success lies in their ability to individually precisely match compressors and turbines for a very wide range of applications. Matching turbo machinery to the other systems hardware allows overall operating efficiencies and flow ranges to be optimized. Part of the success results from continuous refinement of proprietary computer programs to aid in the design of components and systems. This software allows CEC and TMS to finely tune compressor and turbine performance in part by effectively designing the inlet and exit flow areas. The hardware can then tested and adjusted to maximize system efficiency. To accommodate this process, most TMS designed compressors and turbines include adjustable diffuser and nozzle vanes to allow for the best matching of the turbo-machinery with customer requirements. In addition, the TMS turbochargers, with their adjustable-for-development compressor diffusers and turbine nozzles, permit the highest efficiency and/or broadest flow range to be achieved in its final operating installation. This allows substantial flexibility to the constantly changing design parameters that typically occur during a development program.

TMS:

Over its 35 years in business TMS has accrued much engineering experience in solving thermodynamic and mechanical problems with the design, operation and optimization of challenging engine and turbocharger systems. It has accumulated a history of successful Research and Development (R&D) programs concentrated on the advancement of wide flow range, high efficiency, centrifugal compressors and radial inflow turbines. Included in this has been a continuing development process through extensive research and testing to validate computer programs predicting turbo compressor performance. This has established the company in a position of leadership in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art, small, centrifugal compressor and matched radial inflow turbine systems.

TMS has developed techniques to match and integrate turbo machinery to complex and specialized applications many of which are designed to turbocharge reciprocating engines, function as gas turbines, pressurize fuel cells and through CEC other systems, including air cycle cooling systems.

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