A gas turbine engine includes a primary flowpath fluidly connecting a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section. A heat exchanger includes an first inlet connected to a high pressure compressor bleed, a first outlet connected to a high pressure turbine inlet. The heat exchanger further includes a second inlet fluidly connected to a supercharged CO2 (sCO2) coolant circuit and a second outlet connected to the sCO2 work recovery cycle. The sCO2 work recovery cycle is a recuperated Brayton cycle

A gas turbine engine includes a primary flowpath fluidly connecting a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section. A heat exchanger includes an first inlet connected to a high pressure compressor bleed, a first outlet connected to a high pressure turbine inlet. The heat exchanger further includes a second inlet fluidly connected to a supercharged CO2 (sCO2) work recovery cycle and a second outlet connected to the sCO2 work recovery cycle. The sCO2 work recovery cycle is an overexpanded, recuperated work recovery cycle.

A gas turbine engine includes a primary flowpath fluidly connecting a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section. A heat exchanger is disposed in the primary flowpath downstream of the turbine section. The heat exchanger includes a first inlet for receiving fluid from the primary flowpath and a first outlet for expelling fluid received at the first inlet. The heat exchanger further includes a second inlet fluidly connected to a supercritical CO2 (sCO2) bottoming cycle and a second outlet connected to the sCO2 coolant circuit. The sCO2 bottoming cycle is a recuperated Brayton cycle.

A combined cycle heat engine (10). The engine (10) comprises a first gas turbine engine (11) comprising a first air compressor (14), a first combustion system (16, 20) and a first turbine system (18, 22), and a second gas turbine engine (32) comprising a second air compressor (36) and a second turbine system (40). The engine further comprises a heat exchanger (38) configured to transfer heat from an exhaust of the first turbine system (18, 22) to compressed air from the second air compressor (36). The first combustion system comprises a first combustor (16) provided downstream of the first air compressor (14) and upstream of the first turbine system (18, 22), and a second combustor (20) downstream of a first turbine section (18) of the first turbine system and upstream of a second turbine section (22) of the first turbine system.

A combined cycle heat engine (10). The engine (10) comprises a first gas turbine engine (11) comprising a first air compressor system (14), a first combustion system (16) and a first turbine system (18) and a second gas turbine engine (32) comprising a second air compression system (36), a second turbine system (40), and a heat exchanger (38) configured to transfer heat from an exhaust (24) of the first turbine system (18) to compressed air from the second air compressor (36). The second gas turbine engine (32) comprises a second combustion system (20) downstream of the heat exchanger (38) and upstream of the second turbine system (40).

Wind-funneling systems for gas turbines are disclosed. Air travels through a wind funnel where it is compressed, and then flows into a gas turbine that is fueled by a hydrocarbon fuel source such as natural gas. The wind funnels have a controlled volume with an opening facing the wind that concentrates air power and energy and directs the force into a constricted outlet that feeds into the gas turbine. Compressed air from the wind funnel may enter the front compressor section of the gas turbine at relatively high density and force. As a result, the gas turbine does not have to use as much energy to pull the air in, which creates fuel savings. The compressed air from the wind funnel then flows to the combustion section of the gas turbine where oxygen from the wind-compressed air is used to combust the hydrocarbon fuel supplied to the gas turbine. The wind funnel is thus used to generate compressed air that may increase efficiency in the front compressor section of the gas turbine, and serves as an oxygen source in the combustion section of the gas turbine.

The gas turbine engine can have an engine core; a core output shaft drivable by the engine core; a power output shaft; an auxiliary power shaft; and a reduction gearbox having gears, the gears drivingly connecting the core output shaft to the auxiliary power shaft. The gears can include an epicyclic gearing drivingly connecting the core output shaft and the auxiliary power shaft to the power output shaft. The gas turbine engine can further have a second auxiliary power shaft interconnected to the auxiliary power shaft, the power output shaft, and the core output shaft by the gears.

A system is provided that includes a compressor section, a turbine section, a first engine and a second engine. The compressor section includes a compressor rotor. The turbine section includes a turbine rotor configured to drive rotation of the compressor rotor. The first engine includes a first engine inlet, a first engine outlet and a first engine combustion zone fluidly coupled with and between the first engine inlet and the first engine outlet. The first engine inlet is fluidly coupled with and downstream of the compressor section. The first engine outlet is fluidly coupled with and upstream of the turbine section. The second engine includes a second engine inlet, a second engine outlet and a second engine combustion zone fluidly coupled with and between the second engine inlet and the second engine outlet. The second engine inlet is fluidly coupled with and downstream of the compressor section.

A power plant comprises a steam system, a first electrolyzer, a heat storage system, and a heat exchanger configured to exchange thermal energy between the steam system, the first electrolyzer and the heat storage system. A method of operating an electrolyzer in a combined cycle power plant comprises operating a steam system to convert water to steam, operating an electrolyzer in a standby mode, the electrolyzer configured to convert water and electricity to hydrogen and oxygen when the electrolyzer is in an operating mode, circulating water from the steam system through a heat exchanger, circulating a first heat transfer medium between the electrolyzer and the heat exchanger, and circulating a second heat transfer medium between the heat exchanger and a thermal storage container.

An aircraft gas turbine engine system comprises first and second gas turbine engines connected by an inter-engine gas path. The first gas turbine engine has a first spool with a first compressor section, and a second spool with a second compressor section downstream of and rotationally independent from the first compressor section. The second gas turbine engine is configured to provide power to at least one of the first and second spools of the first gas turbine engine. The inter-engine gas path is disposed to receive gas flow bled from a bleed location in the first gas turbine engine downstream of the first compressor section, and to supply this gas flow to an inlet of the second gas turbine engine.