Patent classifications
F05D2270/082
Gas turbine energy supplementing systems and heating systems, and methods of making and using the same
A system and method for increasing power output of a gas turbine. A method of increasing a power output of a gas turbine comprises providing an auxiliary system configured to be coupled to the gas turbine. The auxiliary system includes a natural gas engine, a compressor, and a heat exchanger fluidly coupled to the compressor. The method includes fluidly coupling the auxiliary system to a combustor case of the gas turbine. The method comprises operating the natural gas engine to drive the compressor to compress air to form compressed air and directing exhaust of the natural gas engine to the heat exchanger. The method includes heating the compressed air in the heat exchanger using the exhaust of the natural gas engine to form heated compressed air and injecting the heated compressed air into the combustor case of the gas turbine.
Power generation system exhaust cooling
An airflow control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for extracting a supply of bypass air from an excess flow of air generated by the compressor component of the gas turbine system; an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine system and forming an air passage, the bypass air flowing through the air passage and around the gas turbine system into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and an exhaust processing system for processing the reduced temperature exhaust gas stream.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF A SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION SYSTEM IN A HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR
A method for controlling emissions from a power plant having an ammonia injection grid that includes a plurality of ammonia injection points includes the steps of injecting ammonia into a flow of exhaust gas at an injection location, the injection of ammonia defining a spatial distribution of ammonia across an exhaust gas flowpath, measuring at least one parameter of the exhaust gas downstream from the injection location, comparing a measured value for the at least one parameter of the exhaust gas to a threshold value for the at least one parameter and, if the measured value for the at least one parameter exceeds the threshold value for the at least one parameter, automatically modifying the spatial distribution of ammonia injection across the exhaust gas flowpath.
FEEDFORWARD SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPRAY INTERCOOLING FLUID FLOWS
A system for a gas turbine includes a control system comprising a processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal indicating spray intercooling fluid demand of the gas turbine. The processor is configured to determine a rate of change of the spray intercooling fluid demand. The processor is configured to control flow of a nitrogen oxide (NO.sub.X) minimization fluid that reduces NO.sub.X emissions from the gas turbine based at least in part on the rate of change of the spray intercooling fluid demand.
DIFFUSER NOZZLE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
A diffuser nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes a housing disposed about a nozzle axis and extending between a first nozzle end and a second nozzle end. The housing defines a nozzle duct. A plurality of walls is disposed within the nozzle duct. The plurality of walls subdivides the nozzle duct into a plurality of duct sections. The plurality of walls further defines a plurality of axially-extending duct segments of the nozzle duct such that within a first axially-extending duct segment, the duct cross-sectional area of a first duct section of the plurality of duct sections is greater than the duct cross-sectional area of each other duct section and within a second axially-extending duct segment, the duct cross-sectional area of a second duct section of the plurality of duct sections is greater than the duct cross-sectional area of each other duct section.
EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME
A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes a turbine section and an exhaust section configured to receive an exhaust gas stream from the turbine section. The exhaust section includes a monolithic catalyst structure configured to remove nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x) from the exhaust gas stream.
Power generation system exhaust cooling
A system for reducing a temperature of an exhaust gas stream of a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: a compressor component of a gas turbine system; an airflow generation system for attachment to a rotatable shaft of the gas turbine system, the airflow generation system and the compressor component drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream produced by the gas turbine system; an air extraction system for: extracting at least a portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system and the compressor component to provide bypass air; and diverting the bypass air into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and a fluid injection system for injecting an atomized fluid into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream.
POWER GENERATION SYSTEM EXHAUST COOLING
An airflow control system control system for a gas turbine system according to an embodiment includes: an airflow generation system including a plurality of air moving systems for selective attachment to a rotatable shaft of a gas turbine system, the airflow generation system drawing in an excess flow of air through an air intake section; and a mixing area for receiving an exhaust gas stream of the gas turbine system; the airflow generation system: directing a first portion and a second portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system into the mixing area to reduce a temperature of the exhaust gas stream; and directing a third portion of the excess flow of air generated by the airflow generation system into a discharge chamber of a compressor component of the gas turbine system.
METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN EMISSION BEHAVIOUR
A method for determining an emission behaviour of a gas turbine engine. In order to provide a reliable operation of the gas turbine engine the method includes: parameterising the emission behaviour of the gas turbine engine for at least one selected first state variable of the gas turbine engine by using a model, which reflects a state behaviour of the gas turbine engine, and determining the emission behaviour of the gas turbine engine by using the parameterisation.
USE OF GAS TURBINE HEATED FLUID FOR REDUCTANT VAPORIZATION
A system includes a gas turbine engine that may combust a fuel to generate power and an exhaust gas, an exhaust gas path in fluid communication with the gas turbine engine and that may receive the exhaust gas from the gas turbine engine, and a reductant skid fluidly coupled to the exhaust gas path. The reductant skid includes an injection system that may supply a reductant to the exhaust gas path. The system also includes a flow path separate from the exhaust gas path and fluidly coupling the gas turbine engine and the reductant skid. The first flow path may supply a first heated fluid to the reductant skid to aid in vaporization of the reductant.