Patent classifications
F23R3/02
Fuel and air injection handling system for a combustor of a rotating detonation engine
A fuel and air injection handling system for a rotating detonation engine is provided. The system includes a compressor configured to compress air received via a compressor inlet and configured to output the air that is compressed as swirling, compressed air through a compressor outlet. The system also includes an annular rotating detonation combustor fluidly coupled with the compressor outlet. The annular rotating detonation combustor has a detonation cavity that extends around an annular axis, the annular rotating detonation combustor configured to combust the compressed air from the compressor in detonations that rotate within the detonation cavity around the annular axis of the annular rotating detonation combustor. The annular rotating detonation combustor is fluidly and directly coupled with the compressor outlet.
Fuel and air injection handling system for a combustor of a rotating detonation engine
A fuel and air injection handling system for a rotating detonation engine is provided. The system includes a compressor configured to compress air received via a compressor inlet and configured to output the air that is compressed as swirling, compressed air through a compressor outlet. The system also includes an annular rotating detonation combustor fluidly coupled with the compressor outlet. The annular rotating detonation combustor has a detonation cavity that extends around an annular axis, the annular rotating detonation combustor configured to combust the compressed air from the compressor in detonations that rotate within the detonation cavity around the annular axis of the annular rotating detonation combustor. The annular rotating detonation combustor is fluidly and directly coupled with the compressor outlet.
COMBUSTION CHAMBER
A combustion chamber arrangement includes an annular outer and inner walls including at least one row of tiles. Each tile in the row of tiles has a rail extending towards and sealing with the outer wall and lip extending in a downstream direction from the row of tiles. The outer wall has a row of apertures to direct coolant onto the lips of the row of tiles. Each tile has a fastener positioned upstream of the rail and the fastener extends through a corresponding mounting aperture to secure the tile to the outer wall. The rail of each tile defines a plurality of slots with the outer wall and the slots are arranged in a region downstream of the corresponding fastener. None of the apertures in the row of apertures are in a region downstream of the tiles fastener. The arrangement reduces crack generation and propagation in the outer wall.
COMBUSTION CHAMBER
A combustion chamber arrangement includes an annular outer and inner walls including at least one row of tiles. Each tile in the row of tiles has a rail extending towards and sealing with the outer wall and lip extending in a downstream direction from the row of tiles. The outer wall has a row of apertures to direct coolant onto the lips of the row of tiles. Each tile has a fastener positioned upstream of the rail and the fastener extends through a corresponding mounting aperture to secure the tile to the outer wall. The rail of each tile defines a plurality of slots with the outer wall and the slots are arranged in a region downstream of the corresponding fastener. None of the apertures in the row of apertures are in a region downstream of the tiles fastener. The arrangement reduces crack generation and propagation in the outer wall.
Gas turbine system with a transition duct having axially extending cooling channels
A gas turbine system (1) including a burner arrangement having a tubular combustion chamber (5), a turbine (6) and a transition duct (7) connecting the combustion chamber (5) and the turbine (6), wherein the transition duct (7) is provided with an axially extending cooling air channel (11). The transition duct (7) includes a plurality of axially extending cooling air channels, and wherein each cooling air channel (11) is provided with one single inlet (12) opened to the outside of the transition duct (7) and with one single outlet (12) opened to the inside of the transition duct (7).
Gas turbine system with a transition duct having axially extending cooling channels
A gas turbine system (1) including a burner arrangement having a tubular combustion chamber (5), a turbine (6) and a transition duct (7) connecting the combustion chamber (5) and the turbine (6), wherein the transition duct (7) is provided with an axially extending cooling air channel (11). The transition duct (7) includes a plurality of axially extending cooling air channels, and wherein each cooling air channel (11) is provided with one single inlet (12) opened to the outside of the transition duct (7) and with one single outlet (12) opened to the inside of the transition duct (7).
DUCTING ARRANGEMENT WITH INJECTOR ASSEMBLIES ARRANGED IN AN EXPANDING CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF A DOWNSTREAM COMBUSTION STAGE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
A ducting arrangement (10) in a combustion stage downstream of a main combustion stage of a gas turbine engine is provided. A duct (18) is fluidly coupled to receive a cross-flow of combustion gases from the main combustion stage. Duct (18) includes a duct segment (23) with an expanding cross-sectional area (24) where one or more injector assemblies (26) are disposed. Injector assembly (26) includes one or more reactant-guiding structures (27) arranged to deliver a flow of reactants into the downstream combustion stage to be mixed with the cross-flow of combustion gases. Disclosed injector assemblies are arranged in expanding cross-sectional area (24) to reduce total pressure loss while providing an effective level of mixing of the injected reactants with the passing cross-flow. Respective duct components or the entire ducting arrangement may be formed as a unitized structure, such as a single piece using a rapid manufacturing technology, such as 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies.
Fuel manifolds
A fuel injection system includes an outer support defining a fuel manifold and an inner support, with a feed arm extending radially between the inner support and the outer support. A plurality of outlet openings extending in an axial direction from the feed arm for feeding respective injection nozzles. The feed arm defines a plurality of fuel passages therethrough in fluid communication with the fuel manifold and outlet openings to supply fuel from the fuel manifold to the outlet openings. A heat shield extends from the outer support to the inner support and extends about the outer support and the feed arm to provide heat shielding to the fuel manifold and the fuel passages.
Fuel manifolds
A fuel injection system includes an outer support defining a fuel manifold and an inner support, with a feed arm extending radially between the inner support and the outer support. A plurality of outlet openings extending in an axial direction from the feed arm for feeding respective injection nozzles. The feed arm defines a plurality of fuel passages therethrough in fluid communication with the fuel manifold and outlet openings to supply fuel from the fuel manifold to the outlet openings. A heat shield extends from the outer support to the inner support and extends about the outer support and the feed arm to provide heat shielding to the fuel manifold and the fuel passages.
A Carbon Dioxide Capture System Comprising a Compressor and an Expander and a Method of Using Such a System
A CO2 capture system includes an intake for CO2-rich exhaust gas to a compressor and one or more outlets for compressed, first CO2-rich gas to a manifold to a shell enclosing parts of a combustion chamber. The combustion chamber has burners to burn fuel and compressed air from a fuel line and an air supply pipe, to form a second, CO2 rich gas.
The wall in the combustion chamber has slits to let in the compressed CO2-rich gas to mix with and cool the other CO2-rich gas formed in the combustion chamber of a third CO2-rich exhaust gas. A heat exchanger operates under high pressure and heat exchanges the third, hot CO2-rich exhaust gas from the combustion chamber with returning CO2-poor exhaust gas from a CO2 extraction plant. The returned, heated CO2-poor exhaust gas is led back to an expander driving the compressor and the CO2 extraction plant.