Gas turbine power plant and method utilizing solid water-bearing fuel

Claim 1

A GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT FOR UTILIZING SOLID WATER-BEARING FUEL COMPRISING A SOURCE OF HOT COMPRESSED AIR; A DRIER FOR EVAPORATING AT LEAST PART OF THE WATER CONTENT OF SAID FUEL HAVING AN INLET FOR SAID FUEL AND AN OUTLET; A SEPARATOR FOR SEPARATING AT LEAST PART OF SAID EVAPORATED WATER CONTENT FROM THE SOLID CONTENT OF THE FUEL, HAVING AN INLET CONNECTED TO THE OUTLET OF THE DRIER, A FIRST OUTLET FOR SAID SOLID CONTENT AND A SECOND OUTLET FOR SAID EVAPORATED WATER CONTENT; A COMBUSTION CHAMBER HAVING AN INLET CONNECTED TO THE FIRST OUTLET OF THE SEPARATOR AND AN OUTLET FOR COMBUSTION GASES; A TURBINE HAVING AN INLET CONNECTED TO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OUTLET, AND AN OUTLET FOR EXHAUST GASES; A CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SOURCE AND THE DRIER AFFORDING A PATH FOR PART OF THE HOT COMPRESSED AIR TO EFFECT AT LEAST PARTLY THE EVAPORATION OF THE WATER CONTENT; A CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SOURCE AND THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AFFORDING A PATH FOR THE REMAINDER OF SAID COMPRESSED AIR TO SUPPORT COMBUSTION OF THE SOLID CONTENT OF THE FUEL; AND A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SECOND OUTLET OF THE SEPARATOR AND THE TURBINE INLET.