Power plant with steam injection

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A POWER PLANT WITH STEAM INJECTION COMPRISING: A SUPERCHARGED COMBUSTION MEANS INCLUDING BURNER MEANS FOR BURNING FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF PRESSURIZED AIR TO PRODUCE COMBUSTION GASES; AN AUXILIARY COMBUSTOR; A COMPRESSOR FOR SUPPLYING THE PRESSURIZED AIR TO THE SUPERCHARGED COMBUSTION MEANS, SAID COMPRESSOR INCLUDING A POWER INPUT SHAFT MEANS; MEANS FOR CONVEYING THE PRESSURIZED AIR FROM THE COMPRESSOR TO THE SUPERCHARGED COMBUSTION MEANS AND TO THE AUXILIARY COMBUSTOR; CONDUIT MEANS FOR CONVEYING THE COMBUSTION GASES FROM THE SUPERCHARGED COMBUSTION MEANS TO THE AUXILIARY COMBUSTOR, A VENTURI SECTION LOCATED WITHIN SAID CONDUIT MEANS; MEANS FOR INJECTING STEAM INTO THE CONDUIT MEANS ADJACENT THE VENTURI SECTION TO FORM A MIXTURE OF STEAM AND COMBUSTION GASES BEING SUPPLIED TO THE AUXILIARY COMBUSTOR; MEANS FOR INJECTING FUEL INTO THE AUXILIARY COMBUSTOR TO IGNITE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MIXTURE OF AIR FROM THE COMPRESSOR, COMBUSTION GASES FROM THE SUPERCHARGED COMBUSTION MEANS, AND STEAM FROM THE MEANS FOR INJECTING STEAM; A GAS TURBINE MEANS INCLUDING A POWER OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS, SAID POWER OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS BEING COUPLED TO THE POWER INPUT SHAFT MEANS OF SAID COMPRESSOR; AND MEANS FOR CONVEYING THE MIXTURE OF COMBUSTION GASES AND STEAM FROM THE AUXILIARY COMBUSTOR TO THE GAS TURBINE MEANS TO DRIVE THE GAS TURBINE MEANS.