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Apparatus for augmenting power produced from gas turbines
Assignee: Ormat Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1996-01-16
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Granted: 1997-04-22
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Expires: 2016-01-16
Abstract
Abstract The power produced by a gas turbine system is augmented by a direct contact heat exchanger for contacting and cooling humid ambient air with cooler water for producing cooled ambient air and warmed water, and a precompressor device for compressing said cooled ambient air to produce pressurized air that is warmer than ambient air and has a lower relative humidity. An evaporative cooler, which is supplied with the warmed water, is provided for cooling said pressurized air to produce cooled pressurized air at about ambient air temperature and relative humidity, which is supplied to the main compressor.
Inventors
- 👤 Lucien Y. Bronicki
- 👤 Yoel Gilon
- 👤 Joseph Sinai
- 👤 Uriyel Fisher
- 👤 Shlomo Budagzad
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:23
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C7/00; F02C7/12; F02C7/14; F02C7/141; F02C7/143; F02C7/1435; F01; F01K; F01K21/00; F01K21/04; F01K21/047; F02C3/00; F02C3/20; F02C3/30; F02C3/305; F05; F05D; F05D2260/00; F05D2260/20; F05D2260/212; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E20/00; Y02E20/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
Apparatus for retrofitting a combined cycle gas turbine system, and augmenting the power produced by the system which includes a main compressor having an inlet for receiving and compressing ambient air supplied to said inlet to produce compressed air, a combustor for heating the compressed air and producing hot gases, and a gas turbine responsive to said hot gases for driving said main compressor and supplying a load, and for producing hot exhaust gases, said apparatus comprising: a) a main conduit for receiving and carrying ambient air; b) a precompressor for receiving ambient air and producing precompressed air as an output; c) means for selectively connecting said inlet to either the output of said precompressor or to said main conduit; d) a direct contact heat exchanger for contacting and cooling air with cooler water for producing cooled air and warmed water; e) means for supplying said cooled air to said precompressor; f) a direct contact evaporative cooler for cooling the output of said precompressor with water; and g means for supplying said warmed water to said evaporative cooler.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
Apparatus for retrofitting a combined cycle gas turbine system, and augmenting the power produced by the system which includes a main compressor having an inlet for receiving and compressing ambient air supplied to said inlet to produce compressed air, a combustor for heating the compressed air and producing hot gases, and a gas turbine responsive to said hot gases for driving said main compressor and supplying a load, and for producing hot exhaust gases, said apparatus comprising: a) a main conduit for receiving and carrying ambient air; b) a precompressor for receiving ambient air and producing precompressed air as an output; c) means for selectively connecting said inlet to either the output of said precompressor or to said main conduit; d) a direct contact heat exchanger for contacting and cooling air with cooler water for producing cooled air and warmed water; e) means for supplying said cooled air to said precompressor; f) a direct contact evaporative cooler for cooling the output of said precompressor with water; and g means for supplying said warmed water to said evaporative cooler.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 including a filter for filtering air supplied to said inlet.
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