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Steam raising apparatus for performance enhanced gas turbine powerplants
Assignee: California Energy Commission
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1997-11-18
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A steam raising apparatus for a gas turbine driven powerplant in which fuel and water are introduced into a heat exchanger at multiple pressures and steam/fuel mixtures are removed from the heat exchanger at multiple pressures, some of which are above the desired pressure for combustion and some of which are below. The higher pressure flows are reduced in pressure by using them to drive a steam turbine coupled to a steam compressor, and the lower pressure flows are increased in pressure by means of the compressor. The resultant flows are then be combined into a single flow at the required pressure and routed to the combustor. Alternatively, multiple steam jet ejectors forming a thermocompressor assembly are used instead of the steam turbine/steam compressor assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Clarence W. Janes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:57
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D13/00; F01D1/00; F01D1/02; F01D1/023; F01K; F01K21/00; F01K21/04; F01K21/047; F02; F02C; F02C1/00; F02C1/04; F02C1/05; F02C1/06; F02C3/00; F02C3/20; F02C3/26; F02C3/28; F02C6/00; F02C6/003; F02C7/00; F02C7/12; F02C7/14; F02C7/141; F02C7/143; F02C7/16; F02C7/18; F02C7/185; F02C7/22; F02C7/224; F05; F05D; F05D2260/00; F05D2260/10; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E20/00; Y02E20/14; Y02E20/16; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A steam raising heat exchanging apparatus, comprising: (a) a hot-gas-to-fuel heat exchanger, said heat exchanger including a hot gas inlet and a cool gas outlet, said heat exchanger including a plurality of coil means for receiving fuel and water, said heat exchanger including means for producing multiple pressure steam/fuel mixtures; (b) pressure increasing means for increasing the pressure of low pressure steam/fuel mixtures produced by said heat exchanger, said pressure increasing means including a steam/fuel inlet coupled to said heat exchanger, said pressure increasing means including a steam/fuel outlet; and (c) pressure reducing means for reducing the pressure of high pressure steam/fuel mixture produced by said heat exchanger, said pressure reducing means including a steam/fuel inlet coupled to said heat exchanger, said pressure reducing means including a steam/fuel outlet coupled to said steam/fuel outlet of said pressure increasing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A steam raising heat exchanging apparatus, comprising: (a) a hot-gas-to-fuel heat exchanger, said heat exchanger including a hot gas inlet and a cool gas outlet, said heat exchanger including a plurality of coil means for receiving fuel and water, said heat exchanger including means for producing multiple pressure steam/fuel mixtures; (b) pressure increasing means for increasing the pressure of low pressure steam/fuel mixtures produced by said heat exchanger, said pressure increasing means including a steam/fuel inlet coupled to said heat exchanger, said pressure increasing means including a steam/fuel outlet; and (c) pressure reducing means for reducing the pressure of high pressure steam/fuel mixture produced by said heat exchanger, said pressure reducing means including a steam/fuel inlet coupled to said heat exchanger, said pressure reducing means including a steam/fuel outlet coupled to said steam/fuel outlet of said pressure increasing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said pressure reducing means comprises a steam turbine, and wherein said pressure increasing means comprises a compressor, said compressor coupled to said turbine by a shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said pressure increasing means and said pressure reducing means comprise a steam jet ejector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
108 words
A steam raising heat exchanger, comprising: a hot-gas-to-fuel heat exchanger, said heat exchanger including a hot gas inlet and a cool gas outlet, said heat exchanger including a plurality of coil means for receiving fuel and water, said heat exchanger including means for producing steam/fuel mixtures; (b) a steam turbine, said steam turbine including a steam/fuel inlet coupled to said heat exchanger, said steam turbine including a steam/fuel outlet; and (c) a compressor, said compressor including a steam/fuel inlet coupled to said heat exchanger, said compressor including a steam/fuel outlet coupled to said steam/fuel outlet of said steam turbine, said compressor coupled to said turbine by a shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
A steam raising heat exchanger, comprising: a hot-gas-to-fuel heat exchanger, said heat exchanger including a hot gas inlet and a cool gas outlet, said heat exchanger including a plurality of coil means for receiving fuel and water, said heat exchanger including means for producing steam/fuel mixtures; (b) a steam turbine, said steam turbine including a steam/fuel inlet coupled to said heat exchanger, said steam turbine including a steam/fuel outlet; and (c) a compressor, said compressor including a steam/fuel inlet coupled to said heat exchanger, said compressor including a steam/fuel outlet coupled to said steam/fuel outlet of said steam turbine, said compressor coupled to said turbine by a shaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
A steam raising heat exchanger as recited in claim 4, wherein said coil means carry a fuel/water mixture at varied pressures, wherein said turbine exhausts a steam/fuel mixture at a pressure lower than the steam/fuel mixture input into said turbine, wherein said compressor exhausts a steam/fuel mixture at a pressure higher than the steam/fuel mixture input into said compressor, and wherein the steam/fuel mixtures exhausted by said turbine and said compressor mix to form a single pressure steam/fuel mixture.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-11-17 | 2001-05-19 | 2001-11-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-11-17 | 2005-05-19 | 2005-11-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-11-17 | 2009-05-19 | 2009-11-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |