US5887418A
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Method for operating a gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant and plant working according to the method
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1997-03-27
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Granted: 1999-03-30
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Expires: 2017-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A method for operating a gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant and a plant working according to the method, utilize exhaust gas from a gas turbine for steam generation when the plant is in operation. In order to ensure that a gas-turbine model can be freely selected, irrespective of its power rating and with a reduction in exhaust gas losses, in the case of both a new plant and a retrofitting of an already existing plant, a first part stream of exhaust gas from the gas turbine is used as combustion air for the combustion of a fossil fuel and a second part stream of exhaust gas from the gas turbine is utilized for waste-heat steam generation. At the same time, for steam generation, a combination of a fossil-fired steam generator and a waste-heat steam generator is located downstream of the gas turbine on the exhaust gas side, in each case through a part-stream conduit. The steam generation by the combustion of the fossil fuel and the waste-heat steam generation take place in a common water/steam circuit of the steam turbine.
Inventors
- 👤 Hermann Bruckner
- 👤 Erich Schmid
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:46
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01K; F01K23/00; F01K23/02; F01K23/06; F01K23/10; F01K23/106; F01K23/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A method for operating a gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant, which comprises: directing a first part stream of oxygenous exhaust gas from a gas turbine for use as combustion air for combustion of a fossil fuel for steam generation; directing a second part stream of the exhaust gas from the gas turbine for use in waste-heat-steam generation; performing the fossil fuel combustion steam generation and the waste-heat steam generation in a common water/steam circuit of a steam turbine; preheating a first part stream of feedwater of the water/steam circuit with flue gas occurring during the combustion of the fossil fuel; preheating a second part stream of the feedwater of the water/steam circuit with the second part stream of the exhaust gas from the gas turbine; and preheating a third part stream of the feedwater of the water/steam circuit with steam from the steam turbine.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
143 words
A method for operating a gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant, which comprises: directing a first part stream of oxygenous exhaust gas from a gas turbine for use as combustion air for combustion of a fossil fuel for steam generation; directing a second part stream of the exhaust gas from the gas turbine for use in waste-heat-steam generation; performing the fossil fuel combustion steam generation and the waste-heat steam generation in a common water/steam circuit of a steam turbine; preheating a first part stream of feedwater of the water/steam circuit with flue gas occurring during the combustion of the fossil fuel; preheating a second part stream of the feedwater of the water/steam circuit with the second part stream of the exhaust gas from the gas turbine; and preheating a third part stream of the feedwater of the water/steam circuit with steam from the steam turbine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises performing the preheating of the three part streams of feedwater in at least first and second stages, and preheating the first part stream and the third part stream in common in the second preheating stage with the flue gas occurring during the combustion of the fossil fuel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises admixing a cold air stream with the first part stream of exhaust gas from the gas turbine as combustion air.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises purifying the first part stream of exhaust gas from the gas turbine serving as combustion air, together with the flue gas occurring during the combustion of the fossil fuel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
146 words
A gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant, comprising: a gas turbine having an exhaust gas side; first and second part-stream conduits connected to the exhaust gas side of said gas turbine; a steam turbine; a water/steam circuit connected to said steam turbine; a fossil fired steam generator connected to said first part-stream conduit downstream of said gas turbine, said fired steam generator having a water/steam side connected into said water/steam circuit; a waste-heat steam generator connected to said second part-stream conduit downstream of said gas turbine, said waste-heat steam generator connected parallel to said fired steam generator on the water/steam side; and a number of preheaters for multistage preheating of feedwater for said fired steam generator and for said waste-heat steam generator, said preheaters including a series connection of two boiler preheaters heated by flue gas and connected upstream of said fired steam generator on the water/steam side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
146 words
A gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant, comprising: a gas turbine having an exhaust gas side; first and second part-stream conduits connected to the exhaust gas side of said gas turbine; a steam turbine; a water/steam circuit connected to said steam turbine; a fossil fired steam generator connected to said first part-stream conduit downstream of said gas turbine, said fired steam generator having a water/steam side connected into said water/steam circuit; a waste-heat steam generator connected to said second part-stream conduit downstream of said gas turbine, said waste-heat steam generator connected parallel to said fired steam generator on the water/steam side; and a number of preheaters for multistage preheating of feedwater for said fired steam generator and for said waste-heat steam generator, said preheaters including a series connection of two boiler preheaters heated by flue gas and connected upstream of said fired steam generator on the water/steam side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant according to claim 5, including a flue-gas purification system connected downstream of said fired steam generator on a flue-gas side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
182 words
A gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant, comprising: a gas turbine having an exhaust gas side; first and second part-stream conduits connected to the exhaust gas side of said gas turbine; a steam turbine; a water/steam circuit connected to said steam turbine; a fossil fired steam generator connected to said first part-stream conduit downstream of said gas turbine, said fired steam generator having a water/steam side connected into said water/steam circuit; a waste-heat steam generator connected to said second part-stream conduit downstream of said gas turbine, said waste-heat steam generator connected parallel to said fired steam generator on the water/steam side, said waste-heat steam generator including: condensate heating surfaces for condensate preheating; medium-pressure heating surfaces disposed upstream of said condensate heating surfaces on the exhaust-gas side; and an intermediate superheater as well as high-pressure heating surfaces disposed at least partially parallel to said medium-pressure heating surfaces on the exhaust gas side and connected parallel to said medium-pressure heating surfaces on the water/steam side; and a number of preheaters for multistage preheating of feedwater for said fired steam generator and for said waste-heat steam generator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
182 words
A gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant, comprising: a gas turbine having an exhaust gas side; first and second part-stream conduits connected to the exhaust gas side of said gas turbine; a steam turbine; a water/steam circuit connected to said steam turbine; a fossil fired steam generator connected to said first part-stream conduit downstream of said gas turbine, said fired steam generator having a water/steam side connected into said water/steam circuit; a waste-heat steam generator connected to said second part-stream conduit downstream of said gas turbine, said waste-heat steam generator connected parallel to said fired steam generator on the water/steam side, said waste-heat steam generator including: condensate heating surfaces for condensate preheating; medium-pressure heating surfaces disposed upstream of said condensate heating surfaces on the exhaust-gas side; and an intermediate superheater as well as high-pressure heating surfaces disposed at least partially parallel to said medium-pressure heating surfaces on the exhaust gas side and connected parallel to said medium-pressure heating surfaces on the water/steam side; and a number of preheaters for multistage preheating of feedwater for said fired steam generator and for said waste-heat steam generator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
The gas-turbine and steam-turbine plant according to claim 5, including a feedwater tank, said preheaters including at least one preheater heated by steam from said steam turbine, said fired steam generator communicating with said feedwater tank through said at least one preheater heated by steam from said steam turbine.
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