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Cooling air line for removing cooling air from a manhole of a gas turbine

US10167782B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Philipp Kreutzer · Haltern am See, DE
Marco Larson · Bad Hersfeld, DE
Ansgar Sternemann · Herne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 26, 2014
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF05D2260/234
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gas turbine having a compressor, a turbine unit, at least one combustion chamber and a secondary air system, which secondary air system has at least one cooling line having a compressor-side inlet for removing cooling air from the compressor and a turbine-side outlet for leading the cooling air onward into the turbine unit, wherein the cooling air line at the compressor-side inlet is connected fluidically to a housing opening of the gas turbine which adjoins a cavity in the gas turbine and which, during operation, guides compressor air, and wherein the housing opening is formed as a manhole.

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