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Combustor replacement method and gas turbine plant

US10612783B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2020
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23R2900/00017
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A combustor replacement method and a gas turbine plant capable of efficiently replacing a combustor using an existing facility. The combustor replacement method includes a step of separating, from a plurality of fuel supply systems, a first combustor that includes a plurality of nozzle systems connected to any of the plurality of fuel supply systems and supplied with fuel from the connected fuel supply systems, and removing the first combustor from a gas turbine plant. The method includes a step of attaching a second combustor that includes fewer nozzle systems than the first combustor to the gas turbine plant, and a step of providing communication between the fuel supply systems connected to the same nozzle system of the second combustor by a coupling pipe, and coupling the fuel supply systems and the second combustor.

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