Method of operating a gas-turbine group
US5873233A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/16
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a method of operating a gas-turbine group and of cooling the units subjected to high thermal loading, a portion of compressor air (18) is diverted upstream of a first combustion chamber (2) and fed through a generator (14) working toward conversion and as a heat exchanger. A natural-gas/water or natural-gas/steam mixture (15) flows in counterflow through the same generator (14). With the cooling of the compressor air (18) inside the generator (14), the energy required for an endothermic reaction of the mixture (15) is released.
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