Gas-turbine construction
US6202402A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23R3/005
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Described are a gas-turbine construction and a method of operating this gas-turbine construction, having an air compressor, a heat exchanger connected downstream of the air compressor, a combustion chamber, and a turbine which can be driven by hot combustion gases and from which the combustion gases are fed to the heat exchanger for heating the compressed supply air coming from the air compressor. The invention is distinguished by the fact that the heat exchanger and the combustion chamber are integrated in a common unit, and that fuel can be added to the supply air before entry into the unit, which fuel can be ignited catalytically in the form of an air/fuel mixture inside the unit, in which a catalyst is provided.
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