Cooling-air cooler for a gas-turbine plant and use of such a cooling-air cooler
US6892523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/16
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a cooling-air cooler for a gas-turbine plant of a power plant, in which cooling-air cooler first means for spraying water into the cooling-air flow and second means for generating steam are arranged in a pressure vessel, through which the cooling air flows, between a cooling-air inlet and a cooling-air outlet in the cooling-air flow, simplified operation is achieved in that a water separator is provided on the cooling-air side in the direction of flow downstream of the first means.
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