Gas turbine engine and method for reducing turbine engine combustor gaseous emission
US8056344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23R2900/00002
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a turbine engine hydrogen is injected into the combustor in response to a power output level of the turbine engine. In a preferred embodiment, gaseous hydrogen is always injected at low-power operations and switched off at mid-power and high-power operations.
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