System for heating an airstream by recirculating waste heat of a turbomachine
US8261528B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02C7/08
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of an application and process that incorporates a waste heat source to increase the temperature of the airstream entering an inlet section of a combustion turbine. An embodiment of the present invention may perform an anti-icing operation that reduces the need to operate the IBH system.
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