Retractable gas turbine inlet coils
US8894356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49229
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine inlet heat exchange coil assembly includes a gas turbine inlet housing formed to include an inlet and an outlet and a flow path therebetween. A plurality of adjacent coils are located in proximity to the inlet, and moveable between a closed operative position where the coils are aligned substantially in a plane so as to maximize resistance to flow along the flow path, and an open inoperative position where said coils are individually rotated substantially 90° such that the coils lie in individual, parallel planes so as to minimize resistance to flow along the flow path.
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