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Turbine to operate at part-load

US9169782B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Moorthi Subramaniyan · Bengaluru, IN
Umesh Garg · Savanuru, IN
Joshy John · Bengaluru, IN
Lakshmanan Valliappan · Savanuru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 4, 2012
Grant date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 28, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02C7/14
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A turbine includes a compressor to intake a fluid and to compress the fluid, a combustion chamber to heat the fluid from the compressor, a turbine section to rotate a shaft with the heated fluid from the combustion chamber, and a bypass circuit to generate a bypass flow by removing a portion of the fluid from the compressor, to heat the bypass flow, and to insert the bypass flow to the turbine section.

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