METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER PLANT, AND POWER PLANTDisclosed is a method for operating a power plant (1) comprising at least one gas turbine engine (10, 20) and at least one fuel gas compressor (53. 54, 55). The method comprises supplying fuel gas (5)…DRIVE·May 7·2 min readFollowF01K23/10GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
CLOSED-LOOP BRAYTON CYCLE SYSTEM WITH TURBINE BLADE COOLINGA closed-loop Brayton cycle system utilizes supercritical carbon dioxide as the working fluid for the system to achieve higher efficiencies than can be achieved with traditional open-loop gas turbine …DRIVE·Apr 2·1 min readFollowF01K23/10HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT COMPRISING A RECUPERATIVE CLOSED-CYCLE ARRANGEMENTThe invention provides a powerplant for an aircraft comprising: at least two gas turbine engines, and at least one closed-cycle arrangement for recuperating heat from the at least two gas turbine engi…DRIVE·Aug 30·2 min readFollowF01K23/10ITP ENGINES UK LTD [GB]
Heat exchange device and drive unit for a motor vehicleA heat exchange device with a first media channel (88) for a first medium and a second media channel (104) for a second medium is further developed in that in at least one section of the heat exchange…DRIVE·Mar 11·1 min readFollowF01K23/10VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]
Combined heat and power (chp) systemCombined Heat and Power (CHP) system (100), comprising an engine or turbine (104), a generator (105) and a heat exchanger (1), wherein the heat exchanger (1) has at least one flue duct (6) in fluid co…DRIVE·Sep 17·1 min readFollowF01K23/10DEJATECH HOLDING B V [NL]
GAS TURBINE COOLING SYSTEM, AND GAS TURBINE COOLING METHODProvided are a gas turbine cooling system and cooling method whereby it is possible to efficiently cool a gas turbine by means of steam without using the ligh-pressure steam generated at an exhaust he…DRIVE·Jul 9·2 min readFollowF01K23/10MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYS [JP]
Atomizing air heat for attemperationAn attemperation system and an atomizing air system are integrated for a combined cycle turbine including a gas turbine 10 and a steam turbine 12. The atomizing air system 14 receives compressor disch…DRIVE·Apr 30·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
An organic rankine cycle for mechanical drive applicationsA combined thermodynamic system is described, for the production of mechanical power. The system comprises a gas turbine (1) and a turbomachinery (2) driven by the gas turbine (1). The system further …DRIVE·Apr 2·1 min readFollowF01K23/10NUOVO PIGNONE SPA [IT]
Enhanced gas power plant for storing energyThe method involves operating a generator (14) as motor, so that a heated gas stream (16) is emitted from a gas turbine (10). The thermal conditioning of water in a water vapor circuit (20) is perform…DRIVE·Mar 19·1 min readFollowF01K23/10SIEMENS AG [DE]
Method for supporting a network frequencyThe method involves providing steam turbine with a high pressure partial turbine and a medium pressure partial turbine. A medium pressure valve is arranged in medium pressure partial turbine. The powe…DRIVE·Jan 15·1 min readFollowF01K23/10SIEMENS AG [DE]
Method for operating a power plant with solar energy systemA power plant (1) comprising at least one of a gas turbine (GT), a steam turbine (ST) with a water-steam cycle, and a heat recovery steam generator (B) operatively connected to a heat generating membe…DRIVE·Dec 18·1 min readFollowF01K23/10ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]
A method and system for controlling an extraction pressure and temperature of a stoichiometric EGR systemThe present invention provides a system 100 and method that yields an exhaust stream 270 that includes a relatively high concentration of a desirable gas and is also substantially oxygen-free. This de…DRIVE·Oct 16·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Method for operating a combined cycle power plant and combined cycle power plant for using such methodThe invention discloses a method for operating a combined cycle power plant (10) with an integrated CO2 capture unit (14), wherein flue gas of a gas turbine (11) is led along an flue gas path through …DRIVE·Oct 2·1 min readFollowF01K23/10ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]
Method for operating a combined cycle power plant and combined cycle power plant for using such methodThe invention discloses a method for operating a combined cycle power plant (10) with an integrated CO2 capture unit (14), wherein flue gas of a gas turbine (11) is led along an flue gas path through …DRIVE·Oct 2·1 min readFollowF01K23/10ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]
System and method of improving emission performance of a gas turbineA power generation system (10) and method of generating power with reduced NO x emission includes a gas turbine system (15). The turbine system (15) includes a compressor (16) configured to receive a …DRIVE·Oct 2·2 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Thermal solar assembly and method for operating a thermal solar assemblyThe plant (1) has a solar heat collector fluid passage (11) and a heat exchanger fluid passage (32) through which the fluid is guided so that quantities of heat are respectively supplied to fluid by i…DRIVE·Sep 18·2 min readFollowF01K23/10MAN DIESEL & TURBO SE [DE]
COMBINED CYCLE POWER GENERATION PLANT UTILZING SOLAR HEATDisclosed is a solar assisted combined cycle power plant having a compressor 1 that pressurizes combustion air, a combustor 2 that mixes and burns the combustion air 60 and gas turbine fuel 61 to gene…DRIVE·Aug 7·2 min readFollowF01K23/10HITACHI LTD [JP]
Combined cycle power plantA power plant (10) is provided and includes a gas turbine engine (20) to generate power, a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) (30) to produce steam from high energy fluids produced from the generati…DRIVE·Jul 17·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Method and Apparatus for Optimizing the Operation of a Turbine System Under Flexible LoadsA gas turbine system (1) includes a compressor protection subsystem (5); a hibernation mode subsystem (7); and a control subsystem (1) that controls the compressor subsystem (5) and the hibernation su…DRIVE·May 29·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Steam power plant with high-temperature heat reservoirA steam power plant is suggested having, parallel to the high-pressure preheater passage (VW4 to VW6), a heat reservoir (A) which is loaded with preheated condensate in weak-load times. This preheated…DRIVE·May 8·1 min readFollowF01K23/10ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]
Power Plant and Method of OperationA power plant arrangement comprises at least one main air compressor (12) to provide at least a first portion of a compressed ambient gas flow (26) and at least one gas turbine assembly. Each assembly…DRIVE·Feb 27·2 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Power plant and method of operationA power plant and method of operation is provided. The power plant comprises at least one main air compressor (12), an oxidizer unit (62) configured to deliver a compressed oxygen-rich gas flow (24) t…DRIVE·Feb 27·2 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
System for fuel gas moisturization and heatingEmbodiments of the present invention may provide to a gas turbine a fuel gas saturated with water heated by a fuel moisturizer (160), which receives heat form a flash tank (334,336). A heat source for…DRIVE·Jan 2·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Systems and methods for power generation using oxy-fuel combustionA system 50 and a method of generating energy in a power plant using a turbine 64 are provided. The system 50 includes an air separation unit 12 providing an oxygen output; a plasma generator 54 that …DRIVE·Oct 31·2 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Method for storing and dispensing energy and gas turbine power plantThe method for supplying and removing energy in a power supply network by adiabatic compression of air, is claimed, where a storage of the compressed air as well as an operation of a gas turbine (1) a…DRIVE·Sep 26·3 min readFollowF01K23/10RWE POWER AG [DE]
Water recovery system for a cooling towerA water recovery system (40) for a cooling tower (50) includes an intercooler (44) having a first circuit portion (46) and a second circuit portion. The first circuit portion (46) is configured and di…DRIVE·Jul 18·2 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
SOLAR THERMAL GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTA solar-thermal gas turbine generator whose thermal efficiency is improved by making it possible to generate power with a steam turbine even in a state in which the operation of a solar-thermal gas tu…DRIVE·Apr 25·2 min readFollowF01K23/10MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]
Device for fuel preheating and method for fuel preheatingThe device comprises a condensate preheater (21), a primary pipeline (26) of the condensate preheater, which is connected to a pump (27), and a secondary pipeline (38) of the pump, which is connected …DRIVE·Mar 7·1 min readFollowF01K23/10SIEMENS AG [DE]
Combined cycle power plantA combined cycle power plant (10) includes at least one gas turbine (12), at least one steam turbine (14) and a heat recovery boiler (24) in combination to produce electricity and/or process steam. Th…DRIVE·Feb 29·2 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Continuous combined cycle operation power plant and methodA combined cycle power plant (100) includes a gas turbine (102), a steam turbine (110), a generator (104) coupled to the gas turbine (102) and a generator (104) coupled to the steam turbine (110), and…DRIVE·Feb 29·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Combined power augmentation system and methodAn electrical generation system including a first gas turbine (324) and a heat recovery steam generator (330) coupled to the gas turbine and including high pressure super-heater (318) having a high pr…DRIVE·Feb 29·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Inert gas purging system for an orc heat recovery boilerIn one embodiment, a system includes a valve system (60) switchable between a waste heat recovery position configured to direct incoming exhaust gas (38) through an interior volume (60) of an exhaust …DRIVE·Jan 4·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Method for operating a gas turbine and gas turbineA gas turbine comprises a compressor that feeds an oxidiser to one or more combustion devices wherein fuel is injected and is combusted to generate hot gases that are expanded in a turbine. The flue g…DRIVE·Jul 27·1 min readFollowF01K23/10ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]
Method of operating a gas turbine; a gas turbine system; and a method and system for cooling a hydrocarbon streamA fuel stream is fed to a gas turbine. An oxygen-containing stream is chilled to provide a chilled oxydizing stream, which is also fed to the gas turbine. The fuel stream is combusted in the gas turbi…DRIVE·Jun 8·1 min readFollowF01K23/10SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL]
Cogeneration plant and cogeneration methodThe invention relates to a co-generation plant and method, comprising: a gas turbine (GT), a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), a steam turbine (STT), a cooler/condenser (CCON), a division module (…DRIVE·Mar 2·2 min readFollowF01K23/10SIEMENS AG [DE]
Combined cycle power plantA combined cycle power plant (10) including a gas turbine (12), a steam turbine (18) and a heat recovery generator (24), for thermally connecting the gas turbine (12) and the steam turbine (18). The h…DRIVE·Jan 19·1 min readFollowF01K23/10GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Process and installation for producing electric powerThe present invention is related to a process and an installation for the production of electric power or the cogeneration of electric and thermal power, wherein a hydrocarbon fuel is enriched through…DRIVE·Jun 14·1 min readFollowF01K23/10UNIV BRUXELLES [BE]
Device for the exploitation of waste heat from compressorsThe device has an intercooler (3) with heat exchanger surface (6) arranged between a pair of compressors (1,2). An aftercooler (5) with heat exchanger surface (7) is arranged after the other compresso…DRIVE·Nov 2·1 min readFollowF01K23/10MAN TURBO AG [DE]
Repowering steam plant through addition of gas turbine and method for remodelling plant facilitiesA repowering steam plant through the addition of a gas turbine, and a method for remodeling the plant facilities. This repowering steam plant is constructed by, to existing steam turbine facilities (1…DRIVE·Jul 13·1 min readFollowF01K23/10HITACHI LTD [JP]
Method for operating a gas turbine system, and a corresponding systemAn operating process for a gas turbine unit (1) having at least one turbine (5) and a suction chamber (10) for combustion air comprises leading back at least a part of the exhaust gases (15) from the …DRIVE·Jun 22·1 min readFollowF01K23/10SIEMENS AG [DE]
