GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH STAGED COMBUSTION AND OPERATING METHODA gas turbine engine for an aircraft. The gas turbine comprises a staged combustion system having pilot injectors (305) and main injectors (306), a fuel metering system (211) configured to control fue…DRIVE·Jun 17·1 min readFollowF02C3/30ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
MODULATING FLUID FLOW WITHIN A TURBINE ENGINE USING STEAMAn assembly is provided for a turbine engine (20) includes a combustor (62) and an injection system (104). The combustor (62) includes a combustion chamber (60). The injection system (104) includes an…DRIVE·Apr 15·1 min readFollowF02C3/30RTX CORP [US]
COMBUSTORA combustor (200, 300, 400, 50, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200) that includes a combustion chamber (202, 1002) having an outer liner (204, 1004) and an inner liner (206, 1006) and defining a fir…DRIVE·Mar 18·2 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
CONDENSATION CONTROL OF STEAM INJECTED TURBINE ENGINEA turbine engine assembly (20; 120; 220) includes a compressor section (24) where a core flow (38) is compressed, a combustor section (26) where the compressed core flow (38) is mixed with fuel and ig…DRIVE·Dec 24·1 min readFollowF02C3/30RTX CORP [US]
LIQUID FUEL STEAM PURGE SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINEA system is provided with an ejector (18) having an outer wall (208) extending circumferentially about a flow path (203), wherein the outer wall (208) has a throat section (214) along the flow path (2…DRIVE·Dec 4·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH WATER FUEL EMULSION AND METHODA gas turbine engine (12) includes a first combustor (38) having a first fuel nozzle (58), wherein the first fuel nozzle (58) is configured to supply a water fuel emulsion into the first combustor (38…DRIVE·Nov 6·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING COMBUSTION TURBINE TURNDOWN CAPABILITYCombustion turbine control systems are configured to operate combustion turbine systems (10) in partial or no load while meeting emission targets. The combustion turbine system (10) includes a combust…DRIVE·Sep 25·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH [CH]
COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ASSEMBLY, GAS TURBINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ASSEMBLYA combustor assembly (3) for a gas turbine assembly (1) comprising: • at least one combustor unit (10) provided with a premix combustor (15); • a water/steam injection assembly (48) comprising a water…DRIVE·Sep 18·1 min readFollowF02C3/30ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG [CH]
PROVIDING FUELA method of providing fuel to an engine (12) during a period of operation of the engine. Ambient air conditions are determined in dependence upon actual measured values of ambient air conditions. The …DRIVE·Nov 15·2 min readFollowF02C3/30ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FUEL ADDITIVESA system for monitoring fuel additives on board a vehicle includes a fuel line (200) carrying fuel from a fuel source to an engine (22), a fuel additive sensor (214) configured to measure concentratio…DRIVE·Apr 12·1 min readFollowF02C3/30RAYTHEON TECH CORP [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FUEL ADDITIVESA system for monitoring fuel additives on board a vehicle includes a fuel line carrying fuel from a fuel source to an engine; a fuel additive sensor configured to measure concentration of additives in…DRIVE·Feb 24·1 min readFollowF02C3/30Raytheon Technologies Corporation
AtomizerIn an atomizer constructed to cool inlet air for a gas turbine by spraying fine droplets of water into the inlet air, a spray nozzle (300) is disposed to spray the finely atomized droplets of water fr…DRIVE·Feb 5·1 min readFollowF02C3/30HITACHI LTD [JP]
Fuel systemA fuel system (12) comprising a vapour trail detection sensor (20) configured to generate a first signal (28) which indicates the optical depth of a vapour trail (35). A control unit (40) is provided …DRIVE·Jan 15·1 min readFollowF02C3/30ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
Hot water injection for turbomachineA turbomachine (10) is provided and includes a combustor (21) in which a first quantity of compressed air (250) and fuel (251) are combustible and into which heated water is injectible. The water is p…DRIVE·Jan 1·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Fuel systemA fuel system (10) comprising a fluid blender (14) in fluid communication with a source of a first fuel composition and a source of a second fuel composition via at least one inlet (32, 34). The blend…DRIVE·Dec 25·1 min readFollowF02C3/30ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
CONTROL DEVICE FOR GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATION PLANTA controller is intended for use in a gas turbine power plant that includes: a compressor 1 that compresses combustion air; a water atomization cooling apparatus 3 that sprays water drops of atomized …DRIVE·Dec 11·2 min readFollowF02C3/30HITACHI LTD [JP]
System and method for reducing combustion dynamics in a combustorA system for reducing combustion dynamics in a combustor includes an end cap having an upstream surface (42) axially separated from a downstream surface (44), and tube bundles (24) extend from the ups…DRIVE·Sep 4·2 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
System and method for gas turbine nox emission improvementA gas turbine system for NOx emission reduction and part load efficiency improvement is described. The system includes a gas turbine (12) having a compressor (13) which receives inlet-air (18). A dire…DRIVE·Aug 14·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Method for transferring fuelA method for transferring fuel includes flowing water to at least one nozzle (47) of a main fuel circuit (28). Also included is flowing oil to the at least one nozzle (47) of the main fuel circuit (28…DRIVE·Aug 7·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
System for Turbine Combustor Fuel MixingA system includes a mixing assembly (50) configured to mix a liquid fuel (42) and a water (15) to generate a fuel mixture (80). The fuel mixture (80) is configured to combust in a combustor (16) of a …DRIVE·May 1·2 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
System for turbine combustor fuel mixingA system includes a plurality of interconnected mixing assemblies (50) configured to mix a first fuel (42) and water (15) to generate a first mixture (80), and mix a second fuel and the water (15) to …DRIVE·May 1·2 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Gas turbine engine system and method for providing a fuel supplied to one or more combustors in a gas turbine engine systemAccording to one aspect of the invention, a method for providing a fuel supplied to one or more combustors in a gas turbine engine system includes partially oxidizing a fraction of primary fuel (117) …DRIVE·Mar 27·2 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Steam injected gas turbine engineA gas turbine engine has in flow series: a compressor section (10), a combustion chamber (12), and a turbine section (13). The engine further has a steam generator (16). The combustion chamber (12) ha…DRIVE·Mar 6·1 min readFollowF02C3/30ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
System and method for supplying fuelA system (10) for supplying fuel includes a fuel manifold (16), a water manifold (18), and a fluid junction (20) between the fuel manifold (16) and the water manifold (18). A turbulator (30) downstrea…DRIVE·Dec 12·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Gas turbine with water injection controlThe turbine has a control unit acting on fuel injection units, so that quantity of fuel present in a combustion chamber is greater than a preset minimum value and less than a preset maximum value. The…DRIVE·Apr 18·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GE ENERGY PRODUCTS FRANCE SNC [FR]
Burner for a gas turbineThe invention relates to a burner (1) for a gas turbine, comprising a pilot combustor (5), a supply module providing pilot fuel (20) and pilot air (21) into a pilot combustion room (23) being enclosed…DRIVE·Apr 4·2 min readFollowF02C3/30SIEMENS AG [DE]
Method and arrangement for injecting an emulsion into a flameThe invention relates to an arrangement for injection of an emulsion of a first fluid and a second fluid into a flame of a burner (1), wherein the arrangement comprises: - a central gas duct (6) exten…DRIVE·Mar 28·2 min readFollowF02C3/30SIEMENS AG [DE]
Method for operating a combustion chamberThe method for operating a combustion chamber (1) having at least a mixing device (2) connected to a combustion device (3). The mixing device (2) has a first fuel feeding stage, to inject fuel (8, 12,…DRIVE·Feb 29·1 min readFollowF02C3/30ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]
System for fuel and diluent controlAccording to various embodiments, a system includes a fuel controller (182) configured to control a fuel transition between a first flow of a first fuel (168) and a second flow of a second fuel (172) …DRIVE·Nov 30·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
A method and gas turbine combustion system for safely mixing H2-rich fuels with airA method for safely mixing H2-rich fuels with air in a gas turbine combustion system (20), comprises the steps of: €¢ providing a first stream of burner air and a second stream of a H2-rich fuel; €¢ p…DRIVE·Mar 23·1 min readFollowF02C3/30ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]
Spray system, power augmentation system for engine containing spray system and method of humidifying airThe present invention is spray system such as a nozzle array, for more effectively and efficiently delivering liquid spray to air before its intake into an engine, a power augmentation system for an e…DRIVE·Feb 9·2 min readFollowF02C3/30GAS TURBINE EFFICIENCY SWEDEN [SE]
Gas turbine systemA gas turbine system comprises a compressor (10) for compressing air, a combustor for burning the air compressed by the compressor and fuel, a turbine (14) driven by combustion gases produced from the…DRIVE·Feb 1·1 min readFollowF02C3/30HITACHI LTD [JP]
Humid air turbine power plant and method of cooling such a plantAn advanced humid air turbine power plant capable of suppressing condensation of moisture in a cooling channel (29), which is provided to cool a high-temperature component of a gas turbine (1), in a s…DRIVE·Jan 4·2 min readFollowF02C3/30HITACHI LTD [JP]
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE COMBUSTION TURBINE SYSTEMTechniques suitable for recovering energy from a high-temperature gas of an ordinary pressure are provided. A turbomachine has a turbine 16 and compressors 20 and 24. A combustor 12 is disposed at a s…DRIVE·Aug 24·2 min readFollowF02C3/30KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]
Fogging device for gas turbinesThe water spraying device (26) which sends water and/or steam into the air intake flow (10) of a gas turbine includes sound absorbing means such as several tubular elements (31) arranged parallel to t…DRIVE·May 26·1 min readFollowF02C3/30ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD [CH]
Water injection for reducing gas turbine engine emissionsA gas turbine engine includes a compressor rotor assembly (14) including a first rotor, a combustor (16) configured to operate with a fuel/air mixture equivalence ratio less than one, and a water inje…DRIVE·Oct 31·1 min readFollowF02C3/30GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Gas turbine including multifunctional water injection manifold and operation method thereofMultifunctional water injection manifold device for injecting water into gas turbine combustor for NOx reduction is improved so that draining of the manifold may be done even in load operation of gas …DRIVE·Sep 12·2 min readFollowF02C3/30MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]
