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Title: Closed loop air cooling system for combustion turbines

Abstract

Convective cooling of turbine hot parts using a closed loop system is disclosed. Preferably, the present invention is applied to cooling the hot parts of combustion turbine power plants, and the cooling provided permits an increase in the inlet temperature and the concomitant benefits of increased efficiency and output. In preferred embodiments, methods and apparatus are disclosed wherein air is removed from the combustion turbine compressor and delivered to passages internal to one or more of a combustor and turbine hot parts. The air cools the combustor and turbine hot parts via convection and heat is transferred through the surfaces of the combustor and turbine hot parts.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. North Canton, OH
  2. Orlando, FL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871714
Patent Number(s):
US 5782076
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC21-93MC30247
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
closed; loop; air; cooling; combustion; turbines; convective; turbine; hot; disclosed; preferably; applied; power; plants; provided; permits; increase; inlet; temperature; concomitant; benefits; increased; efficiency; output; preferred; embodiments; methods; apparatus; removed; compressor; delivered; passages; internal; combustor; cools; via; convection; heat; transferred; surfaces; inlet temperature; turbine hot; power plants; combustion turbine; closed loop; preferred embodiments; preferred embodiment; power plant; air cooling; turbine power; convective cooling; increased efficiency; /60/415/

Citation Formats

Huber, David John, and Briesch, Michael Scot. Closed loop air cooling system for combustion turbines. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Huber, David John, & Briesch, Michael Scot. Closed loop air cooling system for combustion turbines. United States.
Huber, David John, and Briesch, Michael Scot. 1998. "Closed loop air cooling system for combustion turbines". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871714.
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abstractNote = {Convective cooling of turbine hot parts using a closed loop system is disclosed. Preferably, the present invention is applied to cooling the hot parts of combustion turbine power plants, and the cooling provided permits an increase in the inlet temperature and the concomitant benefits of increased efficiency and output. In preferred embodiments, methods and apparatus are disclosed wherein air is removed from the combustion turbine compressor and delivered to passages internal to one or more of a combustor and turbine hot parts. The air cools the combustor and turbine hot parts via convection and heat is transferred through the surfaces of the combustor and turbine hot parts.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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