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Title: Integrated turbomachine oxygen plant

Abstract

An integrated turbomachine oxygen plant includes a turbomachine and an air separation unit. One or more compressor pathways flow compressed air from a compressor through one or more of a combustor and a turbine expander to cool the combustor and/or the turbine expander. An air separation unit is operably connected to the one or more compressor pathways and is configured to separate the compressed air into oxygen and oxygen-depleted air. A method of air separation in an integrated turbomachine oxygen plant includes compressing a flow of air in a compressor of a turbomachine. The compressed flow of air is flowed through one or more of a combustor and a turbine expander of the turbomachine to cool the combustor and/or the turbine expander. The compressed flow of air is directed to an air separation unit and is separated into oxygen and oxygen-depleted air.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1134311
Patent Number(s):
8752391
Application Number:
12/941,553
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-05NT42643
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Anand, Ashok Kumar, DePuy, Richard Anthony, and Muthaiah, Veerappan. Integrated turbomachine oxygen plant. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Anand, Ashok Kumar, DePuy, Richard Anthony, & Muthaiah, Veerappan. Integrated turbomachine oxygen plant. United States.
Anand, Ashok Kumar, DePuy, Richard Anthony, and Muthaiah, Veerappan. Tue . "Integrated turbomachine oxygen plant". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1134311.
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