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https://drivepatents.com/patents/999515 · 8 Aug 2012
A method and apparatus for cooling a combustor liner (40) in a combustor (14) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a combustor (14) is disclosed. The combustor (14) includes a transition piece (56), and an impingement sleeve (50) at least partially surroundin...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1004709 · 7 Mar 2012
A turbine power generation system with enhanced cooling provided by a stream of carbon dioxide (46) from a carbon dioxide source (44) and a method of using a stream of carbon dioxide (46) to cool hot gas path components. The turbine power generating system...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1008080 · 2 Nov 2011
A heat exchanger apparatus includes: (a) an airfoil (42) having opposed pressure and suction sides (54, 52), a root (50), a tip (48), and spaced-apart leading and trailing edges (44, 46); and (b) a plenum (62,162,262) integrally formed within the airfoil (...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1008075 · 2 Nov 2011
A heat exchanger arrangement for a gas turbine engine. The arrangement including a flow path 31 within an outer cowl 32, which flow path 31 locates a heat exchanger 43 part way therealong. A valve 38 is provided at an inlet end of the flow path 31 to selec...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1008241 · 26 Oct 2011
A cooling system (110) for a hot gas path component (100) is disclosed. The cooling system (110) may include a component layer (120) and a cover layer (125). The component layer (120) may include a first inner surface (122) and a second outer surface (124)...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1008770 · 12 Oct 2011
The present application provides a chiller condensate system (230). The chiller condensate system (230) may include a chiller (170) that produces a flow of condensate (210), a condensate drain system (190) positioned about the chiller (170) to collect the ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1009275 · 28 Sep 2011
A one-stage stator vane cooling structure consisting of: a plurality of linking members that are provided between a plurality of combustors disposed in the circumferential direction of a gas turbine; and cooling holes that are provided in each of the one-s...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1011714 · 22 Jun 2011
An air-cooled oil cooler for the wall of an air flow passage of a gas turbine engine is provided, the oil cooler allowing improved heat exchange performance to be obtained. This is achieved by: (i) diverting air flow from the inner side of the oil cooler t...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1013928 · 13 Apr 2011
Disclosed is a gas turbine enabling turn down operation, of which the system and the operation can be simplified, and also the production cost and the maintenance cost can be reduced. Specifically disclosed is a gas turbine comprising: a compressor section...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1014141 · 6 Apr 2011
An operation method for a gas turbine engine (1) and its respective cooling system including: compressing a working fluid by means of a compressor (3); feeding this compressed working fluid into at least one combustion chamber (5) where it is overheated; e...