公开(公告)号：EP1309778A1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-14

申请号：EP01962349.5

申请日：2001-08-07

申请人： Phillips Petroleum Company

发明人： SCHMIDT, William E. ,  BAUDAT, Ned, P.

IPC分类号： F02C9/56

CPC分类号： F25J1/0298 ,  F02C9/56 ,  F04C29/0085 ,  F04D25/022 ,  F25J1/0022 ,  F25J1/0087 ,  F25J1/0283 ,  F25J1/0284 ,  F25J1/0287 ,  F25J1/0294 ,  F25J2280/10 ,  F25J2280/20 ,  Y10S74/05 ,  Y10T477/633 ,  Y10T477/63385 ,  Y10T477/635 ,  Y10T477/73

摘要： A large compressor (18) is powered by a single-shaft gas turbine (12) via shaft (14), gearbox (16) and a hydraulic torque converter (10), which is undersized relative to the maximum shaft power requirement of compressor (18). The hydraulic torque converter (10) has a lock-up device (40) that locks the impeller (24) and the turbine wheel (28) at 25% of the maximum shaft power requirement of compressor (18). Gas turbine (12) has a starter (34). Optionally, compressor (18) has its outlet connected to auxiliary compressor (50) that assists the starting process by decreasing the back pressure of compressor (18).