Abstract:
A turbomachine is provided and includes a combustor in which fuel and air are combusted, a turbine disposed for reception of products of combustion from the combustor, a transition piece fluidly interposed between the combustor and the turbine and including a body formed to define dilution holes configured to allow air to enter the combustor and for enabling steam injection toward a main flow of the products of the combustion proceeding from the combustor to the turbine and a fuel injection system supportively coupled to the transition piece and configured to inject fuel toward the main flow of the products of the combustion to thereby restore a flame temperature of the main flow of the products of the combustion reduced by steam injection enabled by the dilution holes.
Abstract:
A turbomachine is provided and includes a combustor in which fuel and air are combusted, a turbine disposed for reception of products of combustion from the combustor, a transition piece fluidly interposed between the combustor and the turbine and including a body formed to define dilution holes configured to allow air to enter the combustor and for enabling steam injection toward a main flow of the products of the combustion proceeding from the combustor to the turbine and a fuel injection system supportively coupled to the transition piece and configured to inject fuel toward the main flow of the products of the combustion to thereby restore a flame temperature of the main flow of the products of the combustion reduced by steam injection enabled by the dilution holes.
Abstract:
A system includes a gas turbine transition piece. The gas turbine transition piece includes a duct body having a forward end portion and an aft end portion. The duct body defines an enclosure for routing a flow of combustion products from a combustor to a turbine first stage nozzle, and the forward end portion includes a straight portion extending in a downstream direction of the flow. The gas turbine transition piece also includes a first set of dilution holes formed in the forward end portion and arranged in a first pattern configured to reduce emissions. In certain embodiments, the gas turbine transition piece includes a second set of dilution holes formed in the aft end portion and arranged in a second pattern configured to alter the thermal gradient of the combustion gases.