公开(公告)号：US10598094B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15122597

申请日：2015-04-02

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Sanji Ekanayake ,  Thomas Edward Wickert ,  Alston Ilford Scipio

IPC: F02C7/00 ,  F02C7/14 ,  F28D15/02 ,  F02C6/18 ,  F01D5/08 ,  F02C7/224 ,  F01D9/06 ,  F02C7/143 ,  F01D5/18 ,  F02C7/18 ,  F01D25/12 ,  F02C3/04 ,  F02C7/06 ,  F28F23/00 ,  F28D21/00

Abstract: A turbomachine includes a compressor configured to compress air received at an intake portion to form a compressed airflow that exits into an outlet portion. A combustor is operably connected with the compressor, and receives the compressed airflow. A turbine is operably connected with the combustor, and receives the combustion gas flow. The turbine has a plurality of wheels and a plurality of buckets. The turbine receives compressor bleed off air to cool the wheels and buckets. A cooling system is operatively connected to the turbine. The cooling system includes a plurality of heat pipes located axially upstream of at least one of the wheels. The heat pipes are operatively connected to a bearing cooler system. The heat pipes and the bearing cooler system are configured to transfer heat from the compressor bleed off air to one or more heat exchangers.

公开(公告)号：US10577982B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US14969185

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Alston Ilford Scipio ,  Sanji Ekanayake ,  Joseph Philip Klosinski

IPC: F02C6/18 ,  F02C9/18 ,  F01K23/10 ,  F01K7/16 ,  F02C7/141 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F01K17/02

Abstract: A power plant includes a gas turbine including a turbine extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the turbine and an exhaust duct that receives exhaust gas from the turbine outlet. The power plant further includes a first gas cooler having a primary inlet fluidly coupled to the turbine extraction port, a secondary inlet fluidly coupled to a coolant supply system and an outlet in fluid communication with the exhaust duct. The power plant further includes a gas distribution manifold that is disposed downstream from the outlet of the first gas cooler and which receives a portion of the combustion gas or a portion of the cooled combustion gas and distributes the portion of the combustion gas or a portion of the cooled combustion to one or more secondary operations of the power plant.

公开(公告)号：US10436073B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US14969165

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Alston Ilford Scipio ,  Sanji Ekanayake ,  Douglas Corbin Warwick ,  Joseph Philip Klosinski

IPC: F01K23/10 ,  F02C6/18 ,  F02C7/141 ,  F01K7/16 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F01K17/02

Abstract: A power plant includes an exhaust duct downstream from an outlet of a turbine which receives exhaust gas from the turbine outlet, a first ejector having a primary inlet that is fluidly coupled to a turbine extraction port and an outlet that is in fluid communication with the exhaust duct. The power plant further includes a second ejector having a primary inlet fluidly coupled to the compressor extraction port, a suction inlet in fluid communication with an air supply and an outlet in fluid communication with a suction inlet of the first ejector. The first ejector cools the stream of combustion gas via compressed air extracted from the compressor and cooled via the second ejector. The cooled combustion gas mixes with the exhaust gas within the exhaust duct to provide a heated exhaust gas mixture downstream from the exhaust duct.

公开(公告)号：US10415432B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US14969200

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Alston Ilford Scipio ,  Sanji Ekanayake ,  Joseph Philip Klosinski ,  Paul Robert Fernandez ,  David Clayton Poole

IPC: F02C7/22 ,  F02C9/18 ,  F01K23/10 ,  F01K7/16 ,  F23R3/28 ,  F23R3/00 ,  F02C6/18 ,  F02C7/141 ,  F02C7/224 ,  F01K15/00 ,  F01K17/02

Abstract: A power plant includes a gas turbine including a turbine extraction port that is in fluid communication with a hot gas path of the turbine and an exhaust duct that receives exhaust gas from the turbine outlet. The power plant further includes a first gas cooler having a primary inlet fluidly coupled to the turbine extraction port, a secondary inlet fluidly coupled to a coolant supply system and an outlet in fluid communication with the exhaust duct. The first gas cooler provides a cooled combustion gas to the exhaust duct which mixes with the exhaust gas to provide an exhaust gas mixture to a heat exchanger downstream from the exhaust duct. The power plant further includes a fuel heater in fluid communication with the outlet of the first gas cooler.

公开(公告)号：US10267231B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US14819770

申请日：2015-08-06

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joseph Phillip Klosinski ,  Alston Ilford Scipio ,  Sanji Ekanayake

IPC: F02C6/16 ,  F02C7/04

Abstract: A system for augmenting gas turbine power output is disclosed. The system may include a gas turbine engine having a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The system also may include a pressurized air tank in communication with the gas turbine engine. Moreover, the system may include an external compressor in communication with the pressurized air tank. The external compressor may be configured to supply compressed air to the pressurized air tank, and the pressurized air tank may be configured to supply compressed air to the gas turbine engine.

公开(公告)号：US10066632B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-04

申请号：US14964620

申请日：2015-12-10

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Joseph Philip Klosinski ,  Sanji Ekanayake ,  John Clisby Blanton ,  Alston Ilford Scipio

IPC: F04D27/02 ,  F02C7/047 ,  F02C7/052 ,  F02C7/24 ,  F02C9/18

Abstract: The present application provides an inlet bleed heat control system for a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inlet bleed heat control system provides an inlet bleed heat manifold and an ejector in communication with the inlet bleed heat manifold such that the ejector is in communication with a flow of compressor discharge air and a flow of ambient air.

公开(公告)号：US09964035B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US14969067

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joseph Philip Klosinski ,  Michael Anthony Cocca ,  Alston Ilford Scipio ,  Sanji Ekanayake ,  Jason Brian Shaffer

IPC: F02C7/18 ,  F01D25/30 ,  F02C6/06 ,  F02C3/04 ,  F02C6/18 ,  H02K7/18 ,  F01K23/10

CPC classification number: F02C6/06 ,  F01D25/305 ,  F01K23/10 ,  F01K23/101 ,  F02C3/04 ,  F02C6/18 ,  H02K7/1823 ,  Y02E20/14 ,  Y02E20/16

Abstract: A power plant includes a turbine having a plurality of turbine stages and an extraction port in fluid communication with one or more of the turbine stages. The extraction port provides a flow path for a stream of combustion gas to flow out of the turbine. An exhaust duct is disposed downstream from the turbine and receives exhaust gas from the turbine. The exhaust duct is fluid communication with the extraction port. A coolant injection system injects a coolant into the stream of combustion gas to provide cooled combustion gas to the exhaust duct. The cooled combustion gas flows into the exhaust duct at a temperature that is higher than a temperature of the exhaust gas, thereby increasing the temperature of the exhaust gas within the exhaust duct. The increase in thermal energy may be used to produce steam downstream from the exhaust duct.

公开(公告)号：US09863285B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14662836

申请日：2015-03-19

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Sanji Ekanayake ,  Thomas John Freeman ,  John David Memmer ,  Timothy Joseph Rehg ,  Alston Ilford Scipio

IPC: F01K23/10 ,  F02C6/02 ,  F02C6/00 ,  F02C6/18 ,  F02C9/18 ,  F02C3/10 ,  F02C6/08

CPC classification number: F01K23/10 ,  F02C3/10 ,  F02C6/00 ,  F02C6/02 ,  F02C6/08 ,  F02C6/18 ,  F02C9/18 ,  Y02E20/14 ,  Y02E20/16

Abstract: A power generation system may include a generator; a gas turbine system for powering the generator, the gas turbine system including a turbine component, an integral compressor and a combustor to which air from the integral compressor and fuel are supplied, the combustor arranged to supply hot combustion gases to the turbine component, and the integral compressor having a flow capacity greater than an intake capacity of at least one of the combustor and the turbine component, creating an excess air flow. A first control valve system controls flow of the excess air flow along an excess air flow path to a supplemental gas turbine system. The excess air flow may be combusted with a fuel and supplied to the supplemental gas turbine system. An eductor may be positioned in the excess air flow path for using the excess air flow as a motive force to augment the excess air flow with additional gas.

公开(公告)号：US09759131B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US14098924

申请日：2013-12-06

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Alston Ilford Scipio ,  Dale Joel Davis ,  Sanji Ekanayake ,  Paul Robert Fernandez

IPC: F02C7/30 ,  F01D25/00 ,  F01D5/28 ,  F02C6/08

CPC classification number: F02C7/30 ,  F01D5/288 ,  F01D25/002 ,  F01D25/007 ,  F02C6/08 ,  F05D2210/20 ,  F05D2260/95

Abstract: Methods and systems for imparting corrosion resistance to gas turbine engines are disclosed. Existing and/or supplemental piping is connected to existing compressor section air extraction piping and turbine section cooling air piping to supply water and anti-corrosion agents into areas of the gas turbine engine not ordinarily and/or directly accessible by injection of cleaning agents into the bellmouth of the turbine alone and/or repair methods. An anti-corrosion mixture is selectively supplied as an aqueous solution to the compressor and/or the turbine sections of the gas turbine engine to coat the gas turbine engine components therein with a metal passivation coating which mitigates corrosion in the gas turbine engine.

公开(公告)号：US09683910B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-20

申请号：US14955641

申请日：2015-12-01

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Sanji Ekanayake ,  Alston Ilford Scipio

IPC: G01M3/20 ,  F02C7/00 ,  F02C7/25 ,  F01D21/00 ,  G01M3/02

CPC classification number: G01M3/20 ,  F01D21/003 ,  F02C7/00 ,  F02C7/22 ,  F02C7/25 ,  F05D2260/80 ,  F05D2270/8041 ,  G01M3/025

Abstract: Various embodiments include a leak detection system for a turbine compartment. In some embodiments, the leak detection system includes: a tracer fluid system fluidly connected with the turbine compartment, the tracer fluid system configured to provide an optically detectable fluid to a fluid supply of the turbine compartment; an optical detection system operably connected to the turbine compartment, the optical detection system configured to detect the presence of the optically detectable fluid in at least one location of the turbine compartment; and a control system operably connected to the tracer fluid system and the optical detection system, the control system configured to obtain data about the presence of the optically detectable fluid in the at least one location, and provide an indicator indicating a potential leak location based upon the data about the presence of the optically detectable fluid in the at least one location.