Water separator for turbine engine

    公开(公告)号:US12012892B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US18199767

    申请日:2023-05-19

    CPC classification number: F02C7/052 F02C7/143 F05D2260/213 F05D2260/609

    Abstract: A turbine engine is provided that includes a turbine engine core, a water separate and a core flowpath. The turbine engine core includes a core compressor section, a core combustor section and a core turbine section. The water separator includes a flowpath duct and a collector duct. The flowpath duct extends axially along and circumferentially about an axis. The collector duct extends axially along and circumferentially about the flowpath duct. The collector duct is fluidly coupled with the flowpath duct through a water permeable region in an outer wall of the flowpath duct. The core flowpath extends through the core compressor section, the core combustor section, the core turbine section and the flowpath duct from an inlet into the core flowpath to an exhaust from the core flowpath. The core flowpath extends axially along the water permeable region within the flowpath duct.

    Turbofan engine with precooler
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11927136B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17742786

    申请日:2022-05-12

    Inventor: Steven W. Burd

    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a core engine, including a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section positioned within a core flow path of the gas turbine engine; a bypass splitter positioned radially outward of the core engine and configured to house the compressor section, the combustor section and the turbine section; a bypass duct positioned radially outward of the bypass splitter; a fan section positioned axially upstream of the compressor section, the fan section including a fan and an inlet cone positioned upstream of the fan; an inlet duct configured to house the fan section; an inlet precooler disposed within the inlet duct; and a heat exchange system configured to provide a cooling fluid to the inlet precooler.

    Method and apparatus for cooling the ambient air at the inlet of gas combustion turbine generators

    公开(公告)号:US11879391B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US16983666

    申请日:2020-08-03

    Inventor: Thomas Brady

    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method and apparatus to lower the temperature and heat content of the ambient air at the inlet to a gas combustion turbine to enhance power generation. Embodiments can use multiple, staged direct contact air chillers, variable flow secondary water chilling systems, constant flow primary water chilling systems with water chilling units arranged for parallel chilled water flow, and a coolant water circulation system used for heat rejection with open cooling towers. Alternatives can use a chilled water thermal storage system, and/or waste heat to drive at least part of the water chilling process. With the included apparatus a method to allow adiabatic air chilling is available for operation during periods of lower ambient air conditions when needs for power augmentation may not be as great.

    COMPRESSOR INJECTOR APPARATUS AND SYSTEM
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190153949A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US16256113

    申请日:2019-01-24

    Inventor: Paul Hiester

    CPC classification number: F02C7/143 F01D5/082 Y02T50/676

    Abstract: Cooling systems for high pressure compressor systems are provided. The cooling systems may comprise tangential on board injectors (“TOBIs”). The TOBIs may comprise one or more fluid channels configured to conduct cooling fluid flow to components of the compressor, including, for example, disk-hub portions of the compressor. In this regard, the TOBI may be configured to exhaust cooling air in a manner such that the exhausted air has a similar linear velocity of the disk-hub portion. The cooling air may also be exhausted in a manner that is substantially parallel to the disk-hub portion.

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