Series intercooler

Details Series intercooler Series intercooler

1988-12-06

1990-08-21

Stout, Donald E.

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

Combustion products generator

60736, F02K 1100

Patent

active

049495445

ABSTRACT:
A gas turbine engine having a series intercooler positioned between a first and a second compressor. The intercooler has a first fuel heating system which has a heated fuel outlet and the heated fuel outlet is coupled to a combuston region of the engine. The intercooler also has a second feedwater intercooler stage which heats feedwater and the heated feedwater is input into a turbine exhaust heat exchanger. At least one turbine is positioned downstream of the combustor region and the turbine exhaust heat exchanger is downstream of the turbine. The intercooler may also include the first fuel heating system having the heated fuel outlet coupled to the combustor region and a second intercooler stage having a water input port.

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Roth, G. L. and Williamson, O. L., "How to Use Fuel as a Heat Sink," Space-Aeronautics, pp. 56-60, Mar. 1960.

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