Method of operating a gas turbine unit

Details Method of operating a gas turbine unit Method of operating a gas turbine unit

1989-05-15

1990-01-16

Casaregola, Louis J.

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

60 39161, 60 39182, F02C 618

Patent

active

048934666

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method of operating a gas turbine unit comprising a combustion chamber, a high pressure turbine driven by gas from the combustion chamber, and a low pressure turbine driven by gas from the high pressure turbine, means for controlling the gas supply from the high pressure turbine to the low pressure turbine, and a low pressure compressor driven by the low pressure turbine, and a high pressure compressor connected in series with the low pressure compressor and driven by the high pressure turbine for supplying pressurized air to the combustion chamber, the useful power of the gas turbine unit being adjustable by controlling the gas condition upstream of the low pressure turbine by the control means. Substantially all the air delivered to the combustion chamber from the compressors, is utilized for the combustion in the combustion chamber. The generated gas is cooled with water and/or steam to a temperature which corresponds to the maximum operating temperature of the high pressure turbine. Use is made of the power obtained from the combustion chamber by cooling, and the useful power of the gas turbine unit is recovered from the high pressure turbine at substantially constant rotational speed thereof. The temperature of the gas supplied to the high pressure turbine is maintained substantially constant independently of the useful power recovered from the gas turbine unit.

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patent: 3335565 (1967-08-01), Aguet
patent: 3795816 (1974-03-01), Frei
patent: 4132064 (1979-01-01), Kumm

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