Methods and apparatus for heating a fluid

Details Methods and apparatus for heating a fluid Methods and apparatus for heating a fluid

2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Rodríguez, William H (Department: 3741)

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

Combustion products generator

C060S039511, C060S267000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07874156

ABSTRACT:
A method for heating a fluid in a turbine engine is provided. The method includes channeling an exhaust flow through an exhaust duct of the turbine engine and coupling a panel to the exhaust duct. The panel includes a first wall and an opposite second wall that is spaced a distance from the first wall such that at least one passageway is defined within the panel. The fluid is supplied to the at least one passageway through an inlet defined at a first end of the passageway, such that heat is transferred from the exhaust flow to the fluid flowing through the panel. The fluid is injected into the turbine engine.

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