Patents Assigned to Westingthouse Electric Corporation
  • Combined cycle power plant with thermochemical recuperation and flue gas recirculation
    Patent number: 5595059
    Abstract: Combined cycle power plants are disclosed that utilize a stream of compressed flue gas and fuel that has been passed through a reformer (a thermochemical recuperator) to increase its thermal and chemical value and, along with the output of an air compressor, is fed into the gas turbine combustor. In preferred embodiments the thermochemical recuperation and flue gas recirculation are incorporated into combined cycle power plants that utilize either two gas turbines or reheat gas turbines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Westingthouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Huber, Ronald L. Bannister, Mark J. Khinkis, Josif K. Rabovitser