Abstract: Methods for injecting diluents into a gas turbine assembly of an integrated combined-cycle (IGCC) plant are disclosed. Specifically, the methods include injecting a diluent into an air stream to dilute the oxygen content of the air stream; and channeling the diluted air stream into a main air compressor for compression.

Abstract: In a method of operating a gas turbine wherein process by-product gases (e.g. from a blast furnace) are used as fuel in the gas turbine, an improvement which includes the steps of a) removing inert gases from the process gas to thereby form an enriched process gas; b) raising the enriched process gas to a minimum pressure sufficient for combustion in the gas turbine, and c) feeding the enriched process gas to the gas turbine for combustion.

Abstract: In a method of operating a gas turbine wherein process by-product gases (e.g., from a blast furnace) are used as fuel in the gas turbine, an improvement which includes the steps of a) removing inert gases from the process gas to thereby form an enriched process gas; b) raising the enriched process gas to a minimum pressure sufficient for combustion in the gas turbine, and c) feeding the enriched process gas to the gas turbine for combustion.

Abstract: An integrated coal gasification plant and combined cycle system employs a supply of compressed air bled off at an intermediate pressure from an air compressor portion of a gas turbine to supply the compressed-air needs of an oxygen plant associated with the coal gasification plant. The high-temperature exhaust from the turbine section of the gas turbine is employed to generate steam in a heat recovery steam generator. The steam drives a steam turbine to produce additional mechanical output. In order to compensate for the removal of the compressed air fed to the oxygen plant, the spent steam from the steam turbine is added to the compressed air and fuel in the combustor portion of the gas turbine. The unexpended energy in the steam fed to the combustor is recovered by expansion in the turbine of the gas turbine and by absorption in the heat receovery stem generator.

Abstract: A state-of-the-art power plant in which the heat from solid or low quality fuels is utilized to heat indirectly a motive stream composition of a mixture of steam and gases to drive a gas turbine. The thermal energy from the burning of the solid or low quality fuels is also utilized to generate steam which powers a steam turbine. Excess steam may be generated to be utilized as process steam.