Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft is disclosed and includes a water recovery system and a water monitoring system. The water recover system includes a condenser that is arranged along the core flow path and is configured to extract water from an exhaust gas flow. The water monitoring system includes a sensor and a controller programed to determine a condition of water and generate a prompt based on information communicated from the at least one sensor.

Abstract: A thermodynamic system containing a working fluid is disclosed. The thermodynamic system comprises at least a working fluid collection vessel (11) adapted to contain a liquid phase and a gaseous phase of the working fluid in thermodynamic equilibrium. A chilling arrangement (51) is functionally coupled to the fluid collection vessel (11) and adapted to remove heat from the working fluid collected in the working fluid collection vessel (11) and thereby reduce pressure in said thermodynamic system. Also disclosed are methods for depressurizing a thermodynamic system containing a working fluid in liquid/gas equilibrium.

Abstract: A process for reducing pressure of a vapor stream used for reducing a temperature or pressure in a reactor. A pressure of a vapor stream is reduced with a turbine to provide a lower pressure vapor stream. The vapor stream rotates a turbine wheel within the turbine. The turbine wheel is configured to transmit rotational movement to an electrical generator. Thus, electricity is generated with the turbine. The lower pressure vapor stream is injected into a reactor and reduces a temperature in the reactor or reduces a partial pressure of a hydrocarbon vapor in the reactor.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to combined heat and power (CHP) systems. A CHP system can include a turbine system, a turbocharger system, and a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system can receive combustion products from the turbine system and compressed air from the turbocharger system. The refrigeration system can cool the combustion products and the compressed air to generate a cooled combustion product mixture that is provided to the turbine system.

Abstract: At a well site, equipment will need a power source, such as a gas turbine, to operate. As the gas turbine operates, wasted energy in the form of heat is produced as a result of the efficiency of the gas turbine. With regards to the present disclosure, the heat may be used for operations and treatments at the well site. An embodiment of the present disclosure is a heat recovery system, comprising a gas turbine; a first heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger is a finned-tube heat exchanger; and a second heat exchanger, wherein the second heat exchanger is a tube and shell heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger is disposed in the flow path of an exhaust stream of the gas turbine, wherein the first heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the second heat exchanger.

Abstract: A device for temporarily increasing power in order to increase the power from at least one first turbine engine and from at least one second turbine engine, the device including a tank of coolant liquid, a first injection circuit connected to the tank and leading to at least one injection nozzle configured to be installed upstream from the first turbine engine, a second injection circuit connected to the tank and leading to at least one injection nozzle configured to be installed upstream from the second turbine engine, each of the first and second injection circuits including at least one first valve and at least one second valve arranged upstream from said at least one first valve, and a bridge pipe connecting together the first injection circuit and the second injection circuit upstream from their respective first valves and downstream from their respective second valves.

Abstract: An airfoil assembly for a turbine engine can include an airfoil having an outer wall bounding an interior, and an insert located within the interior with a space between the insert and airfoil outer wall. A cooling hole can pass through the insert with an outlet fluidly coupled to the space between the insert and outer wall.

Abstract: A wireless engine monitoring system for an aircraft engine includes a housing and wireless transceiver that receives engine data, including engine data relating to environmental engine emissions. A processor processes the engine data and generates an alarm report when the environmental engine emissions exceed a threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments of a combustion section including a fuel injector assembly are provided. The combustion section includes the fuel injector assembly coupled to an outer casing and a liner assembly. The fuel injector assembly includes a body defining a first inlet opening and a second inlet opening spaced apart from one another along a first direction. The body further defines a fuel-oxidizer mixing passage therewithin extended along a second direction at least partially orthogonal to the first direction. The first inlet opening and the second inlet opening are each in fluid communication with the fuel-oxidizer mixing passage. The body defines an outlet opening at the fuel-oxidizer mixing passage at a distal end relative to the first inlet opening and the second inlet opening. The first inlet opening and the second inlet opening are each configured to admit a flow of oxidizer to the fuel-oxidizer mixing passage.

Abstract: This invention refers to an installation for the generation of mechanical energy using a Combined Power Cycle which comprises, at least; means to implement a closed or semi-closed regenerative constituent Brayton cycle which uses water as thermal fluid, means to implement at least one Rankine cycle, the constituent basic Rankine cycle, interconnected with the regenerative constituent Brayton cycle, and a heat pump (UAX) which makes up a closed circuit that regenerates the regenerative constituent Brayton cycle; as well as the procedure for generating energy through the use of the cited installation.

Abstract: A regenerative heat engine may include a first compressor configured to compress an air stream, a regenerator configured to preheat a compressed air stream received from the first compressor, a combustion system configured to generate a combustion gas stream by igniting a mixture of the preheated compressed air stream from the regenerator and a pressurized fuel stream, a flow control mechanism configured to divide the combustion gas stream received from the combustion system into a first combustion gas stream and a second combustion gas stream, a first turbine configured to receive the first combustion gas stream and drive the first compressor, where a first exhaust stream from the first turbine fed into the regenerator, a second compressor, a second turbine configured to receive the second combustion gas stream and drive the second compressor, a heat exchanger configured to receive a second exhaust stream from the second turbine and cool the second exhaust stream, and an external load coupled with the second

Abstract: A carbonaceous fuel gasification system for a supercritical CO2 power cycle system includes a micronized char preparation system comprising a devolatilizer that receives solid carbonaceous fuel, hydrogen, oxygen, and fluidizing steam and produces micronized char, steam, hydrogen, and volatiles. An indirect gasifier includes a vessel comprising a gasification chamber that receives the micronized char, a conveying gas, and steam where the gasification chamber provides syngas, ash, and steam. A combustion chamber receives syngas and an oxidant and burns the mixture of syngas with the oxidant to provide heat for gasification and for heating incoming flows, thereby generating steam and CO2. The heat for gasification is transferred from the combustion chamber to the gasification chamber by circulating refractory sand. A syngas cooler cools the syngas and generates steam and provides to a supercritical CO2 power cycle system that performs a supercritical CO2 power cycle for generating power.

Abstract: A turbine nozzle includes a plurality of blades arranged so as to form a tapered flow passage between each two adjacent blades. A suction surface of each blade includes a curved surface, and a throat of the flow passage is formed between the curved surface of one blade and a trailing edge of the other blade of the two adjacent blades at a throat position. An upstream end of the curved surface is positioned upstream of the throat position, and a downstream end of the curved surface is positioned downstream of the throat position.

Abstract: An intake system for an internal combustion engine may include an air inlet; a forced induction device downstream from the air inlet; an intercooler downstream from the forced induction device; and an intake conduit configured to guide air from the intercooler to an internal combustion engine. In addition, the system may include a condensate retaining structure associated with the intake conduit and configured to restrict the flow of condensate through the intake conduit.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to combined heat and power (CHP) systems. A CHP system can include a turbine system, a turbocharger system, and a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system can receive combustion products from the turbine system and compressed air from the turbocharger system. The refrigeration system can cool the combustion products and the compressed air to generate a cooled combustion product mixture that is provided to the turbine system.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes one or more pairs of non-meshing, externally timed rotors disposed within a housing in an expander module and a compressor module. Each rotor includes a cylindrical, center main body including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an elongate portion extending between the ends and a first peripheral surface portion and a second peripheral surface portion and a bore extending through a center of the main body from the first end to the to second end. The rotors each have a groove extending along outer peripheral edge portions of the rotor. A pair of tip seals is disposed in the grooves. A pair of apex seals is disposed on the first peripheral surface portion and the second peripheral surface portion and an axially floating end plate is disposed at an end of the housing.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel apparatus and methods for providing a flow of cooling air to one or more turbine nozzles or turbine blade outer air seals. The flow of cooling air is provided by an external source and regulated in order to improve turbine nozzle and air seal cooling efficiency and component life.

Abstract: Systems and methods for coupling a chemical looping arrangement and a supercritical CO2 cycle are provided. The system includes a fuel reactor, an air reactor, a compressor, first and second heat exchangers, and a turbine. The fuel reactor is configured to heat fuel and oxygen carriers resulting in reformed or combusted fuel and reduced oxygen carriers. The air reactor is configured to re-oxidize the reduced oxygen carriers via an air stream. The air stream, fuel, and oxygen carriers are heated via a series of preheaters prior to their entry into the air and fuel reactors. The compressor is configured to increase the pressure of a CO2 stream to create a supercritical CO2 stream. The first and second heat exchangers are configured to heat the supercritical CO2 stream, and the turbine is configured to expand the heated supercritical CO2 stream to generate power.

Abstract: A system for producing high purity carbon monoxide and hydrogen as well as activated carbon includes a pyrolysis reactor, a gasifier, a combustion turbine, a boiler, a steam turbine, a combined cycle unit and an electrolysis unit. Liquid fuel from the pyrolysis reactor is provided to the combustion turbine. Liquid and gaseous fuels are provided to the boiler. Compressed oxygen from the electrolysis unit is provided to the combustion turbine. Electric power from the combustion turbine and steam turbine are provided to the electrolysis unit. The gasifier includes a preheat region, a gasification region, and a cooling region. CO2 and O2 are injected into the gasifier at multiple injection levels to create an isothermal gasification region to produce CO. The CO2 and O2 are preheated in a heat exchanger using the CO exiting from the gasifier prior to injection.

Abstract: An evaporative cooling system for a gas turbine includes a first plurality of evaporative cooling media, spaced from the other evaporative cooling media. The system also includes a plurality of valves, with water flowing through at least one valve to fully wet at least one evaporative cooling medium. In one mode of operation, at least one evaporative cooling medium remains dry.

Abstract: A burner for a combustor includes (a) a swirl generator enclosing a burner interior on an inlet side and including a tangential air inlet relative to a longitudinal center axis; (b) a mixing chamber enclosing the burner interior on an outlet side and defining a burner outlet fluidly connecting the burner interior with a combustion chamber; and (c) a lance arranged coaxially with the longitudinal center axis. The lance introduces fuel through a nozzle tip at or near the burner outlet into the combustion chamber. The nozzle tip includes a cartridge defining a center fuel passage; fuel swirl vanes within the center fuel passage at an outlet end of the nozzle tip; a first tube surrounding the center fuel passage and defining a first fluid passage; a second tube surrounding the first tube and defining a second fluid passage; and air swirl vanes in the second fluid passage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of coal chemical industry, and particularly discloses an integrated coal gasification combined power generation process with zero carbon emission, the process comprising: pressurizing air for performing air separation to obtain liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen, wherein the liquid oxygen is used for gasification and power generation, the liquid nitrogen is applied as the coolant for the gasification and power generation, the liquid nitrogen and a part of liquid oxygen stored during the valley period with low electricity load are provided for use during the peak period with high electricity load; the pulverized coal delivered under pressure and high-pressure oxygen enter a coal gasification furnace for gasification, so as to generate high-temperature fuel gas, which subjects to heat exchange and purification, and then the high-pressure fuel gas enters into a combustion gas turbine along with oxygen and recyclable CO2 for burning and driving an air compresso

Abstract: A technical object of the present invention is to provide an annular injection apparatus for wet compression which enables sprayed droplets to maximally evaporate without being drained as condensate water, thereby reducing compression work of the compressor. To this end, the annular injection apparatus for wet compression according to the present invention is an annular injection apparatus for wet compression which is used for a compressor including a nose cone and a bell mouth in an inlet of a flow path, in which droplets are sprayed to a portion except for portions directed toward the nose cone and the bell mouth.

Abstract: A free-piston engine power plant incorporating a first combustion cylinder, having a first combustion piston, a fluid expander having an expansion cylinder with an expander piston therein, the expander piston reciprocating in unison with the first combustion piston, a bottoming cycle having a working fluid and a heat exchanger.

Abstract: Provided is a power generation system with which it is possible to perform efficient power generation. The power generation system comprises: an evaporation chamber; a reciprocal heat-insulating cylinder provided with a forward-side expansion chamber and a backward-side expansion chamber; an operating fluid supply/ejection means which performs a supply flow passageway forming operation and an ejection flow passageway forming operation in an alternating and reciprocal manner; a heat-insulating expansion chamber; a liquefied operating fluid recirculating means; and a compression/liquefaction recirculating means. The heat-insulating expansion chamber may be provided separately on both the ejection flow passage downstream side of the forward-side expansion chamber and on the ejection flow passage downstream side of the backward-side expansion chamber.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to combined heat and power (CHP) systems. A CHP system can include a turbine system, a turbocharger system, and a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system can receive combustion products from the turbine system and compressed air from the turbocharger system. The refrigeration system can cool the combustion products and the compressed air to generate a cooled combustion product mixture that is provided to the turbine system. The turbine system can further comprise a fuel cell. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section having a high pressure compressor and a core casing surrounding the compressor section and defining an inlet. The gas turbine engine also includes a cooling system for cooling air in or to the compressor section. The cooling system includes a fluid tank for storing a volume of cooling fluid and a fluid line assembly in fluid communication with the fluid tank. The fluid line assembly includes an outlet positioned upstream of the high pressure compressor and downstream of the inlet defined by the core casing for injecting cooling fluid into an airflow upstream of the high pressure compressor.

Abstract: A carbonaceous fuel gasification system for a supercritical CO2 power cycle system includes a micronized char preparation system comprising a devolatilizer that receives solid carbonaceous fuel, hydrogen, oxygen, and fluidizing steam and produces micronized char, steam, hydrogen, and volatiles. An indirect gasifier includes a vessel comprising a gasification chamber that receives the micronized char, a conveying gas, and steam where the gasification chamber provides syngas, ash, and steam. A combustion chamber receives syngas and an oxidant and burns the mixture of syngas with the oxidant to provide heat for gasification and for heating incoming flows, thereby generating steam and CO2. The heat for gasification is transferred from the combustion chamber to the gasification chamber by circulating refractory sand. A syngas cooler cools the syngas and generates steam and provides to a supercritical CO2 power cycle system that performs a supercritical CO2 power cycle for generating power.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring interfacial or surface tension of a first fluid dispersed in a second fluid, the method involving providing at least one substantially spherical droplet or bubble of the first fluid in a flowing stream of the second fluid in a flow channel, followed by passing the flowing stream comprising the droplet or bubble through a constriction in the flow channel, the constriction being sufficiently constricting so as to cause the droplet or bubble to deform away from its substantially spherical shape and measuring and comparing a physical property of the flowing stream both before and after the constriction, wherein the physical property changes as a result of the deformation of the droplet or bubble, and thereby inferring the interfacial or surface tension from the measured physical property.

Abstract: A thermal oxidation-reduction cycle is disclosed that uses iron titanium oxide as the reactive material. The cycle may be used for the thermal splitting of water and/or carbon dioxide to form hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide. The formed compounds may be used as syngas precursors to form fuels.

Abstract: Systems and methods for gas turbine combustion profile monitoring are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for detecting an anomaly in a combustion section of a gas turbine is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a plurality of thermal sensors disposed around an exhaust section of a gas turbine, exhaust profile data of the gas turbine. The method further analyzes the exhaust profile data to calculate statistical features associated with a peak-trough pattern. The method further determines, using a machine learning algorithm, that the statistical features are abnormal. In response to the determination, the method processes the exhaust profile data for a predetermined period of time and reports an anomaly in a combustion section of the gas turbine if the statistical features remain abnormal for the predetermined period of time.

Abstract: Various technologies pertaining to tuning composition of a fluid mixture in a supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system are described herein. Compounds, such as Alkanes, are selectively added or removed from an operating fluid of the supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system to cause the critical temperature of the fluid to move up or down, depending upon environmental conditions. As efficiency of the supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system is substantially optimized when heat is rejected near the critical temperature of the fluid, dynamically modifying the critical temperature of the fluid based upon sensed environmental conditions improves efficiency of such a system.

Abstract: A combustion burner including a fuel nozzle, a burner tube that surrounds the fuel nozzle to form an air passage between the burner tube and the fuel nozzle, swirler vanes that are arranged in a plurality of positions in a circumferential direction on an external circumferential surface of the fuel nozzle, each of which extends along an axial direction of the fuel nozzle, and gradually curves from upstream to downstream, a liquid fuel injecting hole that is formed on the fuel nozzle, and from which a liquid fuel is injected to a vane pressure surface of each of the swirler vanes, and a cooling unit that cools a part of the vane pressure surface on which the liquid fuel hits. The cooling unit injects a mixed fuel prepared by mixing water and the liquid fuel evenly from the liquid fuel injecting hole to the vane pressure surface of the swirler vane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cryogenic air separation process that provides high pressure oxygen for an oxy-fired combustion of a fuel (e.g., a carbonaceous fuel). The air separation process can be directly integrated into a closed cycle power production process utilizing a working fluid, such as CO2. Beneficially, the air separation process can eliminate the need for inter-cooling between air compression stages and rather provide for recycling the adiabatic heat of compression into a process step in a further methods wherein an additional heat supply is beneficial.

Abstract: A system and method include a nozzle configured to inject water into a gas turbine at a specified water flow rate. An effluent stream of the gas turbine includes a gas turbine effluent stream including a first emission level. A secondary emissions control apparatus is in fluid communication with the gas turbine effluent stream. An output stream of the secondary emissions control apparatus can include a second emissions level below a specified emissions output threshold. The method and system can reduce the amount of water over time that is introduced into the gas turbine based on the threshold emissions reduction capability of the secondary emissions control apparatus.

Abstract: An intake air cooling system 100 for a gas turbine 18 is provided with: an intake duct 12 for leading intake air from an intake-air inlet 22 to a compressor 14 of the gas turbine, the intake duct having a vertical duct 12c and a manifold part 12d disposed on a downstream side of the vertical duct; a cooling part 26 provided in the intake duct to cool the intake air by heat exchange with a cooling medium which is introduced from an outside; a filter part 42 provided on an inlet side of the manifold part to remove impurities contained in the intake air introduced through the vertical duct; and a drain catcher 110 constituted by a gutter member provided immediately above the filter part along inner wall surfaces 12c1, 12c2 of the vertical duct, the drain catcher being configured to collect drain water flowing along the inner wall surfaces of the vertical duct.

Abstract: A purging method and a purge unit for a gas turbine combustor capable of effectively preventing deviation of an exhaust gas environmental regulation value from a regulation range in the case of using a dual-fuel type gas turbine combustor. The gas turbine combustor is provided with nozzles. Which communicate with an oil fuel line where oil fuel flows and a gas fuel line where gas fuel flows and are capable of switching injection fuel between the oil fuel and the gas fuel. A purging method for the gas turbine includes a first purge step of purging the oil fuel line by at least water immediately after the injection fuel is switched to the gas fuel from the oil fuel and a second purge step of purging the oil fuel line by at least water immediately before the injection fuel is switched to the oil fuel from the gas fuel.

Abstract: A production plant comprises a primary-process system (10) and an energy-recovery system (100). The energy-recovery system (100) includes a fluid line (110) for conveying a medium and a heat exchanger (120) placing the fluid line (110) in heat-transfer relationship with an exhaust line (40) upstream of a scrubber (70). The heat exchanger (120) causes condensation of water vapor within the exhaust line (40) and transfers heat to the medium within the fluid line (110).

Abstract: A system includes a gas turbine engine having a combustor, and a fuel blending system. The fuel blending system further includes a first fuel supply configured to supply a first fuel, a second fuel supply configured to supply a second fuel, a first fuel circuit, a second fuel circuit, and a controller. The first fuel circuit may be configured to blend the first fuel and the second fuel to form a first fuel mixture. The second fuel circuit may be configured to blend the first fuel and the second fuel to form a second fuel mixture. The controller may be configured to regulate blending of the first fuel mixture and the second fuel mixture based on a measured composition of the first fuel.

Abstract: A gas turbine system includes a compressor protection subsystem; a hibernation mode subsystem; and a control subsystem that controls the compressor subsystem and the hibernation subsystem. At partial loads on the turbine system, the compressor protection subsystem maintains an air flow through a compressor at an airflow coefficient for the partial load above a minimum flow rate coefficient where aeromechanical stresses occur in the compressor. The air fuel ratio in a combustor is maintained where exhaust gas emission components from the turbine are maintained below a predetermined component emission level while operating at partial loads.

Abstract: The present invention provides integrated bunker storage systems for waste streams based on the composition and characteristics of waste streams. In particular, the present invention provides a process for generating individual waste streams based on a set of material characteristics. According to the system and method of the present invention, individual waste streams from wastes stored in bunkers are mixed in a given feed ratio to generate a feed stock that will produce a desired output from a chemical conversion process, e.g., gasification. Optionally, composition data regarding the feed stock can be certified to a third party.

Abstract: A gas turbine includes a compressor, a combustor downstream from the compressor and a heat transfer system, wherein the heat transfer system receives a compressed working fluid from the compressor. A fluid coupling between the heat transfer system and the combustor, wherein the fluid coupling receives the compressed working fluid from the heat transfer system. A conditioner in fluid communication with the compressor and a fluid coupling between the heat transfer system and the conditioner, wherein the fluid coupling receives a cooling media from the heat transfer system. A method for operating the gas turbine includes flowing a compressed working fluid from the compressor to the heat transfer system, transferring heat energy from the compressed working fluid to the heat transfer system, flowing the compressed working fluid from the heat transfer system to a combustor, and flowing a cooling media from the heat transfer system to a compressor inlet.

Abstract: Provided is a control method for a gas turbine plant having a first and a second combustors in series, such that combustion gases produced in the first combustor flows into the second combustor. The second combustor having a fuel lance with internal partitions, for injecting at least one fuel and a gas having a mixture of inert gas and support air into the second combustor. The partitions enable the gas to carry, and/or veil, at least one of the fuels as the fuel exits the lance. A variable of the second combustor is measured and the inert gas to support air mixture varies in response to variations of the variable so as to at least partially compensate for the operational effects of the variable on the operation of the second combustor.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine has in flow series: a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. The engine further has a steam generator, and a water and steam delivery system. During an engine start-up period, the delivery system delivers liquid water to the combustor and mixes the delivered water in its liquid state with working gas in the combustor. After the start-up period, the delivery system accepts steam from the steam generator, delivers the steam to the combustor and mixes the delivered steam in its gaseous state with the working gas in the combustor.

Abstract: The geothermal energy generator system is a closed loop, binary cycle power generating plant that utilizes heat from a geothermal heat well to convert a working medium of gas, e.g., CO2, and liquid, e.g., H2O, into steam to produce energy. The geothermal energy generator system includes a medium preparation subsystem that cools recycled working medium to a predetermined temperature. The cooled working medium is selectively fed to a carbonation subsystem permitting the gas to dissolve into the liquid at the predetermined temperature. The carbonated working medium flows through a heat exchange pipe section in the geothermal heat well to produce high pressure steam and gas or hot medium. The hot medium passes through a power generating subsystem containing a primary power generating assembly, a secondary power generating assembly, and a tertiary power generating assembly arranged in series to maximize usage of heat from the working medium and produce energy.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating a gas turbine plant, in which compressed air is extracted from a compressor and for cooling is directed in an internal cooling passage through thermally loaded components to the combustion chamber and/or to the turbine, then re-cooled, and added to the compressor main flow in the compressor. At least a portion of the recirculated air is supersaturated, or partially saturated, with drops of water during or before recirculation into the compressor and a cooling mist is created. A gas turbine plant is provided with a closed cooling circuit which, for implementing the method, includes an injection arrangement for introducing water into the recirculated cooling air.

Abstract: A control system (207) for optimizing a chemical looping process of a power plant includes an optimizer (420), an income algorithm (230) and a cost algorithm (225) and a chemical looping process models. The process models are used to predict the process outputs from process input variables. Some of the process in puts and output variables are related to the income of the plant; and some others are related to the cost of the plant operations. The income algorithm (230) provides an income input to the optimizer (420) based on a plurality of input parameters (215) of the power plant. The cost algorithm (225) provides a cost input to the optimizer (420) based on a plurality of output parameters (220) of the power plant. The optimizer (420) determines an optimized operating parameter solution based on at least one of the income input and the cost input, and supplies the optimized operating parameter solution to the power plant.

Abstract: A power-generation plant 10 including a gas turbine 11; a fuel-gas cooler 13; and an extraction line 24 that guides the fuel gas extracted from an intermediate stage of a fuel-gas compressor 12 to the fuel-gas cooler 13; a first level detector 61 that detects whether a level of the coolant accumulated at a bottom portion of the fuel-gas cooler 13 has reached a predetermined level; and a controller that stops the gas turbine 11 on the basis of a detection signal sent from the first level detector 61 and that outputs a command signal for stopping a coolant pump 53 that supplies the coolant to the spray nozzles 44 and 45.

Abstract: A steam turbine of an opposed-current single-casing type has a high pressure turbine part and an intermediate-pressure turbine part housed in a single casing. A dummy ring partitions the high-pressure turbine part and the intermediate-pressure part, and a cooling steam supply path and a cooling steam discharge path are formed in the dummy ring in the radial direction. Extraction steam or discharge steam of the high-pressure turbine part, whose temperature is not less than that of the steam having passed through a first-stage stator blade, is supplied to the cooling steam supply path. The cooling steam is fed throughout the clearance to improve the cooling effect of the dummy ring and a turbine rotor. The cooling steam is then discharged through a cooling steam discharge path to a discharge steam pipe which supplies the steam to a subsequent steam turbine.

Abstract: A method of augmenting power output by a gas turbine engine includes channeling fuel into the gas turbine engine at a predetermined fuel flow rate to generate a first power output. Steam is then injected into the gas turbine engine at a first steam flow rate, and a firing temperature bias is determined based at least on the first steam flow rate. The predetermined fuel flow rate is then adjusted based on the determined firing temperature bias such that the gas turbine engine generates a second power output greater than the first power output.