Enclosure for power generation system
a power generation system and enclosure technology, applied in the direction of mechanical equipment, machines/engines, fastening means, etc., can solve the problems of maintenance crews, time-consuming, inefficient processes,
Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-29
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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[0006]Aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the following description, or may be obvious from the description, or may be learned through practice of the invention.
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However, before the roof may be removed for maintenance, it must be unfastened from the sidewalls.
Unfastening the large number of nut / bolt fasteners that surround the periphery of the roof, and then refastening the nut / bolt fasteners after maintenance is complete, is a time-consuming, inefficient process.
Additionally, the roof must be aligned with the sidewalls after it is replaced before fastening the roof and sidewalls together, adding more time to the maintenance process.
Further, maintenance crews may have to wait for a relatively long period of time after the system has been shut down, to allow the system and enclosure to cool down, before beginning to unfasten the nut / bolt fasteners.
This leads to further inefficiencies in the maintenance process.
The longer duration of this maintenance period could lead to increased losses in power and revenue generation from the system.
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[0019]Reference now will be made in detail to embodiments of the invention, one or more examples of which are illustrated in the drawings. Each example is provided by way of explanation of the invention, not limitation of the invention. In fact, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. For instance, features illustrated or described as part of one embodiment can be used with another embodiment to yield a still further embodiment. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers such modifications and variations as come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
[0020]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, one embodiment of an enclosure 10 for a power generation system, such as a gas turbine system (not shown) is illustrated. It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to gas turbine systems, but rather...
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An enclosure for a power generation system is disclosed. The enclosure includes a plurality of sidewalls and a roof extending generally transverse to the plurality of sidewalls. The enclosure further includes a plurality of latches, each of the plurality of latches associated with one of the roof or a sidewall, and a plurality of engagement features, each of the plurality of engagement features associated with the other of the roof or a sidewall. Each of the plurality of latches is configured to engage one of the plurality of engagement features to releasably fasten the roof to the plurality of sidewalls.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure relates generally to power generation systems, and more particularly to enclosures for housing power generation systems.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Many varieties of power generation systems are utilized in fields such as power generation. For example, one type of power generation system is a gas turbine system. A conventional gas turbine system includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. In a conventional gas turbine system, compressed air is provided from the compressor to the combustor. The air entering the combustor is mixed with fuel and combusted. Hot gases of combustion flow from the combustor to the turbine to drive the gas turbine system and generate power.[0003]Power generation systems, such as gas turbine systems, are generally housed in enclosures which include various features for protecting and maintaining the systems. A typical prior art enclosure includes a roof bolted to four sidewalls about the peripher...
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CPCE04B1/34321F16B2/185F02C7/24E04H1/1238
Inventor ZHANG, JIANMINBYRD, DOUGLAS SCOTTHARVEY, JOSEPH MICHAEL
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO