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Gas turbine air processing system

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-11-07
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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air processing systems are disclosed that can receive and process air from multiple turbine compressors. The systems have an inlet manifold, an air processing system, an outlet manifold, and a control system. The control system manages the flow of air from the compressors to the inlet manifold and ensures that the processed air is delivered to the turbine inlet filtration systems. The technical effects of the patent text are improved air processing efficiency and control over air quality for turbines, resulting in reduced maintenance costs and improved performance.

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These single compressor / single skid configurations can cause reliability and control issues, and may also require excessive amounts of hardware.

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[0012]Aspects of the invention disclosed herein relate to systems for processing compressor discharge air from a turbine compressor (e.g., a gas turbine compressor). More particularly, aspects of the invention disclosed herein relate to an air processing system having a skid which conditions compressor discharge air from multiple turbine compressors. The system can include an inlet control manifold which acts as a central intake for the compressor discharge air from the multiple turbine compressors.

[0013]As noted herein, in conventional turbine air processing systems, each gas turbine is connected to its own respective air processing device (also known as a “skid”). These single-skid / single-compressor configurations can cause reliability and control issues, and may also require excessive amounts of hardware.

[0014]In contrast to these conventional systems, various aspects of the invention include a turbine air processing system (or, skid) having an inlet manifold for receiving compre...

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Abstract

Various systems for processing air are disclosed. In one embodiment, an air processing system includes: an inlet manifold adapted to receive compressor discharge air from multiple turbine compressors; an air processing system fluidly connected with the inlet manifold, the air processing system adapted to process the compressor discharge air to provide a processed working fluid; an outlet manifold adapted to provide the processed working fluid to multiple turbine inlet filtration system; and a control system operably connected to the inlet manifold, the air processing system and the outlet manifold, the control system configured to control flow of the compressor discharge air from the multiple turbine compressors to the inlet manifold.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems for processing air. More particularly, aspects of the disclosure relate to systems for processing compressor discharge air in a turbine system.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Some turbo-machines, such as gas turbines, may generally include, in serial flow arrangement, an inlet system for receiving and channeling an ambient airstream; a compressor which receives and compresses that airstream, a combusting system that mixes a fuel and the compressed airstream, ignites the mixture, and allows for the gaseous by-product to flow to a turbine section; which transfers energy from the gaseous by-product to an output power. Other components of the gas turbine may be used therein.[0003]Conventional gas turbine systems utilize sets of air processing devices for cleaning compressor discharge air. In these conventional systems, each gas turbine is connected to its own respective air processing device (also known ...

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IPC IPC(8): F04D27/00F04D29/70
CPCF02C7/141F02C7/04
Inventor HAINS, JOHN VICTORGOKHALE, PRASAD NANDKUMARSINGH, HARPAL
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO