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US 10,118,108 B2Granted
System and method of distillation process and turbine engine intercooler
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRichard Michael Watkins
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Abstract
A system includes an intercooler configured to flow a working fluid and compressed air of a gas turbine engine through the intercooler to exchange heat between the working fluid and the compressed air. The system also includes a multi-effect distillation system configured to flow the working fluid and a mixture to exchange heat between the working fluid and the mixture to enable distillation of the mixture.
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A system, comprising:
- an intercooler configured to flow a working fluid and compressed air of a compressor section of a gas turbine engine through the intercooler to exchange heat between the working fluid and the compressed air;
- a multi-effect distillation system having a first effect vessel configured to flow the working fluid and a mixture to exchange heat between the working fluid and the mixture to enable distillation of the mixture, wherein the working fluid comprises a maximum temperature of at most 220 degrees Fahrenheit and a minimum temperature of at least 180 degrees Fahrenheit as the working fluid enters the first effect vessel;
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- a closed loop configured to flow the working fluid between the intercooler and the multi-effect distillation system within the closed loop.
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A system, comprising:
- a controller configured to regulate at least one valve to control a flow of a working fluid through an intercooler of a compressor section of a gas turbine engine and through a multi-effect distillation system, wherein the flow of the working fluid is in a closed loop between the intercooler and the multi-effect distillation system, and wherein the working fluid comprises a maximum temperature of at most 220 degrees Fahrenheit and a minimum temperature of at least 180 degrees Fahrenheit as the working fluid enters a first effect vessel of the multi-effect distillation system.
A method, comprising:
- flowing a working fluid through an intercooler of a compressor section of a gas turbine engine;
- exchanging heat between the working fluid and compressed air from the compressor section of the gas turbine engine;
- flowing the working fluid along a first flow path from the intercooler to a multi-effect distillation system such that the working fluid comprises a maximum temperature of at most 220 degrees Fahrenheit and a minimum temperature of at least 180 degrees Fahrenheit as the working fluid enters a vessel of the multi-effect distillation system;
- providing heat only from the working fluid to a mixture within the vessel of the multi-effect distillation system;
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- flowing the working fluid along a second path from the multi-effect distillation system to the intercooler, wherein the first path and the second path are coupled together in a closed loop.
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