Wind funnel and gas combustion turbine systems with controlled air feed
OwnerSammy Kayarainventor
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Abstract
Wind funnel and gas combustion turbine systems are disclosed. Air travels through a wind funnel where it is compressed, and then flows into a compression section of a gas turbine that is fueled by a hydrocarbon fuel source such as natural gas. Compressed air from the wind funnel enters the compression section of the gas turbine through one or more air inlets toward multiple rotating turbine blades in an air feed direction having a component normal to air impact surfaces of the turbine blades. In addition to the compressed air from the wind funnel, ambient air may be introduced into the compression section of the gas combustion turbine.
Claims24
A wind funnel and gas combustion turbine system comprising:
- a wind funnel comprising an inlet opening having a cross-sectional area and an outlet opening having a cross-sectional area less than the cross-sectional area of the inlet opening, wherein the wind funnel is inwardly tapered between the inlet opening and the outlet opening;
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- a gas combustion turbine in flow communication with the wind funnel, wherein the wind funnel is structured and arranged to receive air from a wind source through the inlet opening and to discharge compressed air from the outlet opening for delivery to a compression section of the gas combustion turbine, and wherein the compression section of the gas combustion turbine comprises a plurality of air inlets located at different radial positions around a circumference of the compression section of the gas combustion turbine, the plurality of air inlets structured and arranged to introduce the compressed air from the wind funnel into the compression section toward multiple rotating blades attached to a rotatable turbine shaft in the compression section in an air feed direction having a component normal to air impact surfaces of the multiple rotating blades.
A method of operating a wind funnel and gas combustion turbine system comprising:
- feeding compressed air from the wind funnel to a compression section of a gas combustion turbine;
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- combusting fuel in the gas combustion turbine in a presence of oxygen supplied from the compressed air, wherein the wind funnel comprises:
- an inlet opening having a cross-sectional area;
- an outlet opening having a cross-sectional area less than the cross-sectional area of the inlet opening, and
- a sidewall tapered inwardly from the inlet opening toward the outlet opening, wherein the compressed air from the wind funnel is fed into the compression section through a plurality of air inlets toward multiple rotating blades attached to a rotatable turbine shaft in the compression section in an air feed direction having a component normal to air impact surfaces of the multiple rotating blades, wherein each of the plurality of air inlets are located at different radial positions around a circumference of the compressor section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.