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US 2010/0146977 A1Published application
Deep Chilled Air Washer
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorPeter Feher
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Abstract
A deep chilled air washer for a gas turbine compressor. The deep chilled air washer may include one or more spray arrays for chilling an inlet air stream and one or more drift eliminators positioned downstream of the spray arrays. The drift eliminators may include a heating element therein so as to reheat the inlet air stream.
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A deep chilled air washer for a gas turbine compressor, comprising:
- one or more spray arrays for chilling an inlet air stream;
- and
- one or more drift eliminators positioned downstream of the one or more spray arrays;
- the one or more drift eliminators comprising a heating element therein so as to reheat the inlet air stream.
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A method of chilling inlet air of a gas turbine, comprising:
- flowing the inlet air though through a spray of a fluid;
- lowering the temperature of the flow of the inlet air;
- capturing an amount of a condensate in the flow of the inlet air by the fluid;
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- heating the inlet air before entering the gas turbine.
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A deep chilled air washer for a gas turbine compressor, comprising:
- one or more spray arrays for chilling an inlet air stream;
- a chiller condenser in communication with the one or more spray arrays to chill the inlet air stream;
- one or more drift eliminators positioned downstream of the one or more spray arrays;
- the one or more drift eliminators comprising a heating element therein so as to reheat the inlet air stream;
- and
- a chiller evaporator in communication with the heating element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.