Apparatus and method for conditioning air received by a power generation system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBhachandra Arun Desai, Huong Van Vu
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a method for conditioning air received by a power generation system includes flowing ventilation air through a turbine system to control a temperature of the turbine system and receiving the ventilation air from the turbine system and mixing the ventilation with an ambient air to form an intake air to be directed to a compressor, wherein a temperature of the ventilation air is greater than the ambient air.
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A method for conditioning air received by a power generation system, the method comprising:
- flowing ventilation air through a turbine system to control a temperature of the turbine system;
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- receiving the ventilation air from the turbine system and mixing the ventilation air with an ambient air to form an intake air to be directed to a compressor, wherein a temperature of the ventilation air is greater than the ambient air.
A power generation system, comprising:
- a compressor in fluid communication with an air inlet;
- a turbine system in fluid communication with the compressor, wherein a ventilation air flows through the turbine system to control a temperature of the turbine system;
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- a passage configured to direct the ventilation air from the turbine system and mix the ventilation air with an ambient air to form intake air to be received by the air inlet, wherein a temperature of the ventilation air is greater than a temperature of the ambient air.
An apparatus for conditioning air, comprising:
- a filter housing;
- a compressor in fluid communication with the filter housing;
- a turbine system coupled to the compressor, wherein a ventilation air flows through the turbine system to cool the turbine system;
- a passage configured to direct the ventilation air from the turbine system to the filter housing, wherein a temperature of the ventilation air is greater than a temperature of an ambient air;
- an air forwarding device in the passage configured to direct ventilation air to the filter housing;
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- a flow control device to control an amount of ventilation air flowing to the filter housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.