System and method of cooling a turbine engine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorJeffrey Douglas Rambo
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Abstract
A cooling system for use with a turbine engine. The system includes a coolant reservoir configured to store cooling fluid therein, and a cooling device coupled in flow communication with the coolant reservoir, wherein the cooling device is configured to cool heated components of the turbine engine with the cooling fluid. The system further includes a first valve configured to control flow of the cooling fluid from the coolant reservoir towards the cooling device, and a controller coupled in communication with the first valve. The controller is configured to monitor an operational status of the turbine engine, and actuate the first valve into an open position after the turbine engine has been shut down such that the cooling fluid cools the heated components.
Claims20
A cooling system for use with a turbine engine, said system comprising:
- a coolant reservoir configured to store cooling fluid therein;
- a cooling device coupled in flow communication with said coolant reservoir, wherein said cooling device is configured to cool heated components of the turbine engine with the cooling fluid;
- a first valve configured to control flow of the cooling fluid from said coolant reservoir towards said cooling device;
- and
- a controller coupled in communication with said first valve, wherein said controller is configured to:
- monitor an operational status of the turbine engine;
- and
- actuate said first valve into an open position after the turbine engine has been shut down such that the cooling fluid cools the heated components.
A turbine engine comprising:
- a source of cooling fluid;
- a coolant reservoir coupled in flow communication with said source of cooling fluid, said coolant reservoir configured to store the cooling fluid therein;
- a cooling device coupled in flow communication with said coolant reservoir, wherein said cooling device is configured to cool heated components of the turbine engine with the cooling fluid;
- a first valve configured to control the flow of the cooling fluid from said coolant reservoir towards said cooling device;
- and
- a controller coupled in communication with said first valve, wherein said controller is configured to:
- monitor an operational status of the turbine engine;
- and
- actuate said first valve into an open position after the turbine engine has been shut down such that the cooling fluid cools the heated components.
A method of cooling a turbine engine, said method comprising:
- monitoring an operational status of the turbine engine;
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- cooling heated components of the turbine engine with a cooling fluid stored in a coolant reservoir after the turbine engine is shut down.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.