Abstract:
Energy is stored in slack demand periods by charging a plurality of underground reservoirs with air to the same peak storage pressure, during peak demand periods throttling the air from one storage reservoir into a gas turbine system at a constant inlet pressure until the air pressure in the reservoir falls to said constant inlet pressure, thereupon permitting air in a second reservoir to flow into said gas turbine system while drawing air from the first reservoir through a variable geometry air ejector and adjusting said variable geometry air ejector, said air flow being essentially at the constant inlet pressure of the gas turbine system.
Abstract:
A combustion chamber for gas turbines with a variable inlet cross section for the primary air, whereby the inlet cross section is so varied in dependence on the fuel pressure determining the injection quantity that with an increasing or decreasing fuel pressure, the inlet cross section is increased or decreased.
Abstract:
The combination of a burner and a gas turbine in which the burner is divided into a combustion zone and a dilution zone. Means are provided to vary the fuel-to-air ratio within the combustion zone by diverting air directly to the dilution zone to produce exhaust gases for driving the turbine which have a relatively low content of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for preventing overspeed in a gas turbine in response to the rapid loss of applied load is disclosed. The method involves diverting gas from the inlet of the turbine, bypassing the same around the turbine and thereafter injecting the diverted gas at the turbine exit in a direction toward or opposing the flow of gas through the turbine. The injected gas is mixed with the gas exiting the turbine to thereby minimize the thermal shock upon equipment downstream of the turbine exit.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for operating a gas turbine system are disclosed utilizing an adiabatic combustion process, employing combustion of a pre-mixed carbonaceous fuel-air admixture in a combustion zone. The combustion and the combustion zone are maintained at an approximately constant temperature by selective control of the fuel-to-air ratio over a period of turbine operation during which the fuel demand or the combustion air temperature varies. Such combustion is conducted in the presence of an oxidation catalyst and the combustion zone including the catalyst is maintained at an approximately constant temperature. In a mode of operation which is preferred when conditions permit, such temperature is substantially above the instantaneous auto-ignition temperature of the fuel-air admixture but below a temperature that would result in any substantial formation of oxides of nitrogen. The resulting effluent is characterized by high thermal energy useful for generating power and may be low in atmospheric pollutants, including oxides of nitrogen.
Abstract:
An actuator arrangement has a valve which controls a servo pressure for a piston. The valve is operated by a lever arrangement, the ratio of which is variable by a transmission roller forming part of the lever arrangement and movable by the piston. An input to the lever arrangement is provided by an element sensitive to a first pressure. The valve is biased by a second pressure against movement in response to an increase in said first pressure.
Abstract:
A process for modulating the power of a gas turbine by variation of the inlet temperature of the working fluid in a compressor located upstream of a turbine. The compressor and turbine are each staged and the working fluid is cooled at least before the last compressor stage by gasification of a liquefied gas. A portion of the cooling energy produced by expansion of the liquefied gas can be returned to the liquefied gas in storage to cool the latter.
Abstract:
To regulate fuel for maintaining a continuous combustion of fuel at a known and constant temperature a fuel valve under constant pressure is opened and closed periodically at known time intervals which can be varied to regulate the mean rate of fuel supply. A temperature responsive element in the combustion chamber is connected with control means to regulate said intervals.
Abstract:
A gas turbine air compressor which has an air by-pass connected to a place of use or storage is provided with an overload prevention system to avoid excessive by-pass of compressed air and the consequent overheating and failure of the combustor and turbine components of the gas turbine compressor.
Abstract:
A vehicle turbine of the gas-coupled type propels the vehicle through a change-speed transmission. To reduce vehicle acceleration time with an acceptable penalty with respect to fuel consumption, the compressor of the engine has variable inlet guide vanes which are shifted into a positive prewhirl angle at idling speeds when the transmission is shifted into a drive condition. Thus the engine gas generator has a low speed idle, with axially oriented guide vanes and normal air entrance, when the transmission is in neutral, and a high speed idle with positive prewhirl when the transmission is in drive condition. Also, the vanes are shifted at full speed of the gas generator to provide negative prewhirl and thus reduce the engine speed corresponding to maximum power output. Because of the higher idle and lower maximum speeds, the acceleration time of the gas generator, and thus of the power turbine, is reduced. Because positive prewhirl reduces compressor pressure ratio at the high speed idle, the power turbine does not have an undue tendency to cause creep of the vehicle in the high speed idle.