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Eugenio Quartieri

Claudio Botarelli

Stefano Rossin

Tiziano Pellegrini

Giacomo Pampaloni

Sergio Cipriani

Bruno Giunta

Daniele Bruni

Riccardo Beccaluva

Nicola Vanni

Andrea Carnieri

The system comprises a rotary turbomachine, including dry gas seals. A seal leak gas collecting line fluidly connects the at dry gas seals to the seal leak gas inlet of the ejector. A seal leak gas discharging line fluidly couples the dry gas seals with a seal leak gas discharge at a discharge pressure, lower than the seal leak gas pressure. A leak discharge control valve along the seal leak gas discharging line is adapted to divert at least part of the seal leak gas in the seal leak gas discharging line. Also, a method for recovering seal gas leaking from a dry gas seal arrangement is disclosed.

Seal leak gas recovery system using an ejector and method

A method for safe gas turbine startup is disclosed. The method comprises a first step wherein a fuel metering valve () arranged along a fuel delivery line is tested for possible leakages. If the leakage test is successfully passed, a subsequent turbine startup step can be performed. Further disclosed is a gas turbine engine () comprising a fuel supply system () comprised of a fuel delivery line () and a valve arrangement () positioned along said fuel delivery line (). The valve arrangement () further comprises sequentially arranged shut off valves () and a fuel metering valve (), positioned downstream of the shut off valves (). A pressure measuring arrangement () is further provided, adapted to measure fuel pressure in at least one portion of the fuel delivery line () upstream of the fuel metering valve ().

Method and system for safe gas turbine startup

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Florence, Italy

Eugenio Quartieri