Dresser-Rand Company

Stephen Samuel Rashid

Joseph Andrew Tecza

George M Lucas

Jason M Kerth

A method for operating a compressed air energy storage system is provided. The method can include compressing a process gas with a compressor train to produce a compressed process gas and storing the compressed process gas in a compressed gas storage unit. The method can also include extracting the compressed process gas from the compressed gas storage unit to an expansion assembly through a feed line. A valve assembly fluidly coupled to the feed line can be actuated to control a mass flow of the compressed process gas from the compressed gas storage unit to the expansion assembly. The method can further include heating the compressed process gas in a preheater fluidly coupled to the feed line upstream from the expansion assembly, and generating a power output with the expansion assembly.

Dual reheat topping cycle for improved energy efficiency for compressed air energy storage plants with high air storage pressure

A system and method for controlling the acoustic signature of a turbomachine having a plurality of valves wherein an operating load is identified and an arc of admission across a plurality of nozzles is associated therewith. A valve sequencing scheme is selected and implemented to activate the arc of admission for a particular operating load so as to minimize valve noise by adjusting valves simultaneously rather than consecutively.

Valve sequencing system and method for controlling turbomachine acoustic signature

A stator for a turbomachine. The stator includes a plurality of nozzle vanes, with the distance between each of the plurality of nozzle vanes varying circumferentially around the stator in a repeating pattern configured to distribute a vibration energy over a plurality of side band vibration frequencies around a nominal passing frequency in a rotor.

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Wellsville, NY, United States of America

Stephen Samuel Rashid