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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Alston Ilford Scipio, Mableton, GA (US);
Sanji Ekanayake, Mableton, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine system includes a gas turbine engine including a compressor, combustor including a plurality of late lean fuel injectors supplied with secondary fuel; gas turbine, and wash system configured to be attached and in fluid communication with the late lean fuel injectors. The wash system includes a water source including water; first fluid source including a first fluid providing vanadium ash and vanadium deposit mitigation and removal from internal gas turbine components; a mixing chamber in communication with the water source and first fluid source; a water pump to pump the water to the mixing chamber; a first fluid pump the first fluid to the mixing chamber; a fluid line in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and late lean fuel injectors so fluid from the mixing chamber is injected into the combustor at the late lean fuel injectors while the gas turbine engine is on-line.