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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jatila Ranasinghe, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William George Carberg, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/08 ; F02C 7/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/08 ; F02C 7/18 ;
Abstract
A cooled cooling air (CCA) system is provided for application with gas turbine cycles. In an embodiment of the invention, the CCA system includes a shell and tube heat exchanger in which water flow is provided inside the tube(s) and air flow is provided on the shell side. Water exiting the heat exchanger is partially evaporated. Accordingly, the resulting two phase water/steam flow is admitted to a separator where the steam and water are separated. The saturated steam is flowed to the HRSG whereas the separator water is recycled to the heat exchanger.