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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A combined cycle gas turbine system is improved to enhance a gas turbine efficiency and a combined efficiency by effecting steam-cooling of a combustor transition piece and a turbine blade. The combined cycle system has a gas turbine ( ) having a generator ( ), a compressor ( ), a combustor ( ), a blade cooling air cooler ( ) and a turbine ( ), a steam turbine ( ) having a high pressure turbine ( ), an intermediate pressure turbine ( ) and a low pressure turbine ( ), and a waste heat recovery boiler ( ). Saturated water of a high pressure pump ( ) is partially led into a demineralizer ( ) and a water sprayer ( ) for cooling steam to be supplied into a moving blade ( ). The steam, after being used for cooling, is recovered into a reheater ( ). Outlet steam of the high pressure turbine ( ) is led into a stationary blade ( ) for cooling thereof and the steam is then recovered into an inlet of the intermediate pressure turbine ( ). Also, steam of an intermediate pressure superheater ( ) is led into a combustor transition piece ( ) for cooling thereof and the steam is recovered into the inlet of the intermediate pressure turbine ( ). Thus, moving blade cooling steam is reduced and the combined efficiency is enhanced.