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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Jatila Ranasinghe, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Elizabeth F. Brown, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Jatila Ranasinghe, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Elizabeth F. Brown, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention takes the form of a method and system that may reduce the level of SOx emissions by recirculating a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine; the portion of exhaust may be mixed with the inlet air prior to re-entering the turbomachine. The present invention may incorporate an inlet bleed heat system to reduce the likelihood of the liquid products forming from SOx emissions. Here, a method may maintain a temperature of the inlet fluid above a condensation temperature.