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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2004
Applicant:
Rollin George Giffin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Rollin George Giffin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/00 (2006.01); F02K 7/00 (2006.01); F02K 9/00 (2006.01); F02K 99/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for operating a gas turbine engine is provided. The system includes in serial flow arrangement, at least one compressor, a combustor, and at least one turbine. The method includes compressing atmospheric air in the gas turbine engine, channeling at least a portion of the compressed air from the turbine engine flowpath to an oxidizer supply system, and channeling an oxygen-depleted flow of the compressed air from the oxidizer supply system to the gas turbine engine flowpath.