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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Noémie Dion Ouellet, Greenville, SC (US);
Daniel David Snook, Greenville, SC (US);
Lisa Anne Wichmann, Greenville, SC (US);
Samuel David Draper, Greenville, SC (US);
Scott Allen Rittenhouse, Columbus, IN (US);
Noémie Dion Ouellet, Greenville, SC (US);
Daniel David Snook, Greenville, SC (US);
Lisa Anne Wichmann, Greenville, SC (US);
Samuel David Draper, Greenville, SC (US);
Scott Allen Rittenhouse, Columbus, IN (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Ambient air is compressed into a compressed ambient gas flow and delivered to a turbine combustor. At least one of an exhaust port, a bypass conduit, or an extraction conduit is opened to vent the power plant. A turbine shaft is rotated at an ignition speed and a fuel stream is delivered to the turbine combustor for mixing with the compressed ambient gas flow to form a combustible mixture. The combustible mixture is burned and forms a recirculated gas flow that drives the turbine. The recirculated gas flow is recirculated using the recirculation loop. The turbine is operated at a target operating speed and then reaches substantially stoichiometric combustion. At least a portion of the recirculated gas flow is extracted using an extraction conduit that is fluidly connected to the turbine compressor.