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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Daniel David Snook, Greenville, SC (US);
Lisa Anne Wichmann, Greenville, SC (US);
Samuel David Draper, Greenville, SC (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);
Noémie Dion Ouellet, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A power plant arrangement and method of operation are provided. The power plant arrangement comprises at lease one main air compressor and one or more gas turbine assemblies. Each assembly comprises a turbine combustor for mixing a portion of a compressed ambient gas flow with a portion of a recirculated low oxygen content gas flow and a fuel stream, and burning the combustible mixture to form the recirculated low oxygen content flow. The assembly further comprises a turbine compressor, fluidly connected to the turbine combustor, and connected to a turbine shaft that is arranged to be driven by rotation of a turbine. The assembly also comprises a recirculation loop for recirculating at least a portion of the recirculated low oxygen content gas flow from the turbine to the turbine compressor.