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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Ravindra Annigeri, Roswell, GA (US);
David Lee Rogers, Marietta, GA (US);
Douglas Rush, Greenville, SC (US);
Kevin J. Gersch, Marietta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Ravindra Annigeri, Roswell, GA (US);
David Lee Rogers, Marietta, GA (US);
Douglas Rush, Greenville, SC (US);
Kevin J. Gersch, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/224 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A waste heat utilization system and associated methods for preheating fuel for a turbine engine component. The turbine engine component includes at least one heat generating source. The system includes structure for applying heat from the at least one heat generating source to relatively cold fuel for the turbine engine component to preheat the fuel prior to ignition.