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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Bobby D. Martinez, Sugar Land, TX (US);
John R. Wolflick, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Jaleel Valappil, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bobby D. Martinez, Sugar Land, TX (US);
John R. Wolflick, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Jaleel Valappil, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved system and methodology for starting up a gas-turbine driven multi-stage compressor. The improvement involves isolating individual compression stages and creating positive pressure in each stage prior to initiating rotation of the compressor/driver system. The isolation of individual compression stages allows the turbine to reach normal operating speeds with substantially no supplemental power from an auxiliary source.