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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2011
David Lee Rogers, Marietta, GA (US);
Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Marietta, GA (US);
Robert Frank Hoskin, Duluth, GA (US);
Julio Enrique Mestroni, Atlanta, GA (US);
Vijay Raghavendran Nenmeni, Atlanta, GA (US);
David Lee Rogers, Marietta, GA (US);
Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Marietta, GA (US);
Robert Frank Hoskin, Duluth, GA (US);
Julio Enrique Mestroni, Atlanta, GA (US);
Vijay Raghavendran Nenmeni, Atlanta, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A combined cycle power plant is provided and includes a gas turbine engine to generate power, a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) to produce steam from high energy fluids produced from the generation of power in the gas turbine engine, a steam turbine engine to generate additional power from the steam produced in the HRSG and a thermal load reduction system to reduce thermal loading of components of the HRSG and/or the steam turbine engine during at least startup and/or part load operations, which includes an eductor by which a mixture of compressor discharge air and entrained ambient air is injectable into the HRSG and/or an attemperator to cool superheated steam to be transmitted to the steam turbine engine.