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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Malath Ibrahim Arar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Anna Valeria Anllo, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Malath Ibrahim Arar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Anna Valeria Anllo, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/047 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01); F02C 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/047 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine inlet heating system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes: a compressor having: an inlet bellmouth adjacent to a set of inlet guide vanes (IGVs); and an outlet fluidly connected to the inlet bellmouth; and a conduit coupled to an outlet of the compressor, the conduit including a control valve, the conduit for diverting a first portion of compressed air from the outlet of the compressor to the inlet bellmouth.