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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Peter Geiger, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Peter Geiger, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
MTU Aero Engines GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/12 (2006.01); F01D 25/36 (2006.01); F01D 21/06 (2006.01); F01D 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/36 (2013.01); F01D 21/06 (2013.01); F01D 21/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine including at least one compressor, one combustion chamber, and at least one turbine including at least one rotor and at least one generator coupled to the at least one rotor is provided. The at least one turbine is coupled to the at least one compressor. Once the gas turbine is shut down, the at least one generator can be used as a motor in order to drive the at least one rotor for a predetermined time period following shutdown of the gas turbine and thereby effect a uniform cooling of the rotor. A method of operating a gas turbine is also provided.