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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Donald Gordon Laing, Houston, TX (US);
Charles Michael Booth, Norcross, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/10 (2013.01); F01K 23/103 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides an integrated bottoming cycle system for use with a gas turbine engine. The integrated bottoming cycle system described herein may include a compressor/pump, a cooling circuit downstream of the compressor/pump, a bottoming cycle heat exchanger, a heating circuit downstream of the bottoming cycle heat exchanger, and a number of turbine components in communication with the cooling circuit and/or the heating circuit to maximize the overall plant efficiency and economics.