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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Alstom Technology Ltd, Baden, CH;
Inventor:
Wei Zhang, South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 19/04 (2006.01); F23L 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 19/04 (2013.01); F23L 15/02 (2013.01); F28D 19/041 (2013.01); F28D 19/047 (2013.01); F23C 2900/99008 (2013.01); Y02E 20/346 (2013.01); Y02E 20/348 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger for transferring heat between a first gas flow and a second gas flow, the heat exchanger comprising at least two sectors; a first sector that is operative to receive a combustion air stream; and a second sector that is opposed to the first sector and that is operative to receive either a reducer gas stream or an oxidizer gas stream, and a pressurized layer disposed between the first sector and the second sector; where the pressurized layer is at a higher pressure than combustion air stream, the reducer gas stream and the oxidizer gas stream.