SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A TURBOCHARGED GAS TURBINE ENGINE

• Main Authors: SAMMAK, Majed, PRABHUDHARWADKAR, Deoras, ZIA, Jalal Hunain
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 01.03.2023
• Subjects: AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

A power generation system (100) includes a combustion system (102), a turbocharger (106), and a heat recovery system (104). The combustion system (102) is configured to combust a fuel with a flow of air. The combustion system (102) is further configured to generate an exhaust stream. The turbocharger (106) is configured to compress a flow of compressed air and to channel the flow of compressed air to the combustion system (102). The combustion system (102) is configured to combust the fuel with the flow of compressed air and an additional flow of air. The heat recovery system (104) is configured to recover heat from the exhaust stream and to drive the turbocharger (106). The heat recovery system (104) uses a supercritical working fluid to absorb heat from the exhaust stream and to drive the turbocharger (106).