Gas turbine-air separation plant combination
CA 2124482 A1 · Owner: Praxair Technology, Inc. · Inventors: Drnevich, Raymond Francis
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A system and method of operating a system comprising an air separation plant and a gas turbine engine, the method comprising: providing a nitrogen-rich stream from the air separation plant; expanding and thereby cooling the nitrogen-rich stream; and delivering the expanded stream to the inlet of the compressor of the gas turbine engine to combine with the air stream entering the inlet of the compressor to form a total feed stream with reduced temperature and oxygen content so as to increase power output increase, efficiency and reduce NOx emissions of the gas turbine.
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- Filed May 27, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 27, 2014.
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