Patent ID: 9297306
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: F02C

Claim Text:
1. An exhaust gas recirculation system comprising: a combustor; a compressor; an exhaust gas recirculation regulator operatively connectable to a turbomachine system, the exhaust gas regulator regulating a predetermined amount of exhaust gas to be recirculated, the predetermined amount of exhaust gas being provided to the compressor, and the predetermined amount of exhaust gas being sent to the combustor from the compressor, at least one measuring unit configured to measure fuel composition of incoming fuel, the incoming fuel being provided to the combustor separately from the predetermined amount of exhaust gas; and a control unit operatively connected to the exhaust gas recirculation regulator and the measuring unit, the control unit determining at least one of a Wobbe Index and reactivity of the incoming fuel based on the measured fuel composition and determining the predetermined amount of exhaust gas based on the at least one Wobbe Index and reactivity.