Patent ID: 6012279
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: F02C

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprising:a high pressure compressor including an inlet;a booster compressor located upstream of said high pressure compressor;a passageway extending through said high pressure compressor and said booster compressor;water injection apparatus positioned at said inlet of said high pressure compressor for injecting water into gas flowing through said passageway from an outlet of said booster compressor towards said high pressure compressor, said water injection apparatus comprising a first plurality of water injection nozzles, each said nozzle comprising a head and an elongate member extending from said head and into said passageway, said nozzles configured so that water flows therethrough and into said passageway; anda heat exchanging intercooler in series flow relationship with said booster compressor and said compressor, said heat exchanging intercooler comprising an inlet coupled to said booster compressor outlet for receiving at least a portion of gas flowing from said booster compressor outlet, and an outlet coupled to said high pressure compressor inlet.