Patent ID: 6742339
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: F01D,F02C

Abstract:
A method for operating a gas turbine engine positioned within a module, the engine including an inlet and an exhaust, the module including an inlet area, an exhaust area, and an engine area extending therebetween and housing the engine, the exhaust area including an exhaust duct and an outlet, said method comprising:operating the engine such that inlet air is routed through the module inlet and into the engine inlet; discharging exhaust gases from the engine through the module exhaust duct such that the exhaust gases are routed substantially perpendicularly from the gas turbine engine; discharging exhaust gases from the module outlet such that the exhaust gases are discharged in a direction that is at least ninety degrees offset from exhaust gases flowing within the exhaust duct; supplying cooling fluid to the module engine area through a cooling system inlet; and discharging cooling fluid from the module engine area through a cooling system exhaust, such that the discharged cooling fluid flows through the cooling system exhaust and around the module exhaust area disposed within the cooling system exhaust.