Patent ID: 6858049
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: F02C

Abstract:
1. A method for fueling a gas turbine with methane from natural gas reserves having sour natural gas with relatively low concentrations of methane, the method comprising: mixing the sour natural gas and water to provide a hydrated sour natural gas, the water in the hydrated sour natural gas being in amount effective for permitting the catalytic conversion of a portion of the methane in the sour natural gas to hydrogen gas and effective for providing a flame stable dehydrated hydrogen enhanced natural gas, the sour natural gas having pot more than about 40 volume percent methane, catalytically converting a portion of the methane in the hydrated sour natural gas to hydrogen to provide a hydrated hydrogen enhanced natural gas, the catalytic conversion being effective for providing the flame stable dehydrated hydrogen enhanced natural gas; dehydrating the hydrated hydrogen enhanced natural gas to provide the flame stable dehydrated hydrogen enhanced natural gas, which flame stable dehydrated hydrogen enhanced natural gas is not more than about 40 volume percent methane gas; and fueling the gas turbine with the dehydrated hydrogen enhanced natural gas.