Patent ID: 7703272
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A system for augmenting power output from a gas turbine, the system comprising: (a) a pump unit; (b) a control unit connected to the pump unit, the control unit regulating the operation of the pump unit according to a predetermined cycle deck and computational fluid dynamic analysis transfer function based on at least one defined parameter to form a control model; (c) an injection array system connected to the control unit, the injection array system being pre-filled prior to power augmentation of the gas turbine; (d) a washing unit connected to the pump unit, the washing unit comprising at least one nozzle and at least one valve for controlling a water flow rate fed to the at least one nozzle; (e) at least one water injection unit connecting to the pump unit, the at least one water injection unit comprising at least one nozzle and at least one valve for controlling a water flow rate fed to the at least one nozzle; (f) a weather monitoring unit connected to the control unit, wherein the weather unit indicates at least one of the at least one defined parameters; (g) a computing system connected to the control unit, wherein the computing system tracks and reports performance data; (h) a water collecting unit connected to said pump unit by a conduit and adapted to collect water emanating from the gas turbine engine; and (i) a water processing unit connected to the water collecting unit, wherein the water processing unit is adapted to purify said collected water.