Patent ID: 8529202
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,F24T,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for turbine compartment ventilation, the system comprising: a first air conduit in fluid communication with a heat exchange apparatus, the first air conduit configured to direct an air flow at a first temperature from an air intake to the heat exchange apparatus; a fluid circuit in fluid communication with the heat exchange apparatus, wherein a portion of the fluid circuit is located underground; a pump located in the fluid circuit configured to flow a first fluid through the fluid circuit to transfer a first heat between the first fluid and a heat sink; and a second air conduit in fluid communication with the heat exchange apparatus and in fluid communication with a turbine compartment, the second air conduit configured to direct the air flow at a second temperature from the heat exchange apparatus to the turbine compartment.