Patent ID: 8337597

Claim:
A moisture diversion system for a gas turbine inlet, the moisture diversion system comprising: a housing operably connected with a gas turbine and defining an opening through which air flows to the gas turbine; a hood attached to the housing adjacent the opening, the hood having a surface disposed at an acute angle relative to horizontal, a front edge, and a side edge; a device disposed relative to the hood to separate moisture from air flowing through the device, whereby separated moisture is directed onto the hood; a gutter disposed adjacent the front edge of the hood to collect moisture from the hood, at least a portion of the gutter extending in a first substantially horizontal direction laterally outward toward the side edge of the hood; a conduit disposed adjacent the side edge of the hood and fluidly connected with the gutter, at least a portion of the conduit extending in a second substantially horizontal direction, wherein the first substantially horizontal direction is substantially perpendicular to the second substantially horizontal direction; and a downspout fluidly connected with the conduit, the downspout extending in a substantially downward direction, wherein the conduit and the downspout conduct water away from the gutter and the opening in the housing to inhibit separated moisture from re-entering the air flow through the opening to the gas turbine.