Patent ID: 8567177

Claim:
A system including a gas turbine engine having a compressor portion, a combustion portion and an exhaust portion, the system comprising: a first regulating nozzle for injecting water into the compressor portion of the engine; a second regulating nozzle for injecting water into the combustion portion of the engine; a third regulating nozzle for injecting water into the exhaust portion of the engine; a condenser apparatus for extracting water solely from flue gases in the exhaust portion of the engine; a pump for pumping water directly from the condenser apparatus to the first, second and third regulating nozzles, wherein the first, second and third regulating nozzles inject water supplied solely from the condenser apparatus, and wherein the water provided to the first, second and third regulating nozzles is devoid of any chemical treatment; a vapor generator for generating water vapor and providing it to at least one of the first, second and third regulating nozzles; a processor communicatively coupled to the first, second and third regulating nozzles, wherein the processor is configured for transmitting control signals to the first, second and third regulating nozzles, and wherein the control signals are configured to command the first, second and third regulating nozzles to inject predefined amounts of water.