IP Library Granted Patent US 9,458,765
Granted Patent B2
US 9,458,765 · App. 14/220,460 · Granted Oct 4, 2016

Intake air cooling system

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Patent No.
US 9,458,765
App. No.
14/220,460
Granted
Oct 4, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An intake air cooling system 100 for a gas turbine 18 is provided with: an intake duct 12 for leading intake air from an intake-air inlet 22 to a compressor 14 of the gas turbine, the intake duct having a vertical duct 12 c and a manifold part 12 d disposed on a downstream side of the vertical duct; a cooling part 26 provided in the intake duct to cool the intake air by heat exchange with a cooling medium which is introduced from an outside; a filter part 42 provided on an inlet side of the manifold part to remove impurities contained in the intake air introduced through the vertical duct; and a drain catcher 110 constituted by a gutter member provided immediately above the filter part along inner wall surfaces 12 c 1, 12 c 2 of the vertical duct, the drain catcher being configured to collect drain water flowing along the inner wall surfaces of the vertical duct.

Claims (23)

1. An intake air cooling system for a gas turbine, the system comprising:

an intake duct configured to lead intake air taken in from an intake-air inlet to a compressor of the gas turbine, the intake duct having a vertical duct and a manifold part disposed on a downstream side of the vertical duct;

a cooling part provided in the intake duct and configured to cool the intake air by heat exchange with a cooling medium which is introduced from an outside;

a filter part provided on an inlet side of the manifold part and configured to remove impurities contained in the intake air introduced through the vertical duct; and

a drain catcher constituted by a gutter member provided immediately above the filter part along an inner wall surface of the vertical duct, the drain catcher being configured to collect drain water flowing along the inner wall surface of the vertical duct.

2. The intake air cooling system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the vertical duct has a rectangular cross sectional shape having a long side and a short side,

wherein the inner wall surface of the vertical duct comprises a first inner wall surface along the long side and a second inner wall surface along the short side,

wherein the drain catcher comprises:

a first drain catcher provided along the first inner wall surface; and

a second drain catcher provided along the second inner wall surface so as to connect to the first drain catcher, and

wherein at least the first drain catcher inclines downward relative to a horizontal direction from a center of the first inner wall surface toward the second inner wall surface.

3. The intake air cooling system according to claim 2 ,

a discharge part at least at an end of the first drain catcher or the second drain catcher to discharge the drain water to the outside of the vertical duct.

4. The intake air cooling system according to claim 2 ,

a sound absorbing material at least on the inner wall surface of the vertical duct,

wherein the drain catcher is arranged away from a lower end of the sound absorbing material with a certain distance.

5. The intake air cooling system according to claim 3 ,

a sound absorbing material at least on the inner wall surface of the vertical duct,

wherein the drain catcher is arranged away from a lower end of the sound absorbing material with a certain distance.

6. The intake air cooling system according to claim 1 ,

a sound absorbing material at least on the inner wall surface of the vertical duct,

wherein the drain catcher is arranged away from a lower end of the sound absorbing material with a certain distance.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2014
From: FUJII, KEITA; TOMITA, YASUOKI; ASAKUNO, JIRO; TAKAMATSU, MASARU; NISHIO, TADAKUNI; NAGASHIMA, TATSUNAO; HOTTA, KATSUHIRO; NISHIMURA, MASASHI
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032878/0713 →