IP Library Granted Patent US 10,371,048
Granted Patent B2
US 10,371,048 · App. 15/049,667 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Combustor and gas turbine

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Patent No.
US 10,371,048
App. No.
15/049,667
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A combustor having a plurality of nozzles (main nozzles) to supply fuel disposed, includes a water supplier that is connected to all or part of the plurality of nozzles to supply water to each of a plurality of fuel pipes. The water supplier is configured to vary a supply amount of water for each of plurality of nozzles to which the water is supplied.

Claims (22)

1. A combustor having only one first nozzle configured to receive fuel via a first fuel supply line and a plurality of second nozzles which are positioned around the only one first nozzle and are configured to receive fuel via second fuel supply lines different from the first fuel supply line, the combustor comprising:

a water supplier that is connected to all or part of the plurality of second nozzles and configured to supply water to each of a plurality of fuel pipes,

wherein the water supplier is configured to vary water supply for each of the plurality of second nozzles to which the water is supplied, and

wherein a first supply amount of water and a second supply amount of water are supplied alternately to the plurality of second nozzles arranged consecutively in a circumferential direction around the only one first nozzle.

2. The combustor according to claim 1 , wherein the only one first nozzle is a pilot nozzle and the plurality of second nozzles are main nozzles.

3. The combustor according to claim 1 , wherein the water supplier comprises:

a variable water supply unit configured to vary the first supply amount of water and the second supply amount of water; and

a control unit configured to store water supply information in which the first supply amount of water and the second supply amount of water depending on an operating condition of the combustor are set, and control the variable water supply unit based on the operating condition of the combustor and the water supply information.

4. A gas turbine comprising the combustor according to claim 1 .

5. The combustor according to claim 2 , wherein the water supplier comprises:

a variable water supply unit configured to vary the first supply amount of water and the second supply amount of water; and

a control unit configured to store water supply information in which the first supply amount of water and the second supply amount of water depending on an operating condition of the combustor are set, and control the variable water supply unit based on the operating condition of the combustor and the water supply information.

6. A gas turbine comprising the combustor according to claim 2 .

7. A gas turbine comprising the combustor according to claim 3 .

8. A combustor having only one first nozzle configured to receive fuel via a first fuel supply line and a plurality of second nozzles which are positioned around the only one first nozzle and are configured to receive fuel via second fuel supply lines different from the first fuel supply line, the combustor comprising:

a water supplier that is connected to all or part of the plurality of second nozzles and configured to supply water to each of a plurality of fuel pipes,

wherein the water supplier is configured to vary water supply for each of the plurality of second nozzles to which the water is supplied, and

wherein a first supply amount of water is supplied to some of the plurality of second nozzles arranged consecutively in a circumferential direction around the only one first nozzle and a second amount of water is supplied to others of the plurality of second nozzles arranged consecutively in the circumferential direction around the only one first nozzle.

9. A combustor having only one first nozzle configured to receive fuel via a first fuel supply line and a plurality of second nozzles which are positioned around the only one first nozzle and are configured to receive fuel via second fuel supply lines different from the first fuel supply line, the combustor comprising:

a water supplier that is connected to all or part of the plurality of second nozzles and configured to supply water to each of a plurality of fuel pipes,

wherein the water supplier is configured to vary water supply for each of the plurality of second nozzles to which the water is supplied, and

wherein the plurality of second nozzles are configured such that supply amounts of water increase or decrease according to an order of the second nozzles in a circumferential direction around the only one first nozzle.

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 Feb 22, 2016
From: YAMAUCHI, TAKAHIRO; SAITO, KEIJIRO; TAKIGUCHI, SATOSHI; NISHIDA, KOICHI; NOSE, MASAKAZU
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 037788/0645 →