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US 11,608,758 · App. 16/527,649 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system

Inventors: Kazuhiko Tanimura (Akashi, JP); Hikaru Sano (Kobe, JP); Satoshi Nakayama (Kobe, JP); Naoki Miyake (Siso, JP); Akihisa Oka (Kakogawa, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
F01K25/005F01K23/10
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Patent No.
US 11,608,758
App. No.
16/527,649
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system includes: a high-pressure steam turbine ( 2 ); a low-pressure steam turbine ( 3 ); and a heater ( 5 ) disposed between the high-pressure and low-pressure steam turbines. The heater ( 5 ) has a combustion portion ( 53 ) in which stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is caused, and a mixing portion ( 55 ) configured to mix discharged steam (S 4 ) from the high-pressure steam turbine ( 2 ) with combustion gas (R) from the combustion portion ( 53 ) and to supply the obtained product to the low-pressure steam turbine ( 3 ).

Claims (53)

1. A hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system comprising:

a high-pressure steam turbine;

a low-pressure steam turbine; and

a heater disposed between the high-pressure and low-pressure steam turbines, wherein

the heater has:

a combustion portion in which stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is caused to provide a high-temperature steam; and

a mixing portion configured to mix discharged steam, discharged from the high-pressure steam turbine and directly to the mixing portion, with the high-temperature steam from the combustion portion so as to provide a mixed steam and to supply the mixed steam to the low-pressure steam turbine,

wherein the combustion portion has:

a combustion chamber in which stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is caused; and

a cooling chamber configured to cover the combustion chamber from an outer side and to cool it, and

a part of main steam supplied to the high-pressure steam turbine is introduced as cooling steam into the cooling chamber,

wherein the hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system further comprises:

a main pipe that supplies the main steam to the high-pressure steam turbine; and

a cooling pipe that branches from the main pipe to the cooling chamber,

wherein the cooling pipe supplies the part of the main steam directly to the cooling chamber, and

wherein the cooling chamber provides the part of the main steam into the combustion portion.

2. The hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the combustion portion has:

a combustion chamber in which stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is caused; and

an ejector configured to eject the high-temperature steam from the combustion chamber into a mixing chamber, formed in the mixing portion, and to draw the discharged steam, and

the mixing portion has a diffuser configured to expand steam from the ejector, and increase pressure and reduce temperature of the steam.

3. The hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the combustion chamber portion includes a combustion chamber wall that forms the combustion chamber, and

the combustion chamber wall is provided with a steam guiding hole for guiding the cooling steam in the cooling chamber, into the combustion chamber, and allowing film-cooling for an inner surface of the combustion chamber wall.

4. The hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a gas turbine engine connected to the low-pressure steam turbine and the high-pressure steam turbine; and

an exhaust gas boiler configured to use exhaust gas of the gas turbine engine as a heat source, wherein

main steam obtained by the exhaust gas boiler is supplied to the high-pressure steam turbine.

5. The hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein secondary steam obtained at an intermediate portion of the exhaust gas boiler is supplied to an intermediate stage of the low-pressure steam turbine.

6. The hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising a generator driven by the low-pressure steam turbine, the high-pressure steam turbine and the gas turbine engine.

7. The hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the high-temperature steam from the combustion portion comprises the part of the main steam mixed with the combustion gas generated by the stoichiometric combustion, and

the discharged steam, discharged from the high-pressure steam turbine, is mixed in the mixing chamber with the high-temperature steam from the combustion portion.

8. A hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system comprising:

a high-pressure steam turbine;

a low-pressure steam turbine; and

a heater disposed between the high-pressure and low-pressure steam turbines, wherein

the heater has:

a combustion portion in which stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is caused to provide a high-temperature steam; and

a mixing portion configured to mix discharged steam, discharged from the high-pressure steam turbine, with the high-temperature steam from the combustion portion so as to provide a mixed steam and to supply the mixed steam to the low-pressure steam turbine,

the combustion portion has:

a combustion chamber in which stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is caused; and

a cooling chamber configured to cover the combustion chamber from an outer side and to cool it, and

a part of main steam supplied to the high-pressure steam turbine is introduced as cooling steam into the cooling chamber,

wherein the combustion portion has:

a combustion chamber in which stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is caused: and

a cooling chamber configured to cover the combustion chamber from an outer side and to cool it, and

a part of main steam supplied to the high-pressure steam turbine is introduced as cooling steam into the cooling chamber,

wherein the hydrogen/oxygen stoichiometric combustion turbine system further comprises:

a main pipe that supplies the main steam to the high-pressure steam turbine; and

a cooling pipe that branches from the main pipe to the cooling chamber,

wherein the cooling pipe supplies the part of the main steam directly to the cooling chamber, and

wherein the cooling chamber provides the part of the main steam into the combustion portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2019
From: TANIMURA, KAZUHIKO; SANO, HIKARU; NAKAYAMA, SATOSHI; MIYAKE, NAOKI; OKA, AKIHISA
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050656/0265 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-018472 · Feb 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018003311 · Jan 31, 2018
Related Publication 20190390577A1 · Dec 26, 2019
Cited By (2)
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