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US 12,510,024 · App. 18/408,240 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Turbine engine gas-inlet cooling system and turbine engine apparatus

Inventors: Rikui Zhang (Shandong, CN); Xincheng Li (Shandong, CN); Peng Zhang (Shandong, CN); Zhijie Liu (Shandong, CN)
Assignee: Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.
F02C6/18E21B43/2607F02C7/12F05D2260/20
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Patent No.
US 12,510,024
App. No.
18/408,240
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbine engine gas-inlet cooling system and a turbine engine apparatus are disclosed. The turbine engine includes a gas-inlet end and a gas-outlet end, and the turbine engine gas-inlet cooling system includes a gas-inlet cooling device. The gas-inlet cooling device includes a gas-input end and a gas-output end, and is configured to cool working gas being input from the gas-input end. The gas-output end is connected with the gas-inlet end of the turbine engine.

Claims (43)

1 . An air-inlet cooling system of a turbine engine, wherein the turbine engine comprises an air-inlet end and an air-outlet end, and wherein the air-inlet cooling system comprises:

a gasification pipeline, connected to a liquefied natural gas gasification device configured to gasify a liquefied natural gas to cool a working liquid in a cooling liquid transmission line connected to the gasification pipeline; and

an air-inlet cooling device comprising:

an air input end and an air output end, the air-inlet cooling device configured to cool a working air input from the air input end, wherein the air-output end is connected with the air-inlet end of the turbine engine; and

an air-liquid heat exchange device comprising:

an input serving as the air-input end of the air-inlet cooling device for inputting the working air into the air-liquid heat exchange device;

a liquid-inlet end for inputting the working liquid from the cooling liquid transmission line into the air-liquid heat exchange device; and

an output serving as the air-output end of the air-inlet cooling device for outputting the working air after heat exchange with the working liquid.

2 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein the air-inlet cooling system further comprises:

a first filter device, connected between the air-outlet end of the air-liquid heat exchange device and the air-inlet end of the turbine engine, and is configured to filter the working air discharged from the air-liquid heat exchange device.

3 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a second filter device, connected between the first filter device and the air-inlet end of the turbine engine, and configured to filter the working air discharged from the first filter device.

4 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 3 , wherein:

filtering precision of the second filter device is higher than that of the first filter device; and

purity of the working air after passing through the second filter device is higher than that of the working air after passing through the first filter device.

5 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein the turbine engine comprises:

a working chamber; and

an air-inlet chamber, comprising the air-inlet end of the turbine engine and is connected to the working chamber, wherein the air-liquid heat exchange device is arranged on the air-inlet chamber, and output of the air-liquid heat exchange device is connected to the air-inlet chamber.

6 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 5 , wherein the air-liquid heat exchange device is arranged on a top of the air-inlet chamber away from ground.

7 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 5 , wherein the working chamber of the turbine engine comprises:

an air compressor, connected to the air-inlet chamber; and

a combustion chamber, connected to the air compressor.

8 . An air-inlet cooling system of a turbine engine, wherein the turbine engine comprises an air-inlet end and an air-outlet end, and the air-inlet cooling system comprises an air-inlet cooling device comprising:

an air-input end and an air-output end, the air-inlet device configured to cool a working air input from the air-input end, wherein the air-output end is connected with the air-inlet end of the turbine engine;

a cooling chamber, wherein the working air enters the cooling chamber through the air-inlet end;

an atomizer device, connected with the cooling chamber; and

a liquid supply pipeline which is connected with the atomizer device, and is configured to transport a liquid to the atomizer device, wherein the atomizer device is configured to atomize the liquid and allow an atomized liquid to enter the cooling chamber.

9 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a temperature control system, configured to regulate a temperature of the working air after heat exchange in the cooling chamber.

10 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a temperature control system, configured to regulate a temperature of the working air after heat exchange in the cooling chamber.

11 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a liquid separator, configured to remove at least part of liquid in the working air cooled by heat exchange in the cooling chamber.

12 . A turbine engine apparatus, comprising the air-inlet cooling system according to claim 8 , the air-inlet end and the air-outlet end.

13 . The turbine engine apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the turbine engine apparatus further comprises a main carrier, and the air-inlet cooling device is arranged on the main carrier.

14 . The turbine engine apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the turbine engine apparatus is a turbine fracturing apparatus or a turbine power generation apparatus.

15 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a temperature control system, configured to regulate a temperature of the working air after heat exchange in the air-liquid heat exchange device.

16 . The air-inlet cooling system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a liquid separator, configured to remove at least part of liquid in the working air cooled by heat exchange in the air-liquid heat exchange device.

17 . A turbine engine apparatus, comprising the air-inlet cooling system according to claim 1 , the air-inlet end and the air-outlet end.

18 . The turbine engine apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the turbine engine apparatus further comprises a main carrier, and the air-inlet cooling device is arranged on the main carrier.

19 . The turbine engine apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the turbine engine apparatus is a turbine fracturing apparatus or a turbine power generation apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2024
From: ZHANG, RIKUI; LI, XINCHENG; ZHANG, PENG; LIU, ZHIJIE
To: YANTAI JEREH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066069/0941 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202220310150.2 · Feb 16, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17745396 · May 16, 2022
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