System and method for heating combustor fuel

摘要

A system for heating combustor fuel includes a turbine exhaust plenum and a heat exchanger downstream from the turbine exhaust plenum. The heat exchanger has an exhaust inlet, an exhaust outlet, a fuel inlet, and a fuel outlet. An exhaust recirculation plenum has a recirculation inlet connection downstream from the exhaust outlet and a recirculation outlet connection upstream from the exhaust inlet. The system further includes structure for controlling a recirculated exhaust flow from the exhaust outlet into the exhaust recirculation plenum.

主权项

1. A system for heating combustor fuel, comprising:
a turbine exhaust plenum having an exhaust supply connection; a mixing plenum disposed downstream from the exhaust supply connection; a heat exchanger downstream from the mixing plenum, wherein the heat exchanger has an exhaust inlet in fluid communication with the mixing plenum, an exhaust outlet downstream from the exhaust inlet, a fuel inlet, and a fuel outlet; a blower disposed downstream from the exhaust outlet of the heat exchanger; and an exhaust recirculation plenum having a recirculation inlet connection downstream from the blower and a recirculation outlet connection fluidly connected to the mixing plenum, wherein the mixing plenum comprises a plurality of baffles downstream from the recirculation outlet connection and upstream from the heat exchanger inlet.