A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING THE EFFICIENCY OF A COMBUSTION TURBINE

摘要

An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of an application and process that incorporates an external heat source (140) to increase the temperature of the airstream entering a compressor section (155) of a combustion turbine (150). An embodiment of the present invention may perform an anti-icing operation that may not require an Inlet Bleed Heat system (IBH) (125) to operate. An embodiment of the present invention may perform an anti-icing operation that may allow for the IGV angle to remain nearly constant. An embodiment of the present invention may increase the output and efficiency of a combustion turbine (150) operating at partload by delaying IBH operation and delaying the closing IGVs.