摘要 |
<p>A combustion turbine power generation system (10) includes a combustion turbine assembly (11) including a main compressor (12) for receiving ambient inlet air, a main expansion turbine (14) associated with the main compressor, a combustor (16) for receiving compressed air from the main compressor and to feed the main expansion turbine, and an electric generator (15) associated with the main expansion turbine for generating electric power. Pressure reducing structure (28) reduces pressure of compressed air from a source of compressed air to atmospheric pressure and thus to reduce a temperature of the compressed air from the source of compressed air to a temperature below ambient temperature when exhausted from the pressure reducing structure. Structure (32) is associated with the pressure reducing structure to permit mixing of the air exhausted from the pressure reducing structure and the ambient inlet air to reduce a temperature of inlet air to the main compressor and thus increase the combustion turbine assembly power.</p> |