摘要 |
An improved combustion turbine system for power generation or the like includes a compressor for compressing inlet air, a combustor for heating the inlet air, a turbine for extracting mechanical energy from the heated inlet air, and a cooling system for conducting excess heat away from the turbine. The cooling system includes at least one coolant passage defined in one of the blades or stationary vanes of the turbine, a coolant, a heat exchanger, and a pump for circulating the coolant through the coolant passage and heat exchanger. Advantageously, the coolant includes a liquid that will not undergo a phase change to vapor at temperatures that will exist within said turbine means.
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