Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid

FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIGHTING HEATING WEAPONS BLASTING ENGINES OR PUMPS F02Combustion engines F02CGAS-TURBINE PLANTS AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS

F02C3/00Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid

F02C3/02using exhaust-gas pressure in a pressure exchanger to compress combustion-air F02C3/04having a turbine driving a compressor F02C3/045having compressor and turbine passages in a single rotor-module F02C3/05the compressor and the turbine being of the radial flow type F02C3/055the compressor being of the positive-displacement type F02C3/06the compressor comprising only axial stages F02C3/062the turbine being of the radial-flow type F02C3/064the compressor having concentric stages F02C3/067having counter-rotating rotors F02C3/073the compressor and turbine stages being concentric F02C3/08the compressor comprising at least one radial stage F02C3/085the turbine being of the radial-flow type (radial-radial) F02C3/09of the centripetal type F02C3/10with another turbine driving an output shaft but not driving the compressor F02C3/103the compressor being of the centrifugal type F02C3/107with two or more rotors connected by power transmission F02C3/113with variable power transmission between rotors F02C3/13having variable working fluid interconnections between turbines or compressors or stages of different rotors F02C3/14characterised by the arrangement of the combustion chamber in the plant F02C3/145the combustion chamber being in the reverse flow-type F02C3/16the combustion chambers being formed at least partly in the turbine rotor or in an other rotating part of the plant F02C3/165the combustion chamber contributes to the driving force by creating reactive thrust F02C3/20using a special fuel, oxidant, or dilution fluid to generate the combustion products F02C3/205in a fluidised-bed combustor F02C3/22the fuel or oxidant being gaseous at standard temperature and pressure F02C3/24the fuel or oxidant being liquid at standard temperature and pressure F02C3/26the fuel or oxidant being solid or pulverulent F02C3/28using a separate gas producer for gasifying the fuel before combustion F02C3/30Adding water, steam or other fluids for influencing combustion F02C3/305Increasing the power, speed, torque or efficiency of a gas turbine or the thrust of a turbojet engine by injecting or adding water, steam or other fluids F02C3/32Inducing air flow by fluid jet F02C3/34with recycling of part of the working fluid F02C3/36Open cycles F02C3/365a part of the compressed air being burned, the other part being heated indirectly