TURBINE COMPONENT COOLING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for cooling a turbine component via a fluid filled conduit.SOLUTION: Various embodiments include a system having: a set of fan systems for cooling a set of conduits, the set of conduits fluidly connected with a turbine component; a temperature sensor operabl...

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Hauptverfasser:	GILCHRIST III GEORGE MARTIN, STOVALL STEVEN DAVID, HAINS JOHN VICTOR
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES STEAM ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for cooling a turbine component via a fluid filled conduit.SOLUTION: Various embodiments include a system having: a set of fan systems for cooling a set of conduits, the set of conduits fluidly connected with a turbine component; a temperature sensor operably connected to the turbine component, the temperature sensor for obtaining a temperature indicator of the turbine component; and a control system operably connected to the set of fan systems and the temperature sensor, the control system for modifying a speed of at least one fan system in the set of fan systems across a range of speeds in response to determining the temperature indicator deviates from a predetermined range of temperature values.