Integrated dual fuel delivery system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10197283-B2
Application number	US-201615079636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2016
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

The present invention relates to dual fuel delivery system for a gas turbine. A dual fuel delivery system for a gas turbine includes: a main fuel line having a main fuel oil conduit and a main fuel gas conduit, wherein the main fuel gas conduit encloses, at least partially, the main fuel oil conduit; and a fuel ring connected to the main fuel line, the fuel ring having a fuel gas ring connected to the main fuel gas conduit and a fuel oil ring connected to the main fuel oil conduit, wherein the fuel gas ring encloses, at least partially, the fuel oil ring.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dual fuel delivery system for a gas turbine, comprising:
a main fuel line having a main fuel oil conduit through which fuel oil is passable and a main fuel gas conduit through which fuel gas is passable, wherein the main fuel gas conduit encloses, at least partially, the main fuel oil conduit, the main fuel gas conduit having an extension to mitigate thermal expansions and negative vibrational effects, the extension of the main fuel gas conduit being positioned to encircle a portion of the main fuel oil conduit, the extension of the main fuel gas conduit being positioned between an inlet of the main fuel gas conduit and an outlet of the main fuel gas conduit; and
a fuel ring connected to the main fuel line, the fuel ring having a fuel gas ring connected to the main fuel gas conduit so that fuel gas is passable from the main fuel line to the fuel ring and a fuel oil ring connected to the main fuel oil conduit so that fuel oil is passable from the main fuel line to the fuel ring, wherein the fuel gas ring encloses, at least partially, the fuel oil ring.

2. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 1 , comprising:
at least one fuel feed line connected to the fuel ring, the fuel feed line having a fuel gas feed line connected to the fuel gas ring and a fuel oil feed line connected to the fuel oil ring, wherein the fuel gas feed line encloses, at least partially, the fuel oil feed line.

3. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 2 , wherein a connection between the fuel oil feed line and the fuel oil ring comprises an extension comprising hoses or metallic hoses.

4. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 3 , wherein the fuel gas feed line comprises an extension comprising a bellows or metallic bellows.

5. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 2 , comprising a dual fuel nozzle connected to the fuel feed line.

6. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the extension of the main fuel gas feed conduit comprises bellows or metallic bellows.

7. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 1 , comprising at least one sliding fixation between the fuel gas ring and the fuel oil ring to contribute to avoiding thermal expansions and negative vibrational effects.

8. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 1 , wherein a connection angle between a fuel ring plane of the fuel ring and the main fuel line is different from 0 degrees.

9. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the main fuel line and the fuel ring are connected via an L-shaped connection.

10. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 1 , comprising a fuel manifold connected to an inlet of the main fuel line, and adapted to supply fuel gas to the main fuel gas conduit and fuel oil to the main fuel oil conduit.

11. A gas turbine comprising the dual fuel delivery system of claim 1 .

12. A gas turbine of claim 11 , comprising a can combustor, a cooling air housing, and a burner, wherein an inlet of the main fuel line is positioned outside a housing of the can combustor and an outlet of the main fuel line is positioned between the cooling air housing and the burner, and wherein the fuel ring is positioned between the cooling air housing and the burner.

13. A method for delivering dual fuel to the burner of the gas turbine of claim 12 , the method comprising:
supplying fuel oil and/or fuel gas to the main fuel line; and
guiding fuel oil and/or fuel gas to the burner.

14. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the fuel gas ring is connected to the fuel oil ring via sliding fixations between the fuel gas ring and the fuel oil ring to contribute to avoiding thermal expansions and negative vibrational effects.

15. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 14 , comprising:
at least one fuel feed line connected to the fuel ring, the fuel feed line having a fuel gas feed line connected to the fuel gas ring so that fuel gas is passable from the fuel gas ring to the fuel gas feed line and a fuel oil feed line connected to the fuel oil ring so that fuel oil is passable from the fuel oil ring to the fuel oil feed line, wherein the fuel gas feed line encloses, at least partially, the fuel oil feed line, the fuel gas feed line having an extension between an inlet of the fuel gas feed line and an outlet of the fuel gas feed line, the extension of the fuel gas feed line encircling a portion of the fuel oil feed line, the extension of the fuel gas feed line contributing to avoid thermal expansions and negative vibrational effects.

16. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 15 , wherein the fuel oil feed line has an extension connecting the fuel oil feed line to the fuel oil ring, at least a portion of the extension of the fuel oil feed line being encircled by a portion of the extension of the fuel gas feed line.

17. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 16 , wherein the extension of the fuel oil feed line comprises at least one metallic hose or at least one hose.

18. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 16 , comprising an L-shaped connector connecting the main fuel line to the fuel ring.

19. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 18 , comprising a burner positioned to receive fuel oil from the fuel oil feed line and fuel gas from the fuel gas feed line.

20. The dual fuel delivery system of claim 18 , comprising a fuel manifold connected to an inlet of the main fuel line to supply fuel oil and fuel gas to the main fuel line; and wherein:
the extension of the main fuel gas conduit comprises a bellows or a metallic bellows;
the extension of the fuel gas feed line comprises a bellows or metallic bellows; and
the extension of the fuel oil feed line comprises at least one metallic hose or at least one hose.

Assignees

• Ansaldo Energia Switzerland AG

Inventors

• Heynen Fridolin
• Maiztegui Inaki

Classifications

• F05D2240/35

  Combustors or associated equipment · CPC title

• F02C9/40

  specially adapted to the use of a special fuel or a plurality of fuels · CPC title

• F02C7/22 Primary

  Fuel supply systems · CPC title

• F02C7/228

  Dividing fuel between various burners · CPC title

• F02C7/222 Primary

  Fuel flow conduits, e.g. manifolds · CPC title