Systems and methods for power generation with exhaust gas recirculation

• US 8,850,789 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2007
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Evulet, Andrei Tristan, ElKady, Ahmed Mostafa, Bowman, Michael John
• Primary Examiner(s): KIM, CRAIG SANG
• Application Number:
  US11/960,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20080309087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,483 Days
• Field of Search: 60/395, 60/395.2, 60/391.82
• US Class Current: 60/39.182
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 3/34 with recycling of part of the working fluid, i.e. semi-closed cycles with combustion products in the closed part of the cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 7/08 Heating air supply before combustion, e.g. by exhaust gases
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 7/10 by means of regenerative heat-exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 20/16 Combined cycle power plant [CCPP], or combined cycle gas turbine [CCGT]

Abstract

A power generation system includes a gas turbine system. The turbine system includes a combustion chamber configured to combust a fuel stream a compressor configured to receive a feed oxidant stream and supply a compressed oxidant to the combustion chamber and an expander configured to receive a discharge from the combustion chamber and generate an exhaust comprising carbon dioxide and electrical energy. The system further includes a retrofittable exhaust gas recirculation system including a splitter configured to split the exhaust into a first split stream and a second split stream, a heat recovery steam generator configured to receive the first split stream and generate a cooled first split stream and a purification system configured to receive the first cooled split stream and the second split stream and generate a recycle stream, wherein the recycle stream is mixed with the fresh oxidant to generate the feed oxidant stream.

Claims

1. A power generation system comprising:

a gas turbine system comprising;

a combustion chamber configured to combust a fuel stream;

a compressor configured to receive a feed oxidant stream and supply a compressed oxidant to the combustion chamber; and

an expander configured to receive a discharge from the combustion chamber and generate an exhaust comprising carbon dioxide; and

a retrofittable exhaust gas recirculation system comprising;

a splitter configured to split the exhaust into a first split stream and a second split stream;

a heat recovery steam generator configured to receive the first split stream and generate a cooled first split stream; and

a purification system configured to receive the first cooled split stream and to directly receive the second split stream and generate a recycle stream, wherein the recycle stream is mixed with the fresh oxidant to generate the feed oxidant stream.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a blower to boost pressure in the cooled first split stream.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the purification system comprises a water quench unit, a de-mister and a heat exchanger.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a first control valve and a second control valve wherein the first control valve is configured to release a portion of the cooled first exhaust and the second control valve is configured release a portion of the recycle stream.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the heat exchanger is one selected from the list consisting of a drier, a condenser, a cooler, an adsorption chiller and a combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured for recycling up to 50% of the exhaust back to the compressor.

7. The system in claim 1, wherein the splitter comprises a coanda ejector.

8. The system in claim 1, wherein the expander is configured to generate exhaust comprising oxides of nitrogen (NOx) at about 2 ppm to about 14 ppm.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the compressor is configured to receive the feed oxidant stream comprising one of air or oxygen depleted air.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the combustion chamber is configured to combust the fuel stream selected from the group consisting of natural gas, methane, methanol, ethanol, ethane, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, butane, propane, diesel, kerosene, an aviation fuel, a coal derived fuel, a bio-fuel, gas oil, crude oil, an oxygenated hydrocarbon feedstock, refinery off gas, associated gas and mixtures thereof.

11. A power generation system comprising:

a gas turbine system comprising;

a combustion chamber configured to combust a fuel stream;

a compressor configured to receive a feed oxidant stream and supply a compressed oxidant to the combustion chamber; and

an expander configured to receive a discharge from the combustion chamber and generate an exhaust comprising carbon dioxide;

an exhaust gas recirculation unit comprising;

a splitter configured to split the exhaust into a first split stream and a second split stream;

a heat recovery steam generator configured to receive the first split stream and generate a cooled first split stream;

a blower to boost pressure in the cooled first split stream;

a purification system configured to receive the first cooled split stream and to directly receive the second split stream and generate a recycle stream, wherein the recycle stream is mixed with the fresh oxidant to generate the feed oxidant stream; and

a first control valve and a second control valve wherein the first control valve is configured to release a portion of the cooled first exhaust and the second control valve is configured release a portion of the recycle stream.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said exhaust gas recirculation unit is retrofittable.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the purification system comprises a water quench unit, a de-mister and a heat exchanger.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the heat exchanger is one selected from the list consisting of a drier, a condenser, a cooler, an adsorption chiller and a combination thereof.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the system is configured for recycling up to 50% of the exhaust back to the compressor.

16. The system in claim 11, wherein the splitter comprises a coanda ejector.

17. The system in claim 11, wherein the expander is configured to generate exhaust comprising oxides of nitrogen (NOx) at about 5 ppm to about 14 ppm.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the compressor is configured to receive the feed oxidant stream comprising one of air or oxygen depleted air.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the combustion chamber is configured to combust the fuel stream selected from the group consisting of natural gas, methane, methanol, ethanol, ethane, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, butane, propane, diesel, kerosene, an aviation fuel, a coal derived fuel, a bio-fuel, gas oil, crude oil, an oxygenated hydrocarbon feedstock, refinery off gas, associated gas and mixtures thereof.

20. A method of generating power with reduced NOx emission comprising:

compressing a feed oxidant and generating a compressed oxidant in a compressor;

combusting a fuel stream and the compressed oxidant in a combustion chamber and generating a discharge;

expanding the discharge from the combustion chamber and generating an exhaust comprising carbon dioxide;

splitting the exhaust into a first split stream and a second split stream;

recovering heat from the first split stream and generating a cooled first split stream;

increasing the pressure of the cooled first split stream;

directly remixing the cooled first split stream and the second split stream and generating a mixed exhaust;

purifying the mixed exhaust and generating a recycle stream; and

mixing the recycle stream with fresh oxidant and generating the feed oxidant.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising releasing a portion of the cooled first split stream through a first control valve and releasing a portion of the recycle stream through a second control valve.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein about 50% of the exhaust is recycled back to the compressor.

23. The method in claim 20, wherein the splitting is accomplished in a coanda ejector.

24. The method in claim 20, wherein the exhaust stream comprises oxides of nitrogen (NOx) at about 5 ppm to about 14 ppm.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the feed oxidant stream comprises one of air or oxygen depleted air.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of natural gas, methane, methanol, ethanol, ethane, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, butane, propane, diesel, kerosene, an aviation fuel, a coal derived fuel, a bio-fuel, gas oil, crude oil, an oxygenated hydrocarbon feedstock, refinery off gas, associated gas and mixtures thereof.

27. A method of generating power comprising:

compressing a feed oxidant and generating a compressed oxidant in a compressor;

combusting a fuel stream and the compressed oxidant in a combustion chamber and generating a discharge;

expanding the discharge from the combustion chamber and generating an exhaust comprising carbon dioxide;

splitting the exhaust into a first split stream and a second split stream using a coanda ejector;

recovering heat from the first split stream and generating a cooled first split stream;

increasing the pressure of the cooled first split stream;

directly remixing the cooled first split stream and the second split stream and generating a mixed exhaust;

purifying the mixed exhaust and generating a recycle stream;

mixing the recycle stream with fresh oxidant and generating the feed oxidant; and

releasing a portion of the cooled first exhaust through a first control valve and releasing a portion of the recycle stream through a second control valve.