Power plant, water recovery device for an electrical power plant and method for improving the efficiency in a power plant

摘要

A power plant including a thermal machine, an inlet duct for delivering a combustive first fluid in said thermal machine, a ventilation circuit for delivering a cooling second fluid to said thermal machine, the first and/or the second fluid including water therein, and a water recovery device connected with the inlet duct and/or the ventilation circuit for condensing and collecting said water from the first and/or the second fluid, the water recovery device being associated with at least one heat exchanger thermally connected with the inlet duct and/or the ventilation circuit for cooling said first and/or said second fluid beyond the dew point thereof, the water recovery device further including connecting means for delivering the water condensed from the first and/or the second fluid to a water using device.