Experimental investigation on humidifying performance of counter flow spray saturator for humid air turbine cycle

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 756-763

  Wang, Yuzhang ^a   Li, Yixing ^a   Weng, Shilie ^a   Su, Ming ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

HAT cycle; Humidification; Saturator; Spray; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); THERMOANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER; WIND TURBINES;

COUNTER FLOW SPRAY SATURATOR (CFSS); HUMID AIR; HUMIDIFICATION; WATER-GAS RATIO;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 33846277621     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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