Gas turbine fogging technology: A state-of-the-art review - Part I: Inlet evaporative fogging - Analytical and experimental aspects

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 443-453

  Bhargava, R K ^a   Meher Homji, C B ^b   Chaker, M A ^b   Bianchi, M ^c   Melino, F ^c   Peretto, A ^c   Ingistov, S ^d  

^a Bechtel Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b BECHTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Droplets dynamics; Evaporative fogging; Fogging nozzle design; Power augmentation

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; NOZZLES; OPERATING COSTS; PSYCHROMETERS; TEMPERATURE;

DROPLET DYNAMICS; EVAPORATIVE FOGGING; FOGGING NOZZLE DESIGN; POWER AUGMENTATION;

GAS TURBINES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; GAS TURBINES; NOZZLES; OPERATING COSTS; PSYCHROMETERS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34848927229     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2364003     Document Type: Article

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