Comparison of evaporative inlet air cooling systems to enhance the gas turbine generated power

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1483-1503

  Ameri, Mohammad ^a   Shahbazian, H R ^a   Nabizadeh, M ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Evaporating cooling; Fog; Gas turbine; Inlet air cooling; Media; Power augmentation

Indexed keywords

COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; CURING; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ENGINES; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTICS; FOG; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; GASES; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; INVESTMENTS; POWER PLANTS; STATISTICAL TESTS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; COMPRESSOR INLETS; CONVENIENT METHODS; DRY WEATHERS; ECONOMIC COMPARISONS; EVAPORATING COOLING; GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCES; HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; HIGHLY SENSITIVES; INLET AIR COOLING; INLET AIR TEMPERATURES; INLET AIRS; MEDIA; MEDIA SYSTEMS; OUTPUT POWERS; PAYBACK PERIODS; PEAK DEMANDS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; POWER AUGMENTATION; RATED OUTPUTS; TURBINE POWERS;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 36348930582     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1315     Document Type: Article

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