Development of an improved desiccant-based evaporative cooling system for gas turbines

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 879-888

  Zadpoor, Amir Abbas ^a   Nikooyan, Ali Asadi ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DEHUMIDIFIED AIR; DESICCANT WHEELS; EVAPORATION COOLING; EVAPORATIVE COOLERS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; EVAPORATIVE SYSTEMS; GAS TURBINE CYCLES; HUMID AREAS; INDIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLER; INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES; INLET COOLING; PERFORMANCE CURVE; THERMAL CYCLE;

COOLING; ENGINES; EVAPORATION; GAS TURBINES; GRAPH THEORY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; TURBOMACHINERY; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 69949173965     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2008-50258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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