Gas turbine power augmentation: Parametric study relating to fog droplet size and its influence on evaporative efficiency

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Chaker, Mustapha ^a   Meher Homji, Cyrus B ^a  

^a BECHTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; AIR FLOW VELOCITY; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ATOMIZED DROPLETS; DROPLET SIZES; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; FOG DROPLET SIZE; INLET FOGGING; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPERATING CONDITION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; RESIDENCE TIME; SPRAY PLUME; SYSTEM DESIGNERS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; TURBINE INLETS; TURBINE POWER; WATER CARRYOVER; WET COMPRESSION;

COALESCENCE; DROPS; EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FOG DISPERSAL; GAS TURBINES; INTAKE SYSTEMS; NOZZLE DESIGN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TURBOMACHINERY;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 79955461534     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002883     Document Type: Article

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