Compressor washing economic analysis and optimization for power generation

Applied Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-86

  Aretakis, N ^a   Roumeliotis, I ^b   Doumouras, G ^a   Mathioudakis, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC NAVAL ACADEMY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Compressor fouling; Compressor washing; Gas turbine; Optimization; Washing

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPRESSORS; COST ACCOUNTING; DEGRADATION; DETERIORATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS TURBINES; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; PROFITABILITY;

ASSOCIATED COSTS; COMPRESSOR FOULING; CONTROL PERFORMANCE; COST ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION RATE; ECONOMIC PARAMETERS; ECONOMICAL ASPECTS; ENERGY MARKETS; ENGINE MODELS; ENGINE OPERATIONS; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; GAS TURBINE PLANTS; MAINTENANCE COST; PERFORMANCE LOSS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; START-UPS; WASHING PROCESS;

WASHING;

CONTROL SYSTEM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT;

EID: 84859423957     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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