Impact of the use of a hybrid turbine inlet air cooling system in arid climates

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-223

  Al Ansary, Hany A ^a   Orfi, Jamel A ^a   Ali, Mohamed E ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Evaporative cooler; Gas turbine inlet air; Mechanical chiller

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATIVE COOLERS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; INLET AIR TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL CHILLERS; MECHANICAL CHILLING; TURBINE INLETS; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM; WATER-COOLED CHILLERS;

COOLING WATER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVAPORATION; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; HYBRID SYSTEMS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84880355862     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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