Enhancing micro gas turbine performance in hot climates through inlet air cooling vapour compression technique

Applied Energy

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-48

  Comodi, G ^a   Renzi, M ^b   Caresana, F ^a   Pelagalli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct expansion; Distributed generation; Electrical efficiency; Hot climates; Inlet air cooling; Micro turbines

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS TURBINES; HOT WORKING; MAINTENANCE; THERMAL LOAD; TURBINES; WASTE HEAT;

DIRECT EXPANSION; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; HOT CLIMATE; INLET-AIR COOLING; MICRO TURBINE;

INLET FLOW;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COOLING; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HUMIDITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; TURBINE;

EID: 84924560169     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.02.076     Document Type: Article

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