Abstract
In this study, the effects of gas turbine inlet air-cooling by evaporative technique on work output and thermal end exergy efficiency were analysed. These analyses are performed with the use of per unit volumetric flow, which is fixed regardless of atmospheric air conditions. In addition, a simple and effective model is developed for the economic analysis of evaporative cooling. As a case study, the payback periods of two different gas turbine models are calculated for eight different regions in Turkey. Depending on the technical, economic and environmental conditions, evaporative cooling may be suitable for the regions considered.
Keywords
Evaporative cooler
Exergy
Environmental science
Inlet
Work (physics)
Gas turbines
Exergy efficiency
Thermal efficiency
Thermodynamics
Nuclear engineering
Mechanical engineering
Chemistry
Combustion
Engineering
Physics
Subject Areas
Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
·Mechanical Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
·Aerospace Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
·Statistical and Nonlinear Physics ·Physical Sciences
Citations by Year
2013: 1
2018: 2
2020: 2
2023: 1
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