APPLICATION OF ABSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF HURGHADA GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT
Medhat Ahmed EI-Shewy;
Abstract
Because peak electric demand for many utilities occurs in the hot summer months, a traditional combustion turbine installation is at a 1
disadvantage summer peak operation. When a utility needs electric !
generating capacity most, the combustion turbine's capacity Is at its lowest level. However, high atmospheric temperatures cause reductions in net power output of gas turbine power plants.
In the present work, description and analysis of the use of absorption Li-Br cooling system to enhance the performance of the t Hurghada gas turbine plant through the improvement of inlet parameter
are carried out. Also, an ecoi1omical evaluation for the proposed system has been carried out. The plant eoi1sists of five General Electric gas turbines, each of them has a rated power of25 MW. In the proposed system, the cooling system is activated by heat recovered from the
turbine exhaust.
/ A computer simulation that provides calculation of the performance of the plant is presented. Monthly values of the net power output, heat rate of the plant as well as performance of the cooling system are given
with the •corresponding weather conditions. When ambient air is cooled to the corresponding dew point temperature, power enhancement of
about 10% can be realized in June.
I'"
Results of the simulation model show that . the percentage enhancement of the power depends on the weather conditions. The
results of the present analysis validated the advantages of the gas turbine
'
J cogeneration with absorption air cooling.
disadvantage summer peak operation. When a utility needs electric !
generating capacity most, the combustion turbine's capacity Is at its lowest level. However, high atmospheric temperatures cause reductions in net power output of gas turbine power plants.
In the present work, description and analysis of the use of absorption Li-Br cooling system to enhance the performance of the t Hurghada gas turbine plant through the improvement of inlet parameter
are carried out. Also, an ecoi1omical evaluation for the proposed system has been carried out. The plant eoi1sists of five General Electric gas turbines, each of them has a rated power of25 MW. In the proposed system, the cooling system is activated by heat recovered from the
turbine exhaust.
/ A computer simulation that provides calculation of the performance of the plant is presented. Monthly values of the net power output, heat rate of the plant as well as performance of the cooling system are given
with the •corresponding weather conditions. When ambient air is cooled to the corresponding dew point temperature, power enhancement of
about 10% can be realized in June.
I'"
Results of the simulation model show that . the percentage enhancement of the power depends on the weather conditions. The
results of the present analysis validated the advantages of the gas turbine
'
J cogeneration with absorption air cooling.
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| Title | APPLICATION OF ABSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF HURGHADA GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT | Other Titles | تطبيق نظام التبريد بالامتصاص فى تحسين اداء محطة النوربين الغازى بالغردقة | Authors | Medhat Ahmed EI-Shewy | Issue Date | 1999 |
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