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GTAIRINLETFILTERS
GTAIRINLETFILTERS
GTAIRINLETFILTERS
ABSTRACT
It is well-known the strong dependence of
climate conditions on gas turbine (GT)
behaviour. A proper solution to minimise this
negative effect is to reduce GT inlet air
temperature by means of an air cooling
system. The criteria to select the most suitable
alternative among cooling technologies and
cooling sizing are complex.
On one hand, bigger cooling sizing means an
increase in GT power output and, as a
consequence, an improvement in money
incomes. This option is generally adopted by
manufacturers. Nevertheless, it should be
considered carefully, because the size of the
cooling equipment increases substantially
without an important power augmentation in
certain situations.
On the other hand, another criteria could be
selected in order to maximise combined cycle
efficiency or cooling system profitability. The
former leads to an optimum behaviour of the
global system, minimising the emissions per
kilowatt and the cost of electricity. Due to the
fact that money incomes directly depends on
the cost of electricity and the power
augmentation, the latter combines the
advantage of taking into account the power
augmentation and the global system
efficiency.
40
60
80
5,0
5,0
5,0
5 620
6 917
25 232
Table 1. Cooling results when the performance criteria is maximise the power improvement
(a M. C. P. means Mechanical Chiller Power)
40
60
80
11,7
11,7
11,8
1 822
1 813
1 766
Power
(kW)
0
3 550
9 341
10 520
3 583
3 550
3 446
40
60
80
5,0
5,0
5,0
5 620
6 916
9 789
Power
(kW)
0
10 293
19 596
29 392
10 617
10 293
9 575
2,92
2,93
2,93
Incomes
(/hour)
4 568,56
4 451,45
4 167,83
3 785,01
4 467,16
4 451,45
4 416,54
Table 3. Cooling results when the performance criteria is to optimise hourly incomes in a favourable
energy market framework
(Electricity price: 4,81 cent /kW; natural gas price: 1,50 cent /therm)
40
60
80
15,0
15,0
15,0
Power
(kW)
-
2,92
2,92
2,92
Incomes
(/hour)
-1 174,26
-1 163,41
-1 224,05
-1 340,31
-1 163,41
-1 163,41
-1 163,41
Table 4. Cooling results when the performance criteria is optimising the hourly incomes in a nonfavourable energy market framework
(Electricity price: 2,40 cent/kW; natural gas price: 1,50 cent/therm)
Amb. Temp. Rel. Hum. Inlet Temp. M. C. P.
(C)
(%)
(C)
(kW)
5,0
0
5,0
60
6,8
4 885
15,0
60
11,2
12 351
25,0
60
20,0
16 301
35,0
60
15,0
15,0
15,0
40
60
80
5,0
6,8
7,5
5 620
4 885
6 931
Power
(kW)
0
8 665
14 127
16 642
10 618
8 665
7 330
2,92
2,92
2,93
Incomes
(/hour)
1 697,15
1 609,58
1 398,82
1 125,28
1 621,04
1 609,58
1 583,62
Table 5. Cooling results when the performance criteria is optimising the hourly incomes in an
intermediate energy market framework
(Electricity price: 6,61 cent/kW; natural gas price: 1,50 cent/therm)
Amb. Temp. Rel. Hum. Inlet Temp. M. C. P. Power Efficiency Prod. Cost
(C)
(%)
(C)
(kW)
(kW)
(%)
(cent/kW)
6 917
A
15,0
60
10 294
5,0
44,24
2,93
1 813
3 550
B
15,0
60
11,7
2,91
44,35
4 885
8 665
C
15,0
60
6,8
44,31
2,92
Incomes
(/hour)
1 609,22
1 581,31
1 609,58
Table 6. Comparison of the all criteria results given a climate situation (temperature: 15C and
relative humidity: 60%)
(A: highest power improvement; B: best efficiency; C: highest hourly income)
Amb. Temp. Rel. Hum. Inlet Temp. M. C. P. Power Efficiency Prod. Cost
(C)
(%)
(C)
(kW)
(Kw)
(%)
(cent/kW)
5,0
19 957 19 596
43,14
3,00
A
25,0
60
16,7
4 550
9 341
2,97
B
25,0
60
43,55
11,2
12 351 14 127
43,36
2,99
C
25,0
60
Incomes
(/hour)
1 395,79
1 397,86
1 398,82
30
1700
25
1600
Incomes (/hour)
Table 7. Comparison of the three criteria result in a giving climate situation (temperature: 25C and
relative humidity: 60%)
(A: highest power improvement; B: best efficiency; C: highest hourly income)
20
15
10
5
0
1400
1300
1200
1100
10
20
30
40
10
20
30
40
Max. Incomes
Max. efficiency
Max. Incomes
(c) Incomes
Figure 1. Results of the three criteria (maximum
efficiency, maximum power output and
maximum hourly incomes) for different
temperatures and 60% Relative Humidity
(Electricity price: 6,61 cent/kW; natural gas
price: 1,50 cent/therm)
245000
240000
Power output (kW))
1500
235000
230000
225000
220000
215000
210000
205000
200000
0
10
20
30
40
Max. Incomes
CONCLUSIONS
The selection and sizing of a cooling system
to be integrated in a CC or other power
production system based in GT is a critical
aspect. Due to this, it must not be considered
as a secondary question. The criterion to set
both of the previous characteristics must be
seriously balanced.