Saturator analysis for an evaporative gas turbine cycle

In this paper a thermodynamic assessment and a preliminary cost evaluation are given for an evaporative gas turbine (EvGT) cycle packed humidifier. Both background theory and simulation results are included.Two different approaches were used for the humidifier system modelling: the full integration of the mass-energy balance and mass transfer equations (called SAT model), and an atmospheric cooling tower-based model (called CT model). Both approaches were used to perform component thermodynamic analyses and to determine the humidifier packing design.Within these approaches, two simulation cases are discussed: a test case, with experimental results from the pilot-plant of the University of Lund, and a case study of the saturators for the optimised HAT (humid air turbine) cycles of a plant with a 50 MW power output. The two cases presented consider two different operating conditions for the saturator: the first being a “non-optimised” saturator, and the later the “optimal” configuration with reduced exergetic losses. For the case study, the saturator design and cost evaluation are also included.All simulation results were performed with the in-house SAT (SATurator simulation tool) code.     

湿化燃气轮机循环的性能分析

能源危机和环境污染的问题使人们对能源利用效率和环保的要求日益增加,同时经济的快速发展也使人们对电能的需求量越来越大。据国际能源协会(IEA)预测,电能的消耗将以平均每年2·4%的速度增长,因此效率高、比功输出大、对环境污染少成为目前发电技术所努力追求的目标。随着分布     

Effects of evaporative inlet and aftercooling on the recuperated gas turbine cycle

Inlet air cooling and cooling of the compressor discharge using water injection boost both efficiency and power of gas turbine cycles. Four different layouts of the recuperated gas turbine cycle are presented. Those layouts include the effect of evaporative inlet and aftercooling (evaporative cooling of the compressor discharge). A parametric study of the effect of turbine inlet temperature (TIT), ambient temperature, and relative humidity on the performance of all four layouts is investigated. The results indicate that as TIT increases the optimum pressure ratio increases by 0.45 per 100 K for the regular recuperated cycle and by 1.4 per 100 K for the recuperated cycle with evaporative aftercooling. The cycles with evaporative aftercooling have distinctive pattern of performance curves and higher values of optimum pressure ratios. The results also showed that evaporative cooling of the inlet air could boost the efficiency by up to 3.2% and that evaporative aftercooling could increase the power by up to about 110% and cycle efficiency by up to 16%.     

Brayton refrigeration cycle for gas turbine inlet air cooling

In this paper, a new approach to enhance the performance of gas turbines operating in hot climates is investigated. Cooling the intake air at the compressor bell mouth is achieved by an air Brayton refrigerator (reverse Joule Brayton cycle) driven by the gas turbine and uses air as the working fluid. Fraction of the air is extracted from the compressor at an intermediate pressure, cooled and then expands to obtain a cold air stream, which mixes with the ambient intake. Mass and energy balance analysis of the gas turbine and the coupled Brayton refrigerator are performed. Relationships are derived for a simple open gas turbine coupled to Brayton refrigeration cycle, the heat rejected from the cooling cycle can be utilized by an industrial process such as a desalination plant. The performance improvement in terms of power gain ratio (PGR) and thermal efficiency change (TEC) factor is calculated. The results show that for fixed pressure ratio and ambient conditions, power and efficiency improvements are functions of the extraction pressure ratio and the fraction of mass extracted from the air compressor. The performance improvement is calculated for ambient temperature of 45°C and 43.4% relative humidity. The results indicated that the intake temperature could be lowered below the ISO standard with power increase up to 19.58% and appreciable decrease in the thermal efficiency (5.76% of the site value). Additionally, the present approach improved both power gain and thermal efficiency factors if air is extracted at 2 bar which is unlike all other mechanical chilling methods. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comparison of evaporative inlet air cooling systems to enhance the gas turbine generated power

The gas turbine performance is highly sensitive to the compressor inlet temperature. The output of gas turbine falls to a value that is less than the rated output under high temperature conditions. In fact increase in inlet air temperature by 1°C will decrease the output power by 0.7% approximately. The solution of this problem is very important because the peak demand season also happens in the summer. One of the convenient methods of inlet air cooling is evaporating cooling which is appropriate for warm and dry weather. As most of the gas turbines in Iran are installed in such ambient conditions regions, therefore this method can be used to enhance the performance of the gas turbines. In this paper, an overview of technical and economic comparison of media system and fog system is given. The performance test results show that the mean output power of Frame‐9 gas turbines is increased by 11 MW (14.5%) by the application of media cooling system in Fars power plant and 8.1 MW (8.9%) and 9.5 MW (11%) by the application of fog cooling system in Ghom and Shahid Rajaie power plants, respectively. The total enhanced power generation in the summer of 2004 was 2970, 1701 and 1340 MWh for the Fars, Ghom and Shahid Rajaie power plants, respectively. The economical studies show that the payback periods are estimated to be around 2 and 3 years for fog and media systems, respectively. This study has shown that both methods are suitable for the dry and hot areas for gas turbine power augmentation. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Performance evaluation of indirect evaporative cooling using whole-building hygrothermal simulations

In an indirect evaporative cooling (IEC) installation the return air is cooled by adiabatic humidification. In an air/air heat exchanger this air cools down the supply air. This paper presents a simulation methodology focusing on the interaction between the thermal performance of an IEC system and the heat and moisture balance of the building where it is applied. The thermal effectiveness of an IEC system is first studied by measurements. It was found that the effectiveness is independent of the air inlet conditions. In the second part the influence of the ventilation rate, the indoor moisture production and the moisture buffering capacity on the thermal performance were evaluated using dynamic calculations with the multizone building simulation program TRNSYS. Increasing the indoor moisture production and lowering the ventilation rate both reduce the thermal performance of the system. Hygroscopic materials may ameliorate the applicability of IEC.     

Performance improvement of the combined cycle power plant by intake air cooling using an absorption chiller

This paper studies how to improve the capacity of the combined cycle (CC) power plant which has been operated for 8 years. The most popular way is to lower intake air temperature to around 15 °C (ISO) and 100% RH before entering the air compressor of a gas turbine (GT). Thailand has 3 seasons: winter, summer and rainy season. According to 2003 Bangkok monthly weather data, all year ambient temperature is higher than 15 °C. This research proposes a steam absorption chiller (AC) to cool intake air to the desired temperature level. It could increase the power output of a GT by about 10.6% and the CC power plant by around 6.24% annually. In economic analysis, the payback period will be about 3.81 years, internal rate of return 40%, and net present value 19.44 MUS$.     

浅谈燃气轮机“冷热电三联供”系统的维护保养

对上海浦东国际机场一期能源中心几年来的运行实践经验进行了初步归纳,可供“冷热电三联供”类似系统的运行、管理和研究借鉴与参考。     

燃机控制系统优化与改进

本文描述了涟钢的日本三菱M251S型燃机控制系统运行调试中所存在的问题、改进方法及改进后所取得的效果.     

回热燃气轮机余热利用进气冷却的研究

本文研究了利用余热制冷进气冷却的回热燃气轮机系统,并对该系统性能进行了模拟计算,得到了压比、流量比等参数对系统性能的影响规律。并通过与常规回热循环比较,指出利用余热制冷来进气冷却的方式能使系统效率提高11%,是提高燃气轮机系统性能的有效途径之一。     

Thermodynamic performance assessment of an indirect intercooled reheat regenerative gas turbine cycle with inlet air cooling and evaporative aftercooling of the compressor discharge

This study provides a computational analysis to investigate the effects of cycle pressure ratio, turbine inlet temperature (TIT), and ambient relative humidity (φ) on the thermodynamic performance of an indirect intercooled reheat regenerative gas turbine cycle with indirect evaporative cooling of the inlet air and evaporative aftercooling of the compressor discharge. Combined first and second‐law analysis indicates that the exergy destruction in various components of gas turbine cycles is significantly affected by compressor pressure ratio and turbine inlet temperature, and is not at all affected by ambient relative humidity. It also indicates that the maximum exergy is destroyed in the combustion chamber; which represents over 60% of the total exergy destruction in the overall system. The net work output, first‐law efficiency, and the second‐law efficiency of the cycle significantly varies with the change in the pressure ratio, turbine inlet temperature and ambient relative humidity. Results clearly shows that performance evaluation based on first‐law analysis alone is not adequate, and hence more meaningful evaluation must include second‐law analysis. Decision makers should find the methodology contained in this paper useful in the comparison and selection of gas turbine systems. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

CO2应用于燃机进口空气冷却的实验研究

运用CO2作冷却介质建立高低压闭式循环系统是对燃气轮机预冷的一种尝试。针对某自备电厂联合循环机组的实际情况,设计搭建了一套实验系统。本文主要介绍了实验装置的结构尺寸、数据采集控制系统以及实验数据处理方法。通过实验,验证了该套冷却设备对于燃机进口空气的冷却效果,并达到实际燃气轮机压缩机进口空气冷却的工作要求。     

Comparative performance analysis of cogeneration gas turbine cycle for different blade cooling means

The paper compares the thermodynamic performance of MS9001 gas turbine based cogeneration cycle having a two-pressure heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) for different blade cooling means. The HRSG has a steam drum generating steam to meet coolant requirement, and a second steam drum generates steam for process heating. Gas turbine stage cooling uses open loop cooling or closed loop cooling schemes. Internal convection cooling, film cooling and transpiration cooling techniques employing steam or air as coolants are considered for the performance evaluation of the cycle. Cogeneration cycle performance is evaluated using coolant flow requirements, plant specific work, fuel utilisation efficiency, power-to-heat-ratio, which are function of compressor pressure ratio and turbine inlet temperature, and process steam drum pressure. The maximum and minimum values of power-to-heat ratio are found with steam internal convection cooling and air internal convection cooling respectively whereas maximum and minimum values of fuel utilisation efficiency are found with steam internal convection cooling and closed loop steam cooling. The analysis is useful for power plant designers to select the optimum compressor pressure ratio, turbine inlet temperature, fuel utilisation efficiency, power-to-heat ratio, and appropriate cooling means for a specified value of plant specific work and process heating requirement.     

燃气轮机冷却技术综述

详细地阐述了对气膜冷却、内部强化换热以及热管冷却等的影响因素,目前的应用状况以及发展前景.重点集中在内部强化换热和热管冷却.本文可以使刚开始接触燃气轮机冷却技术的人员对冷却技术有个整体的了解,还可以对研究设计人员提供必要的参考依据.     

用于汽轮机排汽冷却的蒸发式冷凝器模型及性能分析

蒸发式冷凝器兼具传热性能好和节水的优势,在大型动力系统冷却中具有广阔的应用前景。建立了蒸发冷凝器的理论分析模型,提出了蒸发式冷凝器用于冷却小型汽轮机排汽的设计方案;获得了喷淋水温度、空气和蒸汽的焓值在冷凝器内沿程的变化规律,并对喷淋水量、配风量和空气温度等影响冷凝器性能的影响因素进行了分析。研究结果对蒸发式冷凝器在火力发电行业的应用具有参考意义。     

微型燃气轮机涡轮背盘冲击冷却特性研究

受可靠性和成本制约,微型燃气轮机冷却技术的发展和应用一直较为缓慢,已成为其进一步提升热效率的主要瓶颈。针对此问题,提出了一种简单可靠的径流涡轮新型冷却技术-背盘冲击冷却,使用气热耦合的方法对该冷却技术的冷却特性进行了仿真研究。结果表明:背盘冲击冷却可以大幅降低径流涡轮背盘的温度。当冷却气体流量为主流的2%时,冷却流体温度从473.0降到323.0 K,背盘平均温度降低了143.0～202.0 K;当冷却温度为323.0 K时,冷却气体消耗量从主流质量流量的1%增加到4%时,背盘平均温度降低150.0～252.0 K。冷却流体流入主流后会对其产生一定的影响,每增加1%的冷却流量,涡轮机效率下降约1%。     

燃气轮机进气蒸发冷却装置经济效益的论证

介绍美国唐纳森公司生产的蒸发冷却装置应用于251B11燃气轮发电机组中，对提高燃气轮发电机组及联合循环发电机组输出功率和热效率及对提高燃机电厂发电生产的经济效益的作用。     

Techno-economic evaluation of the evaporative gas turbine cycle with different CO2 capture options

The techno-economic evaluation of the evaporative gas turbine (EvGT) cycle with two different CO₂ capture options has been carried out. Three studied systems include a reference system: the EvGT system without CO₂ capture (System I), the EvGT system with chemical absorption capture (System II), and the EvGT system with oxyfuel combustion capture (System III). The cycle simulation results show that the system with chemical absorption has a higher electrical efficiency (41.6% of NG LHV) and a lower efficiency penalty caused by CO₂ capture (10.5% of NG LHV) compared with the system with oxyfuel combustion capture. Based on a gas turbine of 13.78 MW, the estimated costs of electricity are 46.1 $/MW h for System I, while 70.1 $/MW h and 74.1 $/MW h for Systems II and III, respectively. It shows that the cost of electricity increment of chemical absorption is 8.7% points lower than that of the option of oxyfuel combustion. In addition, the cost of CO₂ avoidance of System II which is 71.8 $/tonne CO₂ is also lower than that of System III, which is 73.2 $/tonne CO₂. The impacts of plant size have been analyzed as well. Results show that cost of CO₂ avoidance of System III may be less than that of System II when a plant size is larger than 60 MW.     

某燃气轮机涡轮叶片复合冷却结构优化设计

为了提高涡轮叶片设计效率,搭建了基于一维管网理论的iSIGHT优化设计平台,获得了叶片的优化结构,并对其进行三维仿真计算分析。研究表明：优化前后叶片的气动性能变化不大,总压损失仅在端壁处略有差别;优化后涡轮叶片的壁面温度分布更加均匀,壁面的最高温度降低,温度梯度减小,最大相对温差降低10%左右;在降低叶片热应力的同时相对冷却效率提高1.0%。     

具有空气冷却的中冷回热循环三轴燃气轮机热力学建模和性能优化

建立了考虑涡轮叶片冷却和实际气体性质的中冷回热循环三轴燃气轮机模型,在给定叶片表面耐热温度的条件下通过优化总压比和中间压比分配,得到最优性能。研究表明:分别存在最佳的总压比和中间压比使得燃气轮机循环的比功率和效率达到双重最大值,双重最大比功率随中冷度的增大而增大,随回热度的增大略有减小,双重最大效率随中冷度和回热度的增大而增大。