Gas turbine air cooling systems serve to raise performance to peak power levels during the
hot months when high atmospheric temperatures cause reductions in net power output. This
work describes the technical and economic advantages of providing a compressor inlet air
cooling system to increase the gas turbine's power rating and reduce its heat rate. The pros
and cons of state-of-the-art cooling technologies, ie, absorption and compression
refrigeration, with and without thermal energy storage, were examined in order to select the …

Gas turbine air cooling systems serve to raise performance to peak power levels during the
hot months when high atmospheric temperatures cause reductions in net power output. This
work describes the technical and economic advantages of providing a compressor inlet air
cooling system to increase the gas turbine's power rating and reduce its heat rate. The pros
and cons of state-of-the-art cooling technologies, ie, absorption and compression
refrigeration, with and without thermal energy storage, were examined in order to select the …