A comparative and critical review on gas turbine intake air pre-cooling strategies

S Pourhedayat, E Hu, L Chen - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2023 - Elsevier
Intake air with a high temperature on hot days into the compressor of gas turbine (GT) power
plants would not only increase the NOx emissions of the turbine but also significantly reduce …

A novel inlet air cooling system to improve the performance of intercooled gas turbine combined cycle power plants in hot regions

YN Dabwan, L Zhang, G Pei - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In hot climates, the entry of high-temperature air into the compressor of intercooled gas
turbine power plants (IcGTCC) can lead to reduced electricity production during peak …

Performance improvement of gas turbine power plants by utilizing turbine inlet air-cooling (TIAC) technologies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

SS Baakeem, J Orfi, H Al-Ansary - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Gas turbine performance is very sensitive to the ambient air conditions, particularly in hot
and arid climates. Various turbine inlet air cooling (TIAC) techniques including mechanical …

Techno-economic analysis of gas turbine inlet air cooling for combined cycle power plant for different climatic conditions

G Barigozzi, A Perdichizzi, C Gritti, I Guaiatelli - Applied Thermal …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reports on a techno-economical parametric analysis of an inlet air cooling system
applied to an aero-derivative Gas Turbine (GT) for a combined cycle power plant (CC). The …

Thermodynamic analysis of a gas turbine power plant modelled with an evaporative cooler

S Oyedepo, O Kilanko - International Journal of Thermodynamics, 2014 - dergipark.org.tr
Performance of a gas turbine is mainly depends on the inlet air temperature. The power
output of a gas turbine depends on the flow of mass through it. Inlet air cooling increases the …

Feasibility study of turbine inlet air cooling using mechanical chillers in Malaysia climate

SNO Kamal, DA Salim, MSM Fouzi, DTH Khai… - Energy Procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
The performance of a gas turbine is dependent on the ambient air temperature. The gas
turbine's power output is reduced and heat rate is increased as a result of higher air …

Sustainable energy development in power generation by using green inlet-air cooling technologies with gas turbine engines

YSH Najjar, YMA Al-Zoghool - Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 2015 - Springer
This paper studies the different greening techniques of inlet air cooling and compares their
effects on performance, especially power, efficiency, fuel consumption, and condensable …

[PDF][PDF] Performance of a typical simple gas turbine unit under saudi weather conditions

SS Baakeem, J Orfi, H AlAnsary - Int. J. Fluid Mech. Therm. Sci, 2015 - academia.edu
Gas turbine units are widely used in KSA and other countries particularly during the peak
demands and in inland regions. They produce about 50% of the total capacity of power …

Performance improvement of cogeneration plants in hot arid regions via sustainable turbine inlet air cooling technologies: an energy‐water nexus comparative case …

AH Abdulrahim, JN Chung - International Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In freshwater‐scarce coastal regions, increasing water demand has always been met via
coupling thermal desalination systems with combined heat and power plants for many …

Impact of ambient conditions of Arab Gulf countries on the performance of gas turbines using energy and exergy analysis

SS Baakeem, J Orfi, S Alaqel, H Al-Ansary - Entropy, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this paper, energy and exergy analysis of typical gas turbines is performed using average
hourly temperature and relative humidity for selected Gulf cities located in Saudi Arabia …