TY - GEN
T1 - Feasibility of combustion turbine inlet air-cooling in the Arabian Gulf region
AU - Zamzam, Montaser M.
AU - Al-Amiri, Abdalla M.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Combustion turbine inlet air-cooling systems (CTIACS) have been implemented in various regions around the globe and have displayed proven results in terms of their effectiveness and economic feasibility. Nonetheless, these systems have been rarely employed in the Arabian Gulf region with such existing installations are still undergoing continuous evaluation. The main objective of this study is to highlight the associated benefits of employing a CTIACS option in UAE. This is achieved by first exploring the weather patterns in UAE in order to propose proper weather design conditions. Moreover, the impact of a CTIACS is presented, for a prescribed inlet air temperature, on the annual gross energy increase, average heat rate reduction, cooling load requirements and net power increase. Finally, a combustion turbine unit with a relatively small mass flow rate is shown to be very much feasible economically even upon reducing inlet air temperature below the ISO rating.
AB - Combustion turbine inlet air-cooling systems (CTIACS) have been implemented in various regions around the globe and have displayed proven results in terms of their effectiveness and economic feasibility. Nonetheless, these systems have been rarely employed in the Arabian Gulf region with such existing installations are still undergoing continuous evaluation. The main objective of this study is to highlight the associated benefits of employing a CTIACS option in UAE. This is achieved by first exploring the weather patterns in UAE in order to propose proper weather design conditions. Moreover, the impact of a CTIACS is presented, for a prescribed inlet air temperature, on the annual gross energy increase, average heat rate reduction, cooling load requirements and net power increase. Finally, a combustion turbine unit with a relatively small mass flow rate is shown to be very much feasible economically even upon reducing inlet air temperature below the ISO rating.
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U2 - 10.1115/ijpgc2002-26057
DO - 10.1115/ijpgc2002-26057
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0036437576
SN - 0791836177
SN - 9780791836170
T3 - Proceedings of the 2002 International Joint Power Generation Conference
SP - 35
EP - 39
BT - Proceedings of the 2002 International Joint Power Generation Conference
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - Proceedings of the IJPGC 2002 International Joint Power Generation Conference
Y2 - 24 June 2002 through 26 June 2002
ER -