scholarly journals A Test Rig for the Realization of Water Recovery in a Steam-Injected Gas Turbine

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueyou Wen ◽  
Jiguo Zou ◽  
Zheng Fu ◽  
Shikang Yu ◽  
Lingbo Li
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Steam Injection ◽  
Water Recovery ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Design Point ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Demineralized Water ◽  
Spiral Plate ◽  
Industrial Gas Turbine

Steam-injected gas turbines have a multitude of advantages, but they suffer from the inability to recover precious demineralized water. The present paper describes the test conditions and results of steam injection along with an attempt to achieve water recovery, which were obtained through a series of tests conducted on a S1A-02 small-sized industrial gas turbine. A water recovery device incorporating a compact finned spiral plate cooling condenser equipped with filter screens has been designed for the said gas turbine and a 100% water recovery (based on the design point) was attained.

Thermodynamic Design Considerations for Steam-Injected Gas Turbines

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. Noymer ◽  
David Gordon Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Steam Injection ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Design Point ◽  
Attractive Option ◽  
Overall Efficiency ◽  
Net Power Output

Steam injection in gas turbines (steam raised from the energy of the exhaust and injected into one or more of the turbine stages) is an attractive option for cogeneration applications. From a thermodynamic point of view, however, there is little information available about methods for optimizing the use of the steam for injection into a gas turbine. A computer model for an aeroderivative gas turbine is used to analyze the effect of steam injection on net power output and overall efficiency. The effects of varying the quantity of steam injected, the stations at which the steam is injected, and the temperature of the steam that is injected are assessed on a normalized basis, with the turbine-inlet temperature maintained from the simple-cycle design point. The energy balance between the exhaust of the gas turbine and the flow of steam to be injected is the final constraint in selecting a steam-injected design point to maximize performance. For the engine in this study, increases of over 64% in net power output and 23% in overall efficiency can be achieved with roughly 16% steam/inlet air by mass, which represents all of the steam that can be produced by the exhaust stream for the given conditions.

Analysis of Efficiency and Water Recovery in Steam Injected Gas Turbines

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. De Paepe ◽  
E. Dick
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Steam Injection ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Dew Point ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Water Recovery ◽  
Point Temperature ◽  
Dew Point Temperature ◽  
Blade Cooling

The study presented in this paper has two objectives. The first objective is to analyse the efficiency of the steam injected gas turbine by modelling the thermodynamic cycle. This is done by adapting a calculation model for turbine blade cooling proposed by El Masri (1986). The expansion path is divided into small subintervals, to take into account the changing gas properties during the expansion. This model is then verified for four different industrial machines. The basic cycle as well as cycles with thermodynamic improvements as intercooling, heat recuperation by heat exchanger and blade cooling using steam are studied. The calculations are done for a range of pressure ratios (PR) and turbine inlet temperatures (TIT), with methane (CH4) as fuel being representative of natural gas. A comparison is made with a simple cycle gas turbine and with a combined cycle system. The maximum efficiency of the basic cycle is found to be around 49 % with current gas turbine technology. Steam blade cooling is extremely simple to implement in a steam injected gas turbine and is found to be thermodynamically very attractive, bringing the maximum efficiency to about 52 %. Secondly the water recuperation in the condenser is analysed. Due to the combustion of the fuel, water is formed. As a result, the dew point temperature of the combustion gas without steam injection can be rather high, i.e. around 45 °C. As a consequence, the amount of water corresponding to the injected steam can be recuperated by cooling the gas mixture to the original dew point temperature. Closing the cycle for water is in this case thermodynamically possible. The practical recuperation of water in the condenser is studied on a test rig with a simulated gas turbine augmented with a condenser and steam injection. This proves that complete recuperation of the injected water is technically possible. The conclusion of the study is that a steam injected gas turbine with complete water recuperation is possible and has a high efficiency.

Cost Optimization of Water Recovery Systems for Steam Injected Gas Turbines

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Blanco ◽  
Lawrence L. Ambs
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Steam Injection ◽  
Computer Models ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Water Recovery ◽  
Exhaust Gases ◽  
Capital Costs

Steam injection in gas turbines has been used for many years to increase the power output as well as the efficiency of the system and, more recently, to reduce the formation of NOx during the combustion. The major drawback in steam-injected gas turbine technology is the need of large amounts of fresh water that is eventually lost into the atmosphere along with the exhaust gases. Nowadays, fresh water is not readily available in many places due to either local water shortages or environmental legislation that protects water sources from depletion and pollution. In order to deal with water constraints, water recovery systems (WRS) to recuperate the injected steam from the exhaust gases and return it to the steam injection system can be implemented. In this project, computer models for two different WRS configurations have been developed and tested. The computer models allow finding the optimum size, power requirements and capital costs of the heat exchangers involved in a particular WRS configuration. The models can also simulate the performance of WRS during a given period of time, calculating the energy consumed by fans and pumps in the process. This paper explains the details of the computer models and illustrates, as an example, the results obtained when both WRS configurations are applied to the GE LM2500 gas turbine. These results support the technical and economic feasibility of steam recovery for medium-size steam-injected gas turbines.

Development of Gas Turbine Steam-Injection Water Recovery (SIWR) System

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. B. Nguyen ◽  
A. den Otter
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Steam Injection ◽  
High Water ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Water Recovery ◽  
Gas Turbine Unit ◽  
Air Emission ◽  
Injection Water

This paper describes and discusses a “closed loop” steam injection water recovery (SIWR) cycle that was developed for steam injected gas turbine applications. This process is needed to support gas turbine steam injection especially in areas where water can not be wasted and complex water treatment is discouraged. The development of the SIWR was initiated by NOVA in an effort to reduce environmental impact of operating gas turbines and to find suitable solutions for its expanding gas transmission system to meet future air emission restrictions. While turbine steam injection provides many benefits, it has not been considered for remote, less supported environments such as gas transmission applications due to its high water consumption. The SIWR process can alleviate this problem regardless of the amount of injection required. The paper also covers conceptual designs of a prototype SIWR system on a small gas turbine unit. However, because of relatively high costs, it is generally believed that the system is more attractive to larger size turbines and especially when it is used in conjunction with co-generation or combined cycle applications.

Development of Gas Turbine Steam Injection Water Recovery (SIWR) System

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. B. Nguyen ◽  
A. den Otter
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Steam Injection ◽  
High Water ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Water Recovery ◽  
Gas Turbine Unit ◽  
Air Emission ◽  
Injection Water

This paper describes and discusses a “closed-loop” steam injection water recovery (SIWR) cycle that was developed for steam-injected gas turbine applications. This process is needed to support gas turbine steam injection especially in areas where water cannot be wasted and complex water treatment is discouraged. The development of the SIWR was initiated by NOVA in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of operating gas turbines and to find suitable solutions for its expanding gas transmission system to meet future air emission restrictions. While turbine steam injection provides many benefits, it has not been considered for remote, less supported environments such as gas transmission applications due to its high water consumption. The SIWR process can alleviate this problem regardless of the amount of injection required. The paper also covers conceptual designs of a prototype SIWR system on a small gas turbine unit. However, because of relatively high costs, it is generally believed that the system is more attractive to larger size turbines and especially when it is used in conjunction with cogeneration or combined cycle applications.

Assessment of Solar Steam Injection in Gas Turbines

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Kalathakis ◽  
N. Aretakis ◽  
I. Roumeliotis ◽  
A. Alexiou ◽  
K. Mathioudakis
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Steam Injection ◽  
Power Production ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Efficiency Increase ◽  
Solar Receiver ◽  
Steam Production

The concept of solar steam production for injection in a gas turbine combustion chamber is studied for both nominal and part load engine operation. First, a 5MW single shaft engine is considered which is then retrofitted for solar steam injection using either a tower receiver or a parabolic troughs scheme. Next, solar thermal power is used to augment steam production of an already steam injected single shaft engine without any modification of the existing HRSG by placing the solar receiver/evaporator in parallel with the conventional one. For the case examined in this paper, solar steam injection results to an increase of annual power production (∼15%) and annual fuel efficiency (∼6%) compared to the fuel-only engine. It is also shown that the tower receiver scheme has a more stable behavior throughout the year compared to the troughs scheme that has better performance at summer than at winter. In the case of doubling the steam-to-air ratio of an already steam injected gas turbine through the use of a solar evaporator, annual power production and fuel efficiency increase by 5% and 2% respectively.

Performance and Water Consumption of the Solar Steam-Injection Gas Turbine Cycle

2012 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Livshits ◽  
Abraham Kribus
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Steam Injection ◽  
Water Recovery ◽  
Solar Power Plants ◽  
Improved Model ◽  
Hybrid Cycle

Solar heat at moderate temperatures around 200 °C can be utilized for augmentation of conventional steam-injection gas turbine power plants. Solar concentrating collectors for such an application can be simpler and less expensive than collectors used for current solar power plants. We perform a thermodynamic analysis of this hybrid cycle, focusing on improved modeling of the combustor and the water recovery condenser. The cycle's water consumption is derived and compared to other power plant technologies. The analysis shows that the performance of the hybrid cycle under the improved model is similar to the results of the previous simplified analysis. The water consumption of the cycle is negative due to water production by combustion, in contrast to other solar power plants that have positive water consumption. The size of the needed condenser is large, and a very low-cost condenser technology is required to make water recovery in the solar STIG cycle technically and economically feasible.

Experimental and Numerical Studies of Diesel Spray Evaporation and Combustion in a Gas Turbine Matrix Burner

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Bohn ◽  
James F. Willie ◽  
Nils Ohlendorf
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Combustion Instability ◽  
Cone Angle ◽  
Spray Angle ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Spray Cone Angle ◽  
Spray Cone ◽  
Flow Simulations ◽  
Air Inlet

Lean gas turbine combustion instability and control is currently a subject of interest for many researchers. The motivation for running gas turbines lean is to reduce NOx emissions. For this reason gas turbine combustors are being design using the Lean Premixed Prevaporized (LPP) concept. In this concept, the liquid fuel must first be atomized, vaporized and thoroughly premixed with the oxidizer before it enters the combustion chamber. One problem that is associated with running gas turbines lean and premixed is that they are prone to combustion instability. The matrix burner test rig at the Institute of Steam and Gas Turbines at the RWTH Aachen University is no exception. This matrix burner is suitable for simulating the conditions prevailing in stationary gas turbines. Till now this burner could handle only gaseous fuel injection. It is important for gas turbines in operation to be able to handle both gaseous and liquid fuels though. This paper reports the modification of this test rig in order for it to be able to handle both gaseous and liquid primary fuels. Many design issues like the number and position of injectors, the spray angle, nozzle type, droplet size distribution, etc. were considered. Starting with the determination of the spray cone angle from measurements, CFD was used in the initial design to determine the optimum position and number of injectors from cold flow simulations. This was followed by hot flow simulations to determine the dynamic behavior of the flame first without any forcing at the air inlet and with forcing at the air inlet. The effect of the forcing on the atomization is determined and discussed.

Fits and Starts: A Current Look at Marine and Industrial Gas Turbine Electric Start Systems

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn McAndrews
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Past History ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
New Production ◽  
Intense Activity ◽  
Industrial Gas Turbine

Electric starter development programs have been the subject of ASME technical papers for over two decades. Offering significant advantages over hydraulic or pneumatic starters, electric starters are now poised to be the preferred choice amongst gas turbine customers. That they are not now the dominant starter in the field after decades of investment and experimentation is attributable to many factors. As with any new technology, progress is often unsteady, depending on budgets, market conditions, customer buy-in, etc. Additionally, technological advances in the parent technologies, in this case electric motors, can abruptly and rapidly change, further disturbing the best laid introduction plans. It is therefore not too surprising that only recently, is the industry beginning to see the deployment of electric starters on production gas turbines. The earliest adoption occurred on smaller gas turbine units, generally less than 10 MW in power. More recently, gas turbines greater than 10 MWs are being sold with electric starters. The authors expect that regardless of their size or fuel supply, most all future gas turbine users will opt for electric starters. This may even include the “larger” frame machines with power greater than 100 MW. Starting with some past history, this paper will not only summarize past development efforts, it will attempt to examine the current deployment of electric starters throughout the marine and industrial gas turbine landscapes. The large-scale acceptance of electric start systems for both new production and retrofit will depend on the favorable cost/benefit assessment when weighing both first cost and life cycle cost. The current and intense activity in electric vehicle applications is giving rise to even more power dense motors. The paper will look at some of these exciting applications, the installed products, and the technologies behind the products. To what extent these new products may serve the needs of the gas turbine community will be the central question this paper attempts to answer.

scholarly journals An Optimizing Design Point Program for Selection of a Gas Turbine Cycle

1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. K. Conkol ◽  
T. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Ground Vehicle ◽  
Design Point ◽  
Optimizing Design ◽  
Volume Characteristics ◽  
Gas Turbine Cycle

As vehicles evolve through the concept phase, a wide variety of engines are usually considered. For long-life vehicles such as heavy armored tracked vehicles, gas turbines have been favored because of their weight and volume characteristics at high hp levels (1500 to 2000 hp). Many existing gas turbine engines, however, are undesirable for vehicular use because their original design philosophy was aircraft oriented. In a ground vehicle, mass flow and expense are only two areas in which these engines differ greatly. Because the designer generally is not given the freedom to design an engine from scratch, he must evaluate modifications of the basic Brayton cycle. In this study, various cycles are evaluated by using a design point program in order to optimize design parameters and to recommend a cycle for heavy vehicular use.

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