Effects of Wet Compression on Performance of Regenerative Gas Turbine Cycle with Turbine Blade Cooling

2012 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 256-259
Author(s):  
Kyoung Hoon Kim ◽  
Kyoung Jin Kim ◽  
Hyung Jong Ko
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Water Injection ◽  
Specific Power ◽  
Turbine Blade Cooling ◽  
Blade Cooling ◽  
Wet Compression ◽  
System Variables ◽  
Gas Turbine Cycle

When water is injected at an inlet of compressor, wet compression occurs due to evaporation of water droplets. In this work, the effects of wet compression on the performance of regenerative gas turbine cycle with turbine blade cooling are analytically investigated. For various pressure ratios and water injection ratios, the important system variables such as ratio of coolant flow for turbine blade cooling, fuel consumption, specific power and thermal efficiency are estimated. Parametric studies show that wet compression leads to significant enhancement in both specific power and thermal efficiency in gas turbine systems with turbine blade cooling.

Performance evaluation of a transpiration-cooled gas turbine for different coolants and permissible blade temperatures considering the effect of radiation

2011 ◽  
Vol 225 (8) ◽  
pp. 1156-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kumar ◽  
O Singh
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Radiation Effect ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Cycle Performance ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Thermodynamic Evaluation ◽  
Turbine Blade Cooling ◽  
Blade Cooling ◽  
Gas Turbine Cycle

Successful gas turbine technology is based significantly upon the introduction of new blade materials with increased permissible temperature for gas turbine blades and/or the use of efficient means and methods of turbine blade cooling in order to achieve the highest possible turbine inlet temperature. The gas turbine blade cooling models found in literature indicate that the effect of radiation from elevated temperature gases is generally not considered. However, the radiative heat transfer always occurs owing to the presence of mainly carbon dioxide and water vapour in the combustion products. The present paper deals with the comparative study of transpiration-cooled gas turbine cycle performance with and without taking radiation effect for different coolants and permissible blade temperature. The thermodynamic evaluation shows that, with consideration of the radiation effect, the theoretical coolant requirement increases so as to be close to the actual requirement and hence the cycle performance is affected accordingly. The transpiration-cooled gas turbine cycle performance parameter variations are presented to exemplify the role of cooling technology, cooling means, and material development, taking the radiation effect into account.

scholarly journals Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Simple Gas Turbine Cycle with Wet Compression

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. Betelmal ◽  
S. A. Farhat
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Water Injection ◽  
Analytical Formula ◽  
Heat Rate ◽  
Performance Model ◽  
Exergy Destruction ◽  
Isentropic Compression ◽  
Turbine Efficiency ◽  
Wet Compression ◽  
Gas Turbine Cycle

A thermodynamic model of the wet compressor in a simple gas turbine cycle was investigated in this paper. A suitable quantity of water was injected into the compressor-stages where it evaporated. Subsequently, the steam and air were heated in the combustion chamber and expanded in the turbine. The wet compressor (WC) has become a reliable way to reduce gas emissions and increase gas turbine efficiency. In this study, the operational data of the simple gas turbine and the maximum amount of water that can be injected into the compressor were assessed, as well as a comparison between the dry compression, the wet compression and the isentropic compression. The performance variation due to water spray in the compressor and the effect of varying ambient temperature on the performance of gas turbine (thermal efficiency, power) was investigated, and the results are compared to the results of the same cycle with a dry compressor. The analytical formula of exergy destruction and results show that exergy destruction increases with water injection. The programming of the performance model for the gas turbine was developed utilizing the software IPSEpro. The results of the gas turbine with a wet compressor demonstrates a 12% reduction in the compressor exit temperature up to isentropic temperature. The compressor work decreased by 11% when using a wet compressor, this lead to an improvement in power output and efficiency However, the wet compressor increases the specific fuel consumption and heat rate of the gas turbine. There are limitations in the amount of steam that can be injected, 0.4 kg/s of water was the optimum amount injected into the compressor.

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