Open AccessA comparative assessment of alternative combustion turbine inlet air cooling system
Author(s) -
D.R. Brown,
Srinivas Katipamula,
J.H. Konynenbelt
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/211362
Subject(s) - inlet , chiller , turbine , environmental science , refrigeration , combustion , air cooling , electricity demand , evaporative cooler , electricity generation , meteorology , nuclear engineering , engineering , power (physics) , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , chemistry , geography , physics , organic chemistry
Interest in combustion turbine inlet air cooling (CTAC) has increased during the last few years as electric utilities face increasing demand for peak power. Inlet air cooling increases the generating capacity and decreases the heat rate of a combustion turbine during hot weather when the demand for electricity is generally the greatest. Several CTAC systems have been installed, but the general applicability of the concept and the preference for specific concepts is still being debated. Concurrently, Rocky Research of Boulder City, Nevada has been funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct research on complex compound (ammoniated salt) chiller systems for low-temperature refrigeration applications