Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Turbine Inlet Air Cooling Systems: Boosting Power and Money

The technical benefits of Turbine Inlet Air Cooling systems has been widely discussed in many publications and are very well known for the Owners, the OEMs and the EPC Contractors. However, as any other engineering solution, the technical benefits must be associated to some economic benefits. We are[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling, Refrigeration

The importance of electrical power quality

What is power quality? Power quality is not an easy term to define, as there are many factors that could be involved in the definition, but in broad terms power quality is usually related to following concepts:
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Basics of fogging system for inlet air-cooling

Hot and humid summer weather affects turbine performance substantially, yet this is the most critical time for power plant service to users. A knee-jerk reaction would be to enhance installed turbine capacity to offset the deficit created by subdued performance and increased power demand. Instead of[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Indicators and improvements for power plant efficiency

The average temperature for most tropical regions is about 35° C. This and the accompanying high humidity spells doom for power plants in such regions unless something is done to counter the effects. Large scale power-generation relies on gas turbines, which have limitations at higher temperatures. [..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Power Augmentation: Evaporative Cooling vs. TIAC with Chillers

Did you know that it is common for electricity prices to increase with increasing temperatures? Power markets globally are suffering due to this state of affairs. Homesteads switch on their air conditioners to fight off the heat. Unfortunately, gas turbines are at their worst performance at high tem[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

How to improve turbine power output in Oil & Gas industry

Globally, natural gas fired power generation is growing tremendously. One of the major reasons behind this surge is modern gas turbine development, which has given natural gas a new appeal. Consequently, turbine power output has become an important component of power plants in this billion-dollar in[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Saudi Aramco increase power output in 21 % with TIAC

In climates with high ambient temperatures the power output and efficiency of gas turbines used by oil companies are both reduced. Lower inlet air temperatures significantly increase power production and improve efficiency during periods of warm weather, whether the gas turbines are used for electri[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Gas Turbine Cooling Water System: 3 Lessons learned

When designing a Turbine Inlet Air Cooling (TIAC) systems many factors have to be taken into consideration in order to design an efficient system in terms of electrical and water consumption. Bad choices in terms of Turbine Cooling plant design might affect to the plant long term operation and conse[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Aeroderivative Gas Turbines: How to Reduce Power Loss

Gas turbines are without doubt very popular in the arena of power plants. Here you will find two main types: industrial and aeroderivative gas turbines . You have to appreciate that many turbines in the market take a long time to start, mainly because the heat must have enough time to penetrate the [..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Gas turbine air intake filtration system

When looking for power augmentation, turbine inlet air cooling is quickly becoming the best considered solution. TIAC allows energy output increase with no need to invest in new or more powerful gas turbines. Industrial TIAC solutions, such as the ones designed and manufactured by ARANER, are usuall[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Gas Turbines Review: Siemens, GE, Ansaldo and Mitsubishi

No one can dispute the important role played by gas turbines in power plants today. They are the brain and heart of electricity production. Feed a gas turbine with natural gas or any other fuel and it will transform it to mechanical energy, which in turn generates electricity as depicted in the figu[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Turbine Inlet Temperature a technology to decrease

Did you know that increasing the inlet temperature of a gas turbine can decrease power loss by as much as 30 %? That is why turbine inlet temperature increase of a gas turbine is such a popular practice today. Even systems that initially did not have the cooling components are considering installing[..]
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