The Effect of Gas Turbine Inlet Air Temperature On Electricity Production Effiency in Trigeneration Power Plants

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 4, 1579 - 1599, 16.09.2024

Engin Büyükkabakcı , Ahmet Yönetken

https://doi.org/10.47495/okufbed.1336600

Abstract

In this study, the operation of gas turbines used to generate energy in trigeneration plants with turbine inlet air at various temperatures was investigated. In today's world, the importance of energy and its efficient use is increasing. Developing population and technologies have increased the energy we need, and thus energy costs have reached serious levels. All these reveal the necessity of using energy efficiently. Trigeneration power plants provide less fossil fuel consumption than conventional production because they have high efficiency, prevent line losses with on-site electricity generation, and provide combined energy production. In our study, the increase in electricity production efficiency by cooling the inlet air of the Solar Turbines Taurus 60 gas turbine used in the trigeneration power plant was examined. It was determined that there was a 30.08% increase in active power efficiency in electricity production by cooling the turbine inlet air from 41.2 °C to 9.1 °C.

Keywords

Trigeneration plants, Cogeneration plants, Gas turbines, Energy plants, Energy efficiency

Trijenerasyon Santrallerinde Gaz Türbini Giriş Havası Sıcaklığının Elektrik Üretim Verimine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, trijenerasyon santrallerinde enerji üretmek için kullanılan gaz türbinlerinin, çeşitli sıcaklıklardaki türbin giriş havası ile çalışması araştırılmıştır. Günümüz dünyasında enerjinin ve enerjiyi verimli kullanabilmenin önemi gittikçe artmaktadır. Gelişen nüfus ve teknolojiler ihtiyaç duyduğumuz enerjiyi arttırmış ve bununla birlikte enerji maliyetleri ciddi seviyelere ulaşmıştır. Tüm bunlar enerjinin verimli kullanılmasının gerekliliğini ortaya koymuştur. Trijenerasyon santralleri yüksek verime sahip olması, yerinde elektrik üretimi ile hat kayıplarının önüne geçmesi ve bileşik enerji üretimi sağlaması sebebiyle konvansiyonel üretime göre daha az fosil yakıt tüketimi sağlamaktadır. Çalışmamızda trijenerasyon santralinde kullanılan Solar Turbines Taurus 60 gaz türbininin giriş havasının soğutularak elektrik üretim verimindeki artış incelenmiştir. Türbin giriş havasının 41,2 °C’den 9,1 °C’ye soğutulmasıyla elektrik üretiminde aktif güç veriminde %30,08 artış olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

: Trijenerasyon santralleri, Kojenerasyon santralleri, Gaz türbini, Enerji santralleri, Enerji verimliliği

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