Gas turbine technologies

Air craft engines

Aero-derivative engines Heavy duty engines
General Electric Siemens Alstom Mitsubishi

Simple cycle Single shaft

Simple cycle Double shaft

Simple Cycle

Simple Cycle - Layout

THERMODYNAMICS
Brayton cycle:
Power Mass flow rate of air Density of air Air temperature : 2 to 50 C Density 1.28 1.09 kg/m3 ( 8 %)

Generating capacity , but, heat rate

Gas power plants lose net power output by 0.6 0.8 % for every 1 C rise in ambient temperature.
Inability to deliver rated output when it is required the most.

THE CONCEPT
Reduce inlet air temperature by evaporative cooling with water > water spray > wetted pads
Humid climates Water drops on filter or entering compressor

Simple Cycle- Heat Balance

GT POWER

30 FUEL 100 3 GAS TURBINE 67 EXHAUST HEAT

MISC.

Efficiency = GT Power / Fuel Energy

Simple Cycle- Heat Balance

Efficiency = GT Power / Fuel Energy

Combined Cycle
AIR FUEL+AIR CC COMPRESSOR TURBINE STACK

GAS TURBINE STEAM TURBINE

HRSG TURBINE

COMBINED CYCLE PLANT

PUMP

CONDENSER

Combined Cycle

Combined Cycle Heat Balance

GT POWER ST POWER STACK 30 15

FC 100
3 MECH

14
34 COND

67 4 HRSG

Efficiency = n(GT) + n(ST) x [1 - n(GT)]

Gas Turbine Range

FRAME TYPE
M1002 D M3142 J PG5371 PA PG6581 B PG6111 FA PG9171 E PG9351FA

ISO RATING (KW)

5070 11,290 26,070 42,100 75900 126,100 255600

HEAT RATE (K.CALS/K.W.Hr)

3320 3210 3040 2680 2460 2545 2330

APPROX. SITE OUTPUT(30C)

4000 9000 23000 38000 67600 108000 229000

No. of Shafts
2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Firing temperature
T.Eff = 1-(T4-T1)/(T3-T2) T.Eff = 1-1/(pr)^(k-1/k) High firing temperature leads to better performance. Typically 55 C increase in firing temperature leads to 8-13 % increase in output and 2-4 % improvement in heat rate.

Brayton Cycle