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Effect of Operating Variables On The Thermal Efficiency and Work Ratio and Air Rate of Gas Turbine

1. The document discusses the effect of various operating variables such as compressor inlet temperature, turbine inlet temperature, pressure ratio, compressor and turbine efficiencies, intercooling, regeneration, and reheating on the thermal efficiency, air rate, and work ratio of a gas turbine. 2. Increasing compressor inlet temperature decreases thermal efficiency while increasing turbine inlet temperature increases thermal efficiency up to an optimum pressure ratio. 3. Intercooling, regeneration, and reheating can increase thermal efficiency and decrease air rate compared to a simple gas turbine cycle.

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Effect of Operating Variables On The Thermal Efficiency and Work Ratio and Air Rate of Gas Turbine

1. The document discusses the effect of various operating variables such as compressor inlet temperature, turbine inlet temperature, pressure ratio, compressor and turbine efficiencies, intercooling, regeneration, and reheating on the thermal efficiency, air rate, and work ratio of a gas turbine. 2. Increasing compressor inlet temperature decreases thermal efficiency while increasing turbine inlet temperature increases thermal efficiency up to an optimum pressure ratio. 3. Intercooling, regeneration, and reheating can increase thermal efficiency and decrease air rate compared to a simple gas turbine cycle.

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  • Introduction to Project: Introduces the project focusing on the effect of operating variables on gas turbine efficiency and performance.
  • Effect on Thermal Efficiency of Gas Turbine: Examines how different operating variables like inlet temperatures and pressure ratios affect gas turbine thermal efficiency.
  • Effect on Air Rate of Gas Turbine: Evaluates how these variables influence the air rate of gas turbines, affecting their overall airflow and power output.
  • Effect on Work Ratio of Gas Turbine: Studies how operating variables impact the work ratio, a measure of the output efficiency relative to input for gas turbines.

Government Engineering College, Valsad

subject :- Power Plant Engineering

Topic :- Effect of operating variables on the thermal efficiency and work ratio and
air rate of gas turbine

Guided by :- Prof. K. R. Patel

Created by :- Jaymil A. Tandel (160190119098)


• Effect of operating variables on thermal
efficiency of gas turbine
1. Compressor inlet temperature 2.Gas turbine inlet temperature

• An increase in compressor inlet


temperature, the work input to the • An increase in turbine inlet temperature,
compressor is increased due to the work output from the turbine at a
comression process line shifted towards given pressure ratio is increased.
the right side. Hence, thermal efficiency • At a same time the heat upplied in the
of the cycle is reduced. combustion chember is increased.
• Effect of operating variables on thermal
efficiency of gas turbine
3. Pressure ratio 4. Compressor and turbine efficiencies

• As the pressure ratio is increased for a given • Compressor and turbine efficiencies The cycle
value of turbine inlet temperature, the efficiency greatly depends on the compressor
efficiency increases upto a maximum value and turbine efficiencies as shown in Fig.
and then starts decreasing clearly indicating • For a given value of compressor and turbine
that there is an optimum pressure ratio for a inlet temperatures the efficiency of a simple
given value of turbine inlet temperature. cycle is linearly proportional to turbine
• For a given turbine inlet temperature, as the efficiency. A decrease in compressor
pressure ratio increases, the heat supplied as efficiency decreases the heat supplied but
well as the heat rejected are reduced, hence this decrease in heat supplied is more than
• Effect of operating variables on thermal
efficiency of gas turbine
5. Intercooling, regeneration & reheating 6. Specific fuel consumption

• The effect of intercooling, regeneration and • As the specific fuel consumption is


rehating on efficiency of cycle is shown in fig. increased the thermal efficiency of the
• From efficiency curves, it is clear that the cycle decreases. Fig. shows the specific
higher efficiency is possible from cycle with fuel consumption of different cycles with
intercooling, regeneration and reheating. respect to pressure ratios. It is clear that for
Also, the peak valve of thermal efficiency all value of pressure ratio the fuel
shifts towards lower pressure ratio compared consumption is the minimum in
to simple cycle. compound cycle (simple cycle with
regeneration, intercooling and reheating).
• Effect of operating variables on air rate
1.Compressor inlet temperature 2. Turbine inlet temperature & pressure
ratio

• An increase in compressor inlet temperature,


the air density is reduced, and hence mass flow • An increase in turbine inlet temperature, the
rate of air reduces. In order to get constant work output at given pressure ratio is
mass flow rate, the more power is required to increased & hence air rate decreases with
the compressor. Hence net power output of increase in turbine inlet temperature at given
the plant is decreased. In other word the air pressure ratio.
required per kWhr (air rate) is increased with • As pressure ratio at given temp. increases the
increasing the compressor inlet temperature. air rate decreases until it becomes min. at
• So, a good gas turbine requires lower value of optimum pressure ratio & then air rate
compressor inlet temperature. increases with further increase in pressure
ratio.
• Effect of operating variables on air rate
3. Compressor and turbine 4. Intercooling, regeneration and
efficiencies reheating

• As the efficiencies of the compressor


and turbine increases, the net work • The effect of intercooling, regeneration
output increases at same mass of air and reheating on air rate is shown in Fig.
flow. Hence mass flow rate of air per kW • The air rate is lower in case of cycle with
is reduced. It means -that the air flow intercooling and reheatng and
rate decreases with increase ir. compound cycle (intercooling,
efficiency of compressor and turbine regeneration and reheating) compared
to the simple cycle.
• Effect of operating variables on work ratio
2. Turbine inlet temp. and work
1. Compressor inlet temperature ratio

• An increuse in compressor inlet • An increase in turbine inlet temperature


temperature, the work input to the increases work output at given pressure
compressor is increused while the power ratio and hence at constant compressor
output of turbine remuins the same. work input, the work ratio increcases with
Hence net work output of plant is increasing turbine inlet temperature.
reduced with increusing compressor • It is alsoclear from figure that an
temperature as shown in Fig. increase in pressure ratio at given
temperature, increases the work ratio.
• Effect of operating variables on work ratio
3. Compressor and turbine 4. Regeneration, intercooling and
efficiencies reheating

• As the efficiencies of the compressor • Fig. shows the effect of different


and turbine increases, the work ratio modifications in simple cycle on work
increases due to increase in work output ratio. The maximum work ratio is possible
of turbine and reduction in compressor in a simple cycle with regeneration,
work input. The effect of compressor and intercooling and reheating
turbine efficiencies on work ratio is shown
in Fig.

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