Thermal Science 2013 Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages: 497-508
https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI111016143I
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Study on effective parameter of the triple-pressure reheat combined cycle performance
Ibrahim Thamir K. (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia)
Rahman M.M. (Automotive Engineering Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia)
The thermodynamic analyses of the triple-pressure reheat combined cycle gas
turbines with duct burner are presented and discussed in this paper. The
overall performance of a combined cycle gas turbine power plant is influenced
by the ambient temperature, compression ratio and turbine inlet temperature.
These parameters affect the overall thermal efficiency, power output and the
heat-rate. In this study a thermodynamic model was development on an existing
actual combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) (In this case study, an effort has
been made to enhance the performance of the CCGT through a parametric study
using a thermodynamic analysis. The effect of ambient temperature and
operation parameter, including compression ratio and turbine inlet
temperature, on the overall performance of CCGT are investigated. The code of
the performance model for CCGT power plant was developed utilizing the
THERMOFLEX software. The simulating results show that the total power output
and overall efficiency of a CCGT decrease with increase the ambient
temperature because increase the consumption power in the air compressor of a
GT. The totals power of a CCGT decreases with increase the compression rate,
while the overall efficiency of a CCGT increases with increase the
compression ratio to 21, after that the overall efficiency will go down. Far
there more the turbine inlet temperature increases the both total power and
overall efficiency increase, so the turbine inlet temperature has a strong
effect on the overall performance of CCGT power plant. Also the simulation
model give a good result compared with MARAFIQ CCGT power plant. With these
variables, the turbine inlet temperature causes the greatest overall
performance variation.
Keywords: combined cycle, gas turbine, HRSG, ambient temperature, compression ratio, triple pressure, reheat