Foreword

Abstract

Summary

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1.2.1 Simple-Cycle Gas Turbine
1.2.2 Regenerative-Cycle Gas Turbine
1.2.3 Intercooled, Reheat, and Compound Cycles

1.3 SELECTION CRITERIA

1.4 STANDARD PRACTICE

1.4.1 Applicable Codes and Standards
1.4.2 Standard Ratings
1.4.3 Derating Factors

2 SIMPLE-CYCLE GAS TURBINE

2.1 AVAILABLEE SIZE RANGE

2.2 SPACE REQUIREMENT7

2.3 WEIGHT REQUIREMENT

2.4 MATERIALS BALANCE

2.4.1 Primary Material Inputs
2.4.2 Incidental Material Inputs

2.5 ENERGY BALANCE AND PERFORMANCE

2.5.1 Primary Energy Inputs
2.5.2 Primary Energy Outputs
2.5.3 Auxiliary Energy Inputs
2.5.4 Incidental Energy Outputs

2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

2.6.1 Thermal Discharge
2.6.2 Noise Attenuation
2.6.3 Aesthetics
2.6.4 Effluent Discharge

2.7 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

2.7.1 Operating Ranges
2.7.2 Operating Procedures

2.8 MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY

2.8.1 Maintenance Requirements
2.8.2 Expected Equipment Life
2.8.3 Reliability

2.9 COST CONSIDERATIONS

2.9.1 FOB Capital Cost
2.9.2 Delivery Cost and Time
2.9.3 Installation Cost and Time
2.9.4 Operating and Maintenance Costs

3 REGENERATIVE-CYCLE GAS TURBINE

3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.2 LARGE REGENERATIVE-CYCLE GAS TURBINES

3.2.1 Description
3.2.2 Available Size Range
3.2.3 Dimensions and Shipping Weights
3.2.4 Material Balance
3.2.5 Energy Balance and Performance
3.2.6 Full-Load Performance
3.2.7 Part-Load Performance

3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

3.3.1 Thermal Discharge
3.3.2 Noise Attenuation
3.3.3 Effluent Discharge

3.4 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

3.5 MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY

3.5.1 Inspection and Cleaning
3.5.2 Leak Detection and Repair
3.5.3 Corrosion Protection
3.5.4 Expected Equipment Life
3.5.5 Availability and Reliability

3.6 COST CONSIDERATIONS

3.6.1 Regenerative-Cycle Gas Turbine Capital Cost
3.6.2 Regenerator Costs
3.6.3 Cost of Conversion for Simple to Regenerative Cycle
3.6.4 Economic Analysis of Conversion to Regenerative Cycle

3.7 REGENERATIVE GAS TURBINES FOR VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS

3.7.1 Description
3.7.2 Dimensions and Shipping Weight
3.7.3 Material Balance
3.7.4 Energy Balance and Performance

3.8 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

3.8.1 Thermal Discharge
3.8.2 Noise Attenuation
3.8.3 Effluent Discharge to Environment

3.9 MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY

3.9.1 Expected Equipment Life
3.10 COST CONSIDERATIONS

4 THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERCOOLED, REHEAT, AND COMPOUND CYCLES

4.1 IDEAL INTERCOOLED CYCLE

4.2 IDEAL REHEAT CYCLE

4.3 EFFECT OF INTERCOOLING OR REHEAT WITH REGENERATION

4.4 COMPOUND CYCLE

APPENDIX A - THERMAL EFFICIEENCY OF A SIMPLE-CYCLE GAS TURBINE

APPENDIX B - DEFINITION OF TERMS

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