HUMID AIR INJECTION TURNS TO OFF-THE-SHELF EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE VIABILITY FOR COMBUSTION TURBINE POWER AUGMENTATION

摘要

Various power augmentation methods have emerged in recent years to enable gas turbine owners to recover some of the power that is lost as ambient air temperatures rise. Extensive analyses conducted by end users, consultants and equipment manufacturers comparing humid air injection (HAI) power augmentation technology with competing alternatives has demonstrated that HAI technology delivers the highest amount of power augmentation over a wide range of ambient temperatures with the best economics. Further, recent design and engineering advances have led to newer HAI configurations that simplify construction and maintenance and reduce capital costs by incorporating off-the-shelf technology from the oil industry.