Gas Turbine Power Plant

Advantages and Disadvantages of Gas Turbine Power Plants

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Gas Turbine Power Plants Advantages of Gas Turbine Power Plants : It is simple in construction. It is essentially, vibration fee being a rotary machine and having the continuous combustion. It runs at high speed thus it is smaller in size and has low weight to power ratio. Can use any type … Read more

Closed Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant

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Closed Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant Schematic diagram of a simple closed cycle gas turbine power plant is shown in Figure. In this system the heat energy to compressed air is indirectly supplied in a heat exchanger called source. The heat energy of turbine exhaust gases is rejected in a heat exchanger called sink before … Read more

Schematic Diagram of a Simple Gas Turbine Power Plant

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Schematic Diagram of a Simple Gas Turbine Power Plant A simple gas turbine power plant working on open cycle is shown in Figure main components of the gas turbine cycle are : A compressor mounted on the same shaft or coupled to turbine. A combustion chamber called combustor. A gas turbine Auxiliaries such as fuel … Read more

Gas Turbine Materials Requirement and Selection

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Gas Turbine Materials Requirement and Selection Gas turbine power plants are designed to achieve high output and efficiency. To achieve this objective, these plants have to operate at high temperatures. Unlike diesel power plants, the components of a gas turbine power plant are exposed continuously to these high temperatures. Apart from this the blades of … Read more