ЕКОЛОГІЧНА ЕФЕКТИВНІСТЬ ОХОЛОДЖЕННЯ ПОВІТРЯ НА ВХОДІ ГТУ В РІЗНИХ КЛІМАТИЧНИХ УМОВАХ

Abstract

The operation of gas turbine unites significantly depends on the ambient air temperature at the inlet, and the higher it is, the greater the specific fuel consumption is spent for the production of a unit capacity (mechanical/electrical energy), and, accordingly, the more harmful substances are removed to the atmosphere with exhaust gases. To reduce the negative impact of unproductive fuel consumption during the operation of gas turbine units at elevated ambient temperatures, the inlet air cooling is applied. The paper studies the ecological efficiency of gas turbine unite inlet air cooling, taking into account the variable climatic operation conditions for regions with different climatic conditions over a period of five years (2014-2018): temperate climate of Ukraine (on the example of cities Sumy and Ternopol) and the subtropical climate of the PRC (cities Beijing and Nanjing). The annual reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide CO2 and nitric oxide NOX was chosen as indicators for assessing the environmental effect of air cooling. It has been shown that deeper cooling gas turbine unite inlet air to 7...10 °C provides almost a half to two times greater reduction in specific fuel consumption, respectively, and harmful emissions compared with traditional cooling to 15 °C by the most widespread absorption lithium-bromide chillers, and for the temperate climate of Ukraine the relative effect is much greater than for the subtropical climatic conditions of the PRC. Reducing carbon dioxide CO2 over five years for the PRC climate when cooling air to 10 °C is approximately more than 500 t, and for Ukraine – more than 240 t, and NOX nitric oxide – about 3.5 t for China and 1.6 t for Ukraine, while with traditional cooling to 15 °C: more than 300 t for China, and for Ukraine about 120 t, and nitric oxide NOX – about 2 t for China and 0.7 t for Ukraine. Based on the results of a rough assessment of the environmental effect of cooling the ambient air at the inlet of gas turbine units, in the temperate climate of Ukraine, deep cooling of the air is especially advisable, which provides almost twice the effect compared with traditional cooling to 15 °C.