Thermodynamic analysis of a steam injected and recuperated gas Turbine Air Compressor

Abstract

Compressed air and steam are perhaps the most significant industrial utilities after electricity, gas and water, and are responsible for a significant proportion of global energy consumption. Microturbine technology, in the form of a Gas Turbine Air Compressor (GTAC), offers a promising alternative to traditional, electrically driven air compressors providing low vibration, a compact size, reduced electrical consumption and potentially reduced greenhouse gas emissions. With high exhaust temperatures, gas turbines are well suited to the cogeneration of steam. The compressed air performance can be further increased by injecting some of that cogenerated steam or by conventional recuperation. Th..