T.W. Song , J.L. Sohn , J.H. Kim , T.S. Kim , S.T. Ro
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Abstract
The present study describes details of exergy-based performance characteristics of a heavy-duty gas turbine, 150MW-class GE 7F model. Results have shown that a chemical reaction in the combustor of which the exergy destruction ratio is 28.3% at full-load is one of the major sources of exergy destructions in the gas turbine. It was found that, in spite of its usefulness to the performance enhancement of the combined cycle plant in part-load operations, the variable inlet guide vane located in front of the multi-stage compressor caused the increase of exergy destruction in the first stage (about 10 times lager than that of other stages below 80% load) and decreased the overall compressor efficiency. Also, it was discovered that the magnitude of exergy destruction by the cooling air in turbine stages is large enough to influence the overall turbine efficiency. The exergy destruction by the cooling air is more than half of the total exergy destruction of each cooled turbine stage.