Method for the operation of a compressor of a gas turbine with evaporative cooling of the compressor induction air
First Claim
1. A method for operation of a compressor of a gas turbine, in which compressor air inducted from the environment is cooled by means of evaporative cooling before entry into the compressor, the method comprising:
- before putting the compressor into service, determining maximum possible temperature drops by evaporative cooling in dependence upon different environmental conditions, as a data record, or as both;
relating the temperature drops to a map of the compressor, from which map maximum temperature fluctuations can be gathered to be observed at different environmental conditions and different RPMs of the compressor to avoid surging; and
operating the evaporative cooling only when current environmental conditions produce a maximum possible temperature drop, of which a predetermined fractional part, between 50% and 100%, does not exceed the maximum temperature fluctuation gatherable from the map for these environmental conditions and for the current RPM of the compressor.
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Abstract
In a method of operating a compressor of a gas turbine, where compressor air sucked in from the environment is cooled down by evaporation cooling before entering the compressor, before starting operation of the compressor, maximum possible temperature drops which could be achieved by evaporation cooling are determined dependent on different ambient conditions and/or are provided as a data set. These temperature drops are correlated with a compressor map containing maximum temperature distortions at different ambient conditions and different rotation frequencies of the compressor which have to be met in order to avoid pumping. The evaporation cooling is then only operated when current ambient condition result in a maximum possible temperature drop from which a predetermined fraction of between 50% and 100% does not exceed the maximum distortion which can be taken from the compressor map for these ambient conditions and the current rotation frequency of the compressor. Safe operation of the compressor can be achieved without the need or monitoring temperature distortions in the sucked in air stream.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for operation of a compressor of a gas turbine, in which compressor air inducted from the environment is cooled by means of evaporative cooling before entry into the compressor, the method comprising:
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before putting the compressor into service, determining maximum possible temperature drops by evaporative cooling in dependence upon different environmental conditions, as a data record, or as both; relating the temperature drops to a map of the compressor, from which map maximum temperature fluctuations can be gathered to be observed at different environmental conditions and different RPMs of the compressor to avoid surging; and operating the evaporative cooling only when current environmental conditions produce a maximum possible temperature drop, of which a predetermined fractional part, between 50% and 100%, does not exceed the maximum temperature fluctuation gatherable from the map for these environmental conditions and for the current RPM of the compressor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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