This paper presents results of the combined cycle power plant (CCPP) modeling when the ambient temperature is varying. The model of the CCPP was developed using a gas turbine and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) models that had been already developed and validated. The model of the components was developed based on an actual existing power plant and then the operational data of the power plant was used to validate the model. The results of running the model for various ambient temperatures demonstrated that the performance of the gas turbine part of the cycle was heavily affected by the changes in the ambient temperature, particularly the output power of the gas turbines. However, the performance of the steam cycle was almost untouched by the changes of ambient temperature. This suggests that operation of the CCPP is more stable than stand-alone gas turbine in hot summer days especially if the cycle is not equipped with an inlet air cooling system.
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ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
July 14–19, 2013
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Advanced Energy Systems Division
- Solar Energy Division
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978-0-7918-5551-5
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Gas Turbine-Based Combined Cycle Power Plant Modeling and Effects of Ambient Temperature
Paul Shaw,
Paul Shaw
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV
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Farshid Zabihian,
Farshid Zabihian
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV
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Alan S. Fung
Alan S. Fung
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Paul Shaw
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV
Farshid Zabihian
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV
Alan S. Fung
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Paper No:
ES2013-18256, V001T02A002; 8 pages
Published Online:
December 22, 2013
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Shaw, P, Zabihian, F, & Fung, AS. "Gas Turbine-Based Combined Cycle Power Plant Modeling and Effects of Ambient Temperature." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. July 14–19, 2013. V001T02A002. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2013-18256
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