... 03 11 2008 Inlet fogging of gas turbine engines has attained considerable popularity due to the ease of installation and the relatively low first cost compared to other inlet cooling methods. With increasing demand for power and with shortages envisioned especially during the peak load...

... gas turbine and results are presented. These results show that inlet cooling alone will not cause gas turbine aerodynamic instabilities but that it can be a contributing factor if for other reasons the machine’s surge margin is already slim. The approach described herein can be employed to identify...

... 03 11 2008 This paper on test protocols for combustion turbine (CT) inlet cooling investigates the instrumentation and methodology options available for testing fogger systems for cooling CT inlet air. Test protocols are presented for the steady state water balance and heat balance...