Energy and exergy analysis of a simple gas turbine combined with linde cycle and N2 injected into the compressor of the gas turbine

E. H. Betelmal *, A. M. Naas and A. Mjani

Department of Mechanical Engineering Tripoli University, Faculty of engineering Tripoli-Libya
 
Research Article
GSC Advanced Engineering and Technology, 2021, 01(01), 006-015.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscaet.2021.1.1.0001
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Abstract: 
In this paper, we investigated a thermodynamic model of the regeneration gas turbine cycle with nitrogen supplied during the compression process. A suitable quantity of nitrogen that comes from the air separation cycle (Linde cycle) is injected between the stages of the compressor where it is evaporated, then the nitrogen and air mixture enters into the combustion chamber where it is burned and expanded in the turbine. We used this method to reduce greenhouse gases and improve gas turbine efficiency. In this work, we evaluated the operational data of the regeneration gas turbine cycle and the maximum amount of nitrogen that can be injected into the compressor. We also investigated the performance variation due to nitrogen spray into the compressor, and the effect of varying ambient temperature on the performance of gas turbines (thermal efficiency, power), as well as a comparison between the normal gas turbine cycle, and the remodelled compression cycle. The exergy analysis shows that the injection of the nitrogen will increase exergy destruction. The results demonstrated an 8% increase in the efficiency of the cycle, furthermore, CO2 emission decreased by 11% when the nitrogen was injected into the compressor.
 
Keywords: 
Gas Turbine; Exergy Analysis; Exergy Destruction; Ipsepro; Linde Cycle.
 
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