Research Article

Exergy and Environmental Impact Assessment between Solar Powered Gas Turbine and Conventional Gas Turbine Power Plant

Table 2

Performance parameters of GT-solar cycle.

ParameterValue

Pressure ratio14
TIT (°C)1080
(%)0.835
(%)0.93
Combustor inlet temperature (°C)800
Receiver efficiency (%)0.94
Field efficiency (%)0.55
Receiver pressure drop 0.03
(%)0.97

Exergy efficiencies
Compressor (%)0.93
Combustor (%)0.86
Gas turbine (%)0.97
Receiver (%)0.41

Exergy destruction rates
Compressor (kW)908.53
Combustor (kW)4973.28
Gas turbine (kW)504.89
Receiver (kW)15374.38

Overall cycle parameters
Solar share (%)0.56
.557
Total exergy loss (kW)7310
Total exergy efficiency (%)0.268
Total exergy destruction (kW)21761.09
Solar input exergy (kW)26200
Fuel flow rate (kg/s)0.264
Air flow rate (kg/s)33.63
Predicted emission (kg/s)
Predicted emission (kg/s)0.0108