SITE DATA FOR LAST 2 YEARS

Month

Day
( 8 a.m. to 8
p.m.)DBT (0C)

Average Solar
Radiation
Intensity
(KWhr/sqm)

Area
m2)

Heating
Effect

Temp
Drop

Jan

25.90

4.77

40000.00

7950.00

4.52

Feb

28.80

5.67

40000.00

9450.00

5.37

Mar

31.22

6.57

40000.00

10950.00

6.22

Apr

34.35

7.16

40000.00

11933.33

6.78

May

34.60

7.41

40000.00

12350.00

7.02

June

32.41

6.25

40000.00

10416.67

5.92

July

29.45

4.87

40000.00

8116.67

4.61

Aug

28.26

4.52

40000.00

7533.33

4.28

Sept

29.56

5.46

40000.00

9100.00

5.17

Oct

32.11

5.66

40000.00

9433.33

5.36

Nov

29.58

5.05

40000.00

8416.67

4.78

Dec

26.51

4.58

40000.00

7633.33

4.34

AVERAGE

5.36

32

34

31

29

26

40.00
35.00
30.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00

35

Ambient air Temperature ( deg C)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Series1

25.90

28.80

31.22

34.35

34.60

32.41

29.45

Series2

4.77

5.67

6.57

7.16

7.41

6.25

4.87

Power
Gain
16.26
19.33
22.40
24.41
POWER GAIN THROUGH INLET AIR COOLING

25.26
35.00
21.31

12.00
24

30.00

22

25.00
16.60

20.00

15.00
15.41

19.30
17.22
15.61
19.31

21

19
16

17
6

19

19

9.00
17

15
5

16

0.00

6.00

10.00
5.00

18.61

25

3.00
6

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Power gain 16.26 19.33 22.40 24.41 25.26 21.31 16.60 15.41 18.61 19.30 17.22 15.61
Temp Drop 4.52 5.37 6.22 6.78 7.02 5.92 4.61 4.28 5.17 5.36 4.78 4.34
Solar Int
4.77 5.67 6.57 7.16 7.41 6.25 4.87 4.52 5.46 5.66 5.05 4.58

0.00

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30

32

30

28

29

Temperature ( deg C)

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

29.45

28.26

29.56

32.11

29.58

26.51

4.87

4.52

5.46

5.66

5.05

4.58

8.00
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00

12.00
9.00
16

6.00
3.00
0.00

Cost Benefit Analysis

Installation of Gas Turbine Inlet Air Cooling System by Solar assisted vapour absorption system.
Assumption :

a Average DBT for day hour (ie 08:00 to 06:00 hrs) of 30.5 oC has been considered based on online data collected
for 2 years..

b OEM Correction curves applied for Station Load (0.55%/3.5 MW) & Combine Cycle Heat Rate (0.075%/1.5
Kcal/Kwhr) per degree celcius

c Additional Auxiliary Power cons. of 1.5 MW for electrical chilling system has been considered for all three Gas
Turbines

d Variable cost of Generation w.r.t Fuel cost @ Rs. 2.34/KWHr. has been considered.
e Generation of 95% station capacity has been considered.
f Water injection shall be kept for maintaining Nox 150 PPM & improvement in heat rate
Sl
Description
A) Heat Rate Gain
1) Average operation of system in a year (10 hrs a daily for 300 days)

Unit

Value

Hrs

3,000.0

MW

19.5

MW
MW

1.5
18.0

MU

54.0

Kcal/kwh

2.7

11) Station Heat Rate at 27 oC at base load

Kcal/kwh

1,995.0

12) Station Heat Rate with maintaining Nox 150 PPM at base load.

Kcal/kwh

1,930.0

2)
4)
5)
7)

Increase in power output (ie reduction of temp by average 5.4oC from

o
design) @ 0.55% per 1 C of CC power output.
Additional Auxiliary Power Cons of Cooling Air system
Gain in CC Power Output
(3) - (4)
Net Energy gain (3000 hrs x Net Power Output gain)
Heat Gain in Deaerator due to Hot water supply.

Gain in Station Heat Rate (By reducing the inlet air temp. by average 5.4oC)
14)
@ 0.075% per 1oC or @ 1.5 kcal/kwh per 1 oC
15) Loss in Station Heat Rate due to increase in Filter DP (15 mm WC)
16) Total Heat Rate gain
B) Net gain in MU
C) Financial Gain :
Financial Gain due to gain in Station Heat Rate (assuming 95% loading factor) @
1)
variable cost of Rs. 2.0/kwh & actual Station Heat Rate 2020 Kcal/kwh)

F)

Total Investment of Inlet Air Cooling Chilling System

G) Total Investment of Solar Heating System

Total Investment
H) Payback period

Kcal/kwh

8.1

Kcal/kwh
Kcal/kwh

3.5
7.3

MU

48.7

Rs in
Crore

11.39

Rs in
Crore
Rs in
Crore
Rs in
Crore

24.00

Years

2.8

8.00

32.00

CALCULATION OF PARABOLIC TROUGH HEATING AREA

Designed air temperature drop at Peak summer (deg C)

Air flow rate through Inlet air filters ( kg/s)

7
460

COP = Desired Cooling effect/ Heat Input

Cooling effect required in evaporator (Kj/s)
Designed COP of the refrigeration of the system
Required Heat Input (Kj/s)
Cumulative heat Input for all 3 nos. Gas Turbines.
Peak Summer sun Intensity( Kwhr/m2/day)
Total Heating area required.(m2)
Designed Heat Area. (m2)

3236.1
0.8
4045.125
12135.375
7.41
39304.8583
40,000