I

nlet fogging is a proven method to

significantly and economically enhance

gas turbine

performance.

PneumaFog

fogging systems spray high-pressure

water through high quality atomizing
nozzles to produce ultra-fine droplets
that evaporate quickly to cool the air and
boost mass flow to the turbine.

Pneumafil personnel have extensive

knowledge and experience designing
building both inlet and fogging

PneumaFog
and

systems,

assuring you of optimum efficiency,

minimal water wastage, and maximum

produce

systems

are engineered

highly consistent,

fog droplets,
performance

to

predictable

providing dependable
enhancement
at start-up

and far into the future.

power gain. We've supplied multiple

systems for new and existing inlets, and
maintain on-going R&D efforts to further
enhance performance and reduce costs.

Inlet fogging
expensive
power

is the least

method

to augment

on a $/kilowatt

Other benefits

basis.

include:

.Reduced

heat rate

.Reduced

NOx emissions

.Achieves
reasonable
gains at most sites.
.Enhanced

power

power

is available

during high demand timeswhen it's hot and dry.Easy

retrofit

in existing

inlets.
.Short
.Can

installation

time.

be applied to almost

new and existing

turbines.
.Minimal

pressure

gas
drop.

all

The spray nozzle is the heart of

the fogging system. The nozzle
and design pressure are
selected such that 90% of the
mass is in droplets having a
diameter of 20 fA,mor less.
Nozzles are arrayed into zones
to allow incremental increases
in fog volume. A multi-pump
design provides water at the
correct pressure to the right
spray nozzle to produce a
distribution of droplets that
evaporate quickly in the air
stream, insuring that virtually all
of the water is evaporated
before reaching the

The PneumaFog control system

provides state-of-the-art control,
diagnostics, and monitoring. A
fully automatic system, it
senses ambient conditions and
activates pumps and nozzles in
stages to provide the necessary
cooling for existing ambient
conditions. Control system
features include:
.PLC networked to PC or
plant DCS.
.Varies spray in 5 to 10%
increments to achieve 100%
evaporative cooling
efficiency at any ambient
condition.

compressor.

.Local

Proper nozzle placement and

spacing in the inlet duct are
other important factors in the

.Diagnostics

system design.

or remote control.
for trouble-

shooting.
.Data acquisition for system
performance evaluation.

Atypical
PneumaFog system
layout is shown at right. It
consists

of the following

components:
.Fogging
module located in
the inlet filter housing just
downstream
of the air filters.
The spray nozzle lines are
arrayed to match
supply
.A

up with the

pumps.

compact

skid containing

PLC and a series of high

pressure pumps, each sized
to allow incremental
increases
.Sensors

in cooling

capacity.

to measure

ambient, wet bulb, and

compressor
inlet
temperatures.
.Sensors

to monitor

components
operation .
.The

skid

for proper

PLC is networked

to a

PC or plant DCS.

Pneumafil
Gas Turbine

Corporation
Division

P.O. Box 16348,

Tel 704-399-7441
www.pneumafil.com

Charlotte,

NC 28297-8804

Fax 704-398-7525