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What is the main role of the Air Intake in GT power plants ?

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Date Posted: 2017/01/28
ZULFIQAR  ALI
by ZULFIQAR ALI , Shift Engineer , Foundation Power Company Daharki Ltd.

To supply the required amount of clean air at the inlet of compressor for combustion process and other uses of Gas turbines.

Faheem Ahmed Khan
by Faheem Ahmed Khan , Control Room Operator , Rabigh Power Company

It's obvious for Combustion Process , Although air compressor of GT Decrease the GT efficiency but it's necessary for firing.

Pankaj Tripathi
by Pankaj Tripathi , Lead Controls Engineer

Air is required for Combustion in COmbustion system where is mixed with Natural Gas for burning. Inlet filters are installed upstream of Gas Turbines to remove any impurities. Compressors are installed to compressor the air before mixing with Natural Gas.

Air aids the combustion process.

atif Panhwar
by atif Panhwar , Deputy Director, Hydro Development , WAPDA

To supply the required amount of clean air (Oxygen) for combustion process

 

moulana Shaik
by moulana Shaik , Project Quality Manager , Nervion Industries

Air intake for fuel mixture, which is compressed in Axial flow compressor directed towards combustion chamber for the ignition activity

Muzzammil Baloch
by Muzzammil Baloch , Electrical Engineer , Albario Engineering Pvt. Limited.

without air, combustion is not possible and to complete fire triangle Air (Oxygen) is mendetory.

Antonio santos
by Antonio santos , Supervisor , Technip-France Abu Dhabi

Air intake comes from the athmosphere thru Air intake housing via air compressor for the firing of combustion chamber to create hot gasses to deflect in turbine blades to rotate.  Air is one component of the fire triangle.

Bineesh Bose
by Bineesh Bose , Instrument Supervisor , Empro Plant Supervision Services Private Limited

For every combustion engines it requires clean air to create the conbustion. Because without oxigen we cannot create a flame.

Tarik AITMOULOUD
by Tarik AITMOULOUD , Technicien commissionning , IRMA Algerie

Clean and dry air combustion

_Naresh Jogani
by _Naresh Jogani , Enterne , NTDC, THERMAL POWER PLANT

ais is required in generating station for combustion.

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