Amidst the many advantages of gas turbine (GT) combined cycles (CC) popular today from various standpoints (lower investment than for new greenfield plants, reduced environmental impact, and faster installation and startup), one drawback is that the achievable output decreases significantly as the ambient inlet air temperature increases. The lower density of warm air reduces mass flow through the GT. And, unfortunately, hot weather typically corresponds to peak power loads in many areas. So the need to meet peak-load and power-sales contract requirements causes many . | Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Calculations Source HANDBOOK OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS P A R T 1 POWER GENERATION Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill Copyright 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website. POWER GENERATION Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill Copyright 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the .
