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IS0 firing temperature, 47 Multi-step cooling, 52-54, 59, 7.5, 78-81
Isothermal compression, 93 Multiple PO combustion plant, 163
ISTIG plant, 98, 103, 105
see intercooled steam injection turbine Natural gas reforming, 133-134
plants Natural gas-fired plants, 164
NDCW see non-dimensional compressor work
Joint heating of gas turbine and steam turbine NDHT see non-dimensional heat transferred
plants, 112 NDNW see non-dimensional net work
Joule-Brayton cycle, 1, 3, 20, 28 NDTW see non-dimensional turbine work
Joule-Brayton (JB) cycle Nitrogen, 133, 153
air standard, 28-29, 46 Non-carbon fuel plants, 133, 153-155
efficiency, 9, IO Non-dimensional heat supplied, 41
exergy flux, 20-22 Non-dimensional net work output, 40
power generation 1-2, 3 Nondimensional.. .
compressor work (NDCW), 35, 124
Linearised analyses, 42 heat transferred (NDHT), 3, 122
Liquefaction, 134 net work (NDNW), 35-37,40, I23
Liquid fuel, 23 turbine work (NDTW), 35, 124
Live steam pressure, 122 Notation, turbine cooling, 184
Liverpool University plant (CHP), 180- 181 Novel gas turbine cycles, 131 - 164
Loss in efficiency, 58, 1 IO Nozzle guide vane rows, 60,63, 65,73-75, 78
Lost work, 16, 17-18, 20-21
Lower heating value thermal efficiency, 124 Open circuit gas turbine plant, 2, 6, 13, 24, 39,
43
Mach numbers, 62 Open circuit gas turbindclosed steam cycle, 1 13
Mainstream gas mass flow, 71 -72 Open cooled blade row, 61,62
Maintenance costs, 19 1 Open cooling, 59-65, 186
Massflow,42,71, 117-118 Operating conditiondranges, 180- 18 1
Mass flow ratio, 118 Operational costs, 19 1 - 192
Matched CHP plant with WHB, 171 Operation and maintenance, 192
Matched CHP plant with WHR, 171 Optimum pressure ratios, 44-45, 123- 126
Matched plants, 171 Overall cooling effectiveness, 185
Matiant cycle, 134-135, 158-160 Overall efficiency and specific work, 66, 78, 8 I
Maximum combined cycle efficiency, 126 Overall efficiency of CCGT plant, 12 I, 124
Maximum efficiency, 35, 38. 66, 82, 126 Overall efficiency
Maximum efficiency, 126 closed circuit power plants, 6
Maximum (reversible) work, 17 cogeneration plants, 167- 169
Maximum specific work, 35 combined cycles, I 12, 1 18. 128. 129, 130
Maximum work, 15, 22 electricity pricing, 189- 190
Maximum work output. 22, 24-25 fired combined cycles, 1 16
Maximum temperature, 47 open circuit plants, 43-46
Mean temperatures 8-9, 21 open circuit power plants, 6-7
Methane, 141-143, 145, 192 recuperation, 92, 149- 151
Mixing of cooling air with mainstream flow, 61 steam injection turbine plants, 85, 86
Modifications steam-thermo-chemical recuperation, 33,
fuels, 133-135, 148-153 141, 143, 147
oxidants, 134-135, 155-161 three step cooling, 79-81
turbine cycles, 9- 1 1 water injection evaporative turbines,
Modified polytropic efficiency, 59 94-98