Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53018#.VLR7L8nQrzE Author(s) Barinaadaa Thaddeus Lebele-Alawa , Vining Jo-Appah Affiliation(s) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria . ABSTRACT This paper discusses the thermodynamic analysis of a gas turbine power plant located in the equatorial rainforest of southern Nigeria. Steady state monitoring and direct collection of data from the Mk IV Speedtronics system and log books in the control room was performed. The variation of operating conditions (ambient temperature, compressor discharge temperature, turbine inlet temperature, exhaust temperature and fuel mass flow rate) on the performance of gas turbine (thermal efficiency, net power output, heat rate, specific fuel consumption and compressor work) were investigated using various thermodynamic relations and equations. T...
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