Chapter 5

Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations

Summary
The Design, Installation and Operation of 500 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant have
determined the following objectives:
1)
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3)
4)

977.16 Kg/s quality of air circulation for 500 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine power plant
831.76 MW power output of the turbine
0.399 Fraction of the turbine required to drive the compressor
53% thermal efficiency of the cycle

Conclusion
The researchers concluded that the assumption of less than 50% thermal efficiency of the
cycle is not true because according to the researchers data analysis, the thermal efficiency of the
cycle is 53% which is more than 50%.

Recommendations

Having undertaken this study; presented, analyzed and interpreted the findings, the researchers
propose the following recommendations:
1. That there should be a research for the solution of all this disadvantages that a open cycle
gas turbine power plant has:
The part load efficiency of the open cycle plant decreases rapidly as the
considerable percentage of power developed by the turbine is used to drive

the compressor.
The system is sensitive to the component efficiency; particularly that of
compressor. The open
cycle plant is sensitive to changes in the atmospheric air temperature,

pressure and humidity.

The open-cycle gas turbine plant has high air rate compared to the other
cycles, therefore, it
results in increased loss of heat in the exhaust gases and large diameter

ductwork is necessary.
It is essential that the dust should be prevented from entering into the
compressor in order to
minimise erosion and depositions on the blades and passages of the
compressor and turbine and so
impairing their profile and efficiency. The deposition of the carbon and ash
on the turbine blades is not
at all desirable as it also reduces the efficiency of the turbine.