Steam-Injected Gas Turbine Integrated With a Self-Production Demineralized Water Thermal Plant

A simple steam-injected gas turbine cycle equipped with an exhaust heat recovery section is analyzed. The heat recovery section consists of a waste heat boiler, which produces the steam to be injected into the combustion chamber, and a self-production demineralized water plant based on a distillation process. This plant supplies the pure water needed in the mixed steam-gas cycle. Desalination plant requirements are investigated and heat consumption for producing distilled water is given. Overall steam-gas turbine cycle performance and feasibility of desalting plants are investigated in a firing temperature range from 1000.°C to 1400.°C for various compressor pressure and steam-to-air injection ratios. An example is reported.