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Khor Al Zubair Power Plant 1 & 2 Turbine Inlet Air Cooling (Tiac)

Khor Al Zubair, Republic of Iraq

General Information

Client: Ministry of Electricity of Iraq
Ministry of Electricity of Iraq is responsible for both the policymaking and electricity supply throughout the country.
Location: Khor Al Zubair, Republic of Iraq
Completion Date: March 2015
Consultant: DCPro Engineering
Contract Type: Design, Supply, Testing and Commissioning of the instrumentation and control system for two TIAC systems each of which serving one Gas Turbines.
Cooling Capacity: 2×5,000 TR

Project Scope:

The Khor Al Zubair project is the largest U.S. Government-funded power-plant project undertaken in Iraq. Located in a remote region of southern Iraq, the Khor Al Zubair gas-turbine power plant is designed to supply electricity for hundreds of thousands of people.

TIAC system is installed to enhance power generation capacity and efficiency of combustion/gas turbines during hot weather conditions by maintaining the inlet air temperature at ISO condition and the power output at nominal value.

Process:

Turbine Inlet Air Chilling System prevents loss of power generation capacity when the ambient temperatures are above ISO condition of 15°C by maintaining the Inlet Air Temperature at ISO condition.

Our Solution:

Redundant Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC System; Redundant Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADA System, and Siemens/E+H Instrumentation system.

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