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Super Radiator - Turbine Inlet Anti-Icing Heat Exchangers
The formation of ice crystals within the gas turbine air inlet system creates damage risk for gas turbine airfoils. Super Radiator’s turbine inlet anti-icing coils utilize hot fluid to ensure ice crystals do not form and cause costly damage and downtime. These coils are designed to minimize air pressure loss while preheating the air with inlet temperatures as low as -70°F (-57°C).
Our coils support gas turbines manufactured by GE, Rolls Royce, Siemens, Mitsubishi, and Solar for new, retrofit, upgrades, and replacement installations. System power ranges from 30MW to 790MW in simple and combined cycle operations.
Coils used in gas turbine inlet conditions exist to optimize air conditions at the turbine. To meet turbine performance targets, the output from the coils must be precise. Our thermal engineering utilizes data from over 700 coils tested in our in-house Thermal Innovation Center.
Our testing ranges from low face velocities (100 - 200 fpm) to in excess of 2,000 fpm through a range of temperatures, humidity and fluids. Common turbine inlet cooling fluids, such as water, propylene glycol, and ethylene glycol, have all been thoroughly tested in the Super Radiator Coils Thermal Innovation Center, located at our Richmond, Virginia facility.
We also frequently run validation tests for turbine inlet projects to confirm modeled performance.
Turbine inlet coils used in gas turbine applications are large and heavy. Rigging and lifting can pose significant challenges posing issues of both safety and product integrity.
To address these issues, Super Radiator Coils uses Solidworks modeling and provides professional engineering review and signoff.
We ensure safe movement and installation by incorporating structural and lift analyses, FEA, CWI inspections, and structural reinforcements.
All coils are pneumatically or hydraulically tested before leaving our facility to minimize the potential for leaks.