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Ali M. Hasan, CEng, KEO International Consulting Engineers |
District cooling plants using large electric powered water-cooled vapor compression machines in warm weather regions are gaining popularity. Providing an economic mass scale cooling for buildings. This paper proposes to replace such a system with the use of direct-fired two-stage absorption chillers located at the power generation plant. Absorbers energized by the exhaust of a gas turbine power generation plant can be used to provide chilled water to cool nearby buildings. Calculations presented in this document can be used to analyze the feasibility of such an investment.