The UpStream system was put into commission late this summer, nevertheless at ambient conditions of 29°C and a relative humidity of 25% the inlet air was cooled down to 17°C and 93% relative humidity. This results in a drop of 12°C in the inlet air temperature by the adiabatic cooling effect of the system. The measured power gain on the generator was a staggering 12%! Check the graph for power GAIN (blue arrow) and heat rate DECREASE (red arrow).
With the design point of the UpStream system being defined at 30°C and 20% humidity, the power gain will be even more than the measured 12% this summer.
With the UpStream system the following guarantee statements can be committed for 100%:
1)    Inlet air temperature drop resp. power gain of the turbine.
2)    Completely dry air intake with absolutely no liquid droplets entering the compressor

See more details on the UpStream system on our web page.