Question 78Gas Turbine - 1st Asst/Chief

The correct answer is A) Low exhaust temperature. In a gas turbine with an intercooler and recuperator, the low combustion air temperature to the combustor section would be caused by a low exhaust temperature. This is because the recuperator uses the hot exhaust gases to preheat the combustion air before it enters the combustor. If the exhaust temperature is low, the recuperator will not be able to effectively transfer heat to the combustion air, resulting in a lower air temperature entering the combustor. The other options are incorrect because: B) High fuel pressure would not affect the combustion air temperature; C) Low water pressure to the intercooler would affect the compressor discharge air temperature, not the combustion air temperature; and D) High exhaust temperature would actually result in a higher combustion air temperature, not a lower one.