Why GT plant Heat Rate falls and efficiency improves with fall in Ambient Temperature?

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by Mohammad Qureshi , Senior Mechanical Engineer , Saudi Consolidated Electricity Company - Makkah Power Plant

Due to low ambiant Temperature more mass of air will trevel to increase Turbine Efficiency

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