Exergy analysis of a coal‐based 210 MW thermal power plant

In the present work, exergy analysis of a coal‐based thermal power plant is done using the design data from a 210 MW thermal power plant under operation in India. The entire plant cycle is split up into three zones for the analysis: (1) only the turbo‐generator with its inlets and outlets, (2) turbo‐generator, condenser, feed pumps and the regenerative heaters, (3) the entire cycle with boiler, turbo‐generator, condenser, feed pumps, regenerative heaters and the plant auxiliaries. It helps to find out the contributions of different parts of the plant towards exergy destruction. The exergy efficiency is calculated using the operating data from the plant at different conditions, viz. at different loads, different condenser pressures, with and without regenerative heaters and with different settings of the turbine governing. The load variation is studied with the data at 100, 75, 60 and 40% of full load. Effects of two different condenser pressures, i.e. 76 and 89 mmHg (abs.), are studied. Effect of regeneration on exergy efficiency is studied by successively removing the high pressure regenerative heaters out of operation. The turbine governing system has been kept at constant pressure and sliding pressure modes to study their effects. It is observed that the major source of irreversibility in the power cycle is the boiler, which contributes to an exergy destruction of the order of 60%. Part load operation increases the irreversibilities in the cycle and the effect is more pronounced with the reduction of the load. Increase in the condenser back pressure decreases the exergy efficiency. Successive withdrawal of the high pressure heaters show a gradual increment in the exergy efficiency for the control volume excluding the boiler, while a decrease in exergy efficiency when the whole plant including the boiler is considered. Keeping the main steam pressure before the turbine control valves in sliding mode improves the exergy efficiencies in case of part load operation. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Energy–exergy analysis and modernization suggestions for a combined‐cycle power plant

Energy and exergy analysis were carried out for a combined‐cycle power plant by using the data taken from its units in operation to analyse a complex energy system more thoroughly and to identify the potential for improving efficiency of the system. In this context, energy and exergy fluxes at the inlet and the exit of the devices in one of the power plant main units as well as the energy and exergy losses were determined. The results show that combustion chambers, gas turbines and heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) are the main sources of irreversibilities representing more than 85% of the overall exergy losses. Some constructive and thermal suggestions for these devices have been made to improve the efficiency of the system. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

浙江省联合循环发电厂中余热锅炉应用的进展

针对浙江省燃气-蒸汽联合循环发电厂燃机的余热锅炉经历了如下的进展：第一代为配36MW燃机的国产余热锅炉，第二代是配9E型燃机的进口余热锅炉，第三代是配9F型燃机的引进技术国产余热锅炉.文章对比了三代余热锅炉的性能参数，指出总的发展趋势是应用更大容量及更高效率的余热锅炉.     

利用燃气—蒸汽联合循环改造老电厂

利用燃气－蒸汽联合循环对老电厂进行改造,能够提高能源的综合使用率,降低能耗,并有效利用老电厂的现有设备,可以减少投资并见效快,文章对利用燃气－蒸汽联合循环对老电厂进行改造的主要方式和热效率进行了分析。     

Exergy analysis of a 1.2 MW waste heat power generation project

According to systematic features, analysis method based on exergy balance is established. Basic indicators in the system, the subsystem, and facilities are put forward in this paper. By using this method to analyze the generation system of megawatt‐scale in one chemical enterprise, it is found that the objective exergy efficiency of the system is 35.67%, and exergy loss of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is the highest. The thermal efficiency of the total system is 9.61%. For the condenser, the thermal efficiency is 91.18%, and the exergy efficiency is only 23.44%. The objective exergy efficiency of the evaporator is 74.04%. The influence coefficient of exergy loss of condenser is higher than that of pump and expander, but input exergy of the condenser is lower than that of the expander. It is revealed that ORC subsystem is the part which needs to be focused on, and the condenser is the most important component of ORC subsystem which should be optimized firstly.     

Effect of altering combustion air flow on a steam power plant: energy and exergy analysis

Energy and exergy analyses were previously performed by the authors of a coal-fired steam power plant. These analyses suggest that the steam generator (and its combustion and heat-transfer processes) is the most inefficient plant device and that significant increases in overall plant efficiency are possible by reducing steam-generator irreversibilities. Here, a possible plant alteration is examined to increase the efficiency of the plant by reducing the irreversibility rate in the steam generator. The modification involves decreasing the fraction of excess combustion air from 0.40 to 0.15. The results show that overall-plant energy and exergy efficiencies both increase by 1.4% when the fraction of excess combustion air decreases from 0.4 to 0.15.Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of ambient conditions on the thermodynamic performance of hybrid nuclear‐combined cycle power plant

This paper provides a theoretical study of the effects of ambient conditions on the thermodynamic performance of a hybrid combined‐nuclear cycle power plant. The operational parameters investigated are based on the first and second laws of thermodynamics, which include the ambient air temperature and ambient relative humidity (Φ). The results obtained for the gas turbine model are shown to agree very well with operational data from the Al‐Zour Emergency power plant in Kuwait. The ambient temperature was studied within the range of 0–55 °C. The analysis shows that the ambient air temperature has strong effects on plant performance and that operating the system at a high temperature will degrade the performance. Power output is reduced when the temperature is above the standard ambient temperature of 15 °C, and this loss rate is about 17% at 55 °C. The effect of ambient relative humidity (Φ) becomes significant only at higher temperatures. The ambient temperature has a large effect on the exergy destruction of the heat recovery steam generator exhaust, but it has little effect on other components of the plant. The analysis also indicates that reducing the temperature from 55 to 15 °C could help decrease the total exergy destruction of the plant by only 2%. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Thermodynamic analysis of reheat cycle steam power plants

In this study, a thermodynamic analysis of a Rankine cycle reheat steam power plant is conducted, in terms of the first law of thermodynamic analysis (i.e. energy analysis) and the second law analysis (i.e. exergy analysis), using a spreadsheet calculation technique. The energy and exergy efficiencies are studied as 120 cases for different system parameters such as boiler temperature, boiler pressure, mass fraction ratio and work output. The temperature and pressure values are selected in the range between 400 and 590°C, and 10 and 15 MPa, being consistent with the actual values. The calculated energy and exergy efficiencies are compared with the actual data and the literature work, and good agreement is found. The possibilities to further improve the plant efficiency and hence reduce the inefficiencies are identified and exploited. The results show how exergy analysis can help to make optimum design decisions in a logical manner. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

大型天然气发电工程主机选用及配置

介绍了浙江半山天然气发电工程采用三套350MW级燃气—蒸汽联合循环发电机组，每套机组有四大主机：燃气轮机(GT)、余热锅炉(HRSG)、汽轮机(ST)及发电机(G)。由于气价较高，确定采用F级燃机及相应的余热锅铲与汽轮机；对主机配置进行比选，确定每套机组由一台F级燃机、一台余热锅铲、一台汽轮机组成单轴系统(燃机、汽轮机与发电机同轴)。     

Influence of the heat recovery steam generator design parameters on the thermoeconomic performances of combined cycle gas turbine power plants

This paper proposes a methodology to identify the most relevant design parameters that impact on the thermal efficiency and the economic results of combined cycle gas turbine power plants. The analysis focuses on the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) design and more specifically on those operating parameters that have a direct influence on the economic results of the power plant. These results are obtained both at full and part load conditions using a dedicated code capable of simulating a wide number of different plant configurations. Two different thermoeconomic models aimed to select the best design point are proposed and compared: the first one analyzes the generating cost of the energy while the second one analyzes the annual cash flow of the plant. Their objective is to determine whether an increase in the investment in order to improve the thermal efficiency is worth from an economic point of view. Both models and the different HRSG configurations analysed are compared in the results section. Some parametric analysis show how the design parameters might be varied in order to improve the power plant efficiency or the economic results. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

火电厂热力系统Yong分析

应用Yong分析方法,对火电厂热力系统进行了诊断。分析了系统中各主要设备和环节的热力学完善性,找出系统中的薄弱环节,并与使用传统的热平衡法取得的结果进行了比较,为火电厂的运行优化和节能技改提供了较为科学的依据。     

Energetic and exergetic analysis of a hybrid combined‐nuclear power plant

Combined‐cycle power plants are currently preferred for new power generation plants worldwide. The performance of gas‐turbine engines can be enhanced at constant turbine inlet temperatures with the addition of a bottoming waste‐heat recovery cycle. This paper presents a study on the energy and exergy analysis of a novel hybrid Combined‐Nuclear Power Plant (HCNPP). It is thus interesting to evaluate the possibility of integrating the gas turbine with nuclear power plant of such a system, utilizing virtually free heat. The integration arrangement of the AP600 NPP steam cycle with gas turbines from basic thermodynamic considerations will be described. The AP600 steam cycle modifications to combine with the gas turbines can be applied to other types of NPP. A simple modeling of Alstom gas turbines cycle, one of the major combined‐cycle steam turbines manufacturers, hybridized with a nuclear power plant from energetic and exergetic viewpoint is provided. The Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) has single steam pressure without reheat, one superheater and one economizer. The thermodynamic parameters of the working fluids of both the gas and the steam turbines cycles are analyzed by modeling the thermodynamic cycle using the Engineering Equation Solver (EES) software. In case of hybridizing, the existing Alstom gas turbine with a pressurized water nuclear power plants using the newly proposed novel solution, we can increase the electricity output and efficiency significantly. If we convert a traditional combined cycle to HCNPP unit, we can achieve about 20% increase in electricity output. This figure emphasizes the significance of restructuring our power plant technology and exploring a wider variety of HCNPP solutions. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

垃圾焚烧电厂热电联产的经济性分析

合理利用垃圾资源进行热电联产,是节能减排、改善环境的有力措施。以某2×750 t·d^-1垃圾焚烧电厂为例,通过模型研究发现热电联产可以减少垃圾焚烧电厂的冷源损失,提高全厂热效率;利用一抽蒸汽进行热电联产可实现蒸汽品质的梯级利用,获得较高的经济效益;供热量为30 t·h^-1,垃圾热值由4185.9 kJ·kg^-1增加至8371.7 kJ·kg^-1时,发电量越多,供热能力越强,年热电联产经济效益由7822.76万元增加到14641.07万元;垃圾热值为8371.7 kJ·kg^-1,供热量从10 t·h^-1增加到60 t·h^-1时,垃圾焚烧电厂热效率从28.96%增加到48.50%,年经济效益从13602.74万元增加到15455.66万元。当该地区垃圾热值较高并具备供热条件时,实现垃圾热电联产具有较高的收益。     

大型联合循环机组关键问题的探讨

随着“西气东输”及“引进液化天然气”工程的实施,我国将建设一批大型燃气—蒸汽联合循环电厂。本文就大型燃气—蒸汽联合循环机组的效率、余热锅炉型式、轴系布置、进气冷却等关键技术问题进行了探讨。     

联合循环电厂主蒸汽管道稳压吹管方法

介绍了电厂安装调试阶段中吹管的目的、吹管的原理和吹管合格的判定条件,简明介绍了电厂中常用的降压吹管方法和稳压吹管的方法;集中讨论了联合循环电厂及稳压吹管的特点,指出联合循环电厂中更适宜采用稳压吹管方法,同时给出了稳压吹管在实际工程中的应用实例。     

Exergoeconomic analysis of a combined heat and power (CHP) system

This study deals with exergoeconomic analysis of a combined heat and power (CHP) system along its main components installed in Eskisehir City of Turkey. Quantitative exergy cost balance for each component and the whole CHP system is considered, while exergy cost generation within the system is determined. The exergetic efficiency of the CHP system is obtained to be 38.33% with 51 475.90 kW electrical power and the maximum exergy consumption between the components of the CHP system is found to be 51 878.82 kW in the combustion chamber. On the other hand, the exergoeconomic analysis results indicate that the unit exergy cost of electrical power produced by the CHP system accounts for 18.51 US$ GW^?1. This study demonstrates that exergoeconomic analysis can provide extra information than exergy analysis, and the results from exergoeconomic analysis provide cost‐based information, suggesting potential locations for the CHP system improvement. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optimization of heat recovery steam generator through exergy analysis for combined cycle gas turbine power plants

This paper proposes a new approach to finding the optimum design parameters of the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) system to maximize the efficiency of the steam turbine (bottom) cycle of the combined cycle power plant (CCPP), but without performing the bottom cycle analysis. This could be achieved by minimizing the unavailable exergy (the sum of the destroyed and the lost exergies) resulted from the heat transfer process of the HRSG system. The present approach is relatively simple and straightforward because the process of the trial-and-error method, typical in performing the bottom cycle analysis for the system optimization, could be avoided. To demonstrate the usefulness of the present method, a single-stage HRSG system was chosen, and the optimum evaporation temperature was obtained corresponding to maximum useful work for given conditions of water and gas temperatures at the inlets of the HRSG system. Results show that the optimum evaporation temperature obtained based on the present exergy analysis appears similar to that based on the bottom cycle analysis. Also shown is the dependency of number of transfer unit (NTU) on the evaporation temperature, which is another important factor in determining the optimum condition when the construction cost is taken into account in addition to the operating cost. The present approach turned out to be a powerful tool for optimization of the single-stage HRSG systems and can easily be extended to multi-stage systems. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Thermodynamic analysis of an LNG fuelled combined cycle power plant with waste heat recovery and utilization system

This paper has proposed an improved liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled combined cycle power plant with a waste heat recovery and utilization system. The proposed combined cycle, which provides power outputs and thermal energy, consists of the gas/steam combined cycle, the subsystem utilizing the latent heat of spent steam from the steam turbine to vaporize LNG, the subsystem that recovers both the sensible heat and the latent heat of water vapour in the exhaust gas from the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) by installing a condensing heat exchanger, and the HRSG waste heat utilization subsystem. The conventional combined cycle and the proposed combined cycle are modelled, considering mass, energy and exergy balances for every component and both energy and exergy analyses are conducted. Parametric analyses are performed for the proposed combined cycle to evaluate the effects of several factors, such as the gas turbine inlet temperature (TIT), the condenser pressure, the pinch point temperature difference of the condensing heat exchanger and the fuel gas heating temperature on the performance of the proposed combined cycle through simulation calculations. The results show that the net electrical efficiency and the exergy efficiency of the proposed combined cycle can be increased by 1.6 and 2.84% than those of the conventional combined cycle, respectively. The heat recovery per kg of flue gas is equal to 86.27 kJ s^?1. One MW of electric power for operating sea water pumps can be saved. The net electrical efficiency and the heat recovery ratio increase as the condenser pressure decreases. The higher heat recovery from the HRSG exit flue gas is achieved at higher gas TIT and at lower pinch point temperature of the condensing heat exchanger. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exergetic performance evaluation of a combined heat and power (CHP) system in Turkey

This study deals with the exergetic performance assessment of a combined heat and power (CHP) system installed in Eskisehir city of Turkey. Quantitative exergy balance for each component and the whole CHP system was considered, while exergy consumptions in the system were determined. The performance characteristics of this CHP system were evaluated using exergy analysis method. The exergetic efficiency of the CHP system was accounted for 38.16% with 49 880 kW as electrical products. The exergy consumption occurred in this system amounted to 80 833.67 kW. The ways of improving the exergy efficiency of this system were also analysed. As a result of these, a simple way of increasing the exergy efficiency of the available CHP system was suggested that the valves‐I–III and the MPSC could be replaced by a 3500 kW‐intermediate pressure steam turbine (IPST). If the IPST is installed to the CHP system (called the modified CHP (MCHP) system), the exergetic efficiency of the MCHP system is calculated to be 40.75% with 53 269.53 kW as electrical products. The exergy consumption is found to be 77 444.14 kW in the MCHP system. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Modeling and investigation start-up procedures of a combined cycle power plant

This study describes the particular development and investigation of a static and dynamic simulation model and its application to improve the start-up process of a combined cycle power plant. Generally, the power plant system and control design mean highly complex interactivities. The dynamic simulation models using powerful computers are effective tools for studying and understanding the operating characteristics of power plants to meet and improve the design, control strategy and operational requirements. The heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is modeled by using commercial simulation software named advanced process simulation software (APROS). The HRSG model includes an advanced control philosophy and turbine bypass systems to have a high level of accuracy, especially during hard transients. The comparison between the simulation results and measured data is documented. The received results proved and embodied that the simulation is both very reliable to estimate the real HRSG dynamic behaviour and capable to predict the operational processes. Through a parametric study, the start-up time will be reduced while keeping the life-time consumption of critically stressed components under control.