Gas turbine exhaust gas heat recovery at South Baghdad (Iraq) power plant

Gas turbine exhaust is usually relatively clean, especially the exhaust from natural gas turbines. The use of such gases to improve the overall thermal efficiency of a steam power plant has the advantage of reducing the cost of cleaning the equipment and reducing the maintenance costs of the heat recovery equipment used in the application.In this paper, two proposals for recovering the waste energy of the exhaust gases from a gas turbine unit, fuelled by natural gas at south Baghdad Power Plant (Iraq) are discussed. The proposals cover improvements to the thermal efficiency of a steam power plant installed near the gas turbine unit. The first proposal is to use the exhaust gases to preheat the feed water at four feed water heaters, in order to increase the power output. This arises because of the savings in the amount of steam extracted at a different level used for preheating the feed water line. The second proposal is to use the thermal energy in the exhaust gases to reheat the extracted stream, at five points at a high thermal potential, to increase the thermal gain at the preheating feed water line. This avoids the complexity associated with rejection of the extracted steam. The first roposal shows that a 1.22–14.9% saving in fuel consumption is achievable and the overall thermal efficiency of the steam power plant becomes 29–34% (at different gas turbine plant loads). The second proposal shows that a 2.3–7.35% saving in fuel consumption can be attained and the corresponding thermal efficiency will be 30.3–32%.     

Refuse-fired,pressurized, fluidized-bed combustion combined cycle analysis

Use of pressurized, fluidized-bed combustion (PFBC) has given a new opportunity to use municipal refuse as fuel for combined gas and steam power cycles keeping the pollutants of sulphur and nitrogen oxides to a minimum at reduced capital cost.In combined gas and steam power cycles, the heat energy in the exhaust gases of a simple gas turbine cycle is used to generate steam in a waste-heat boiler and the generated steam is used in the steam turbine for power generation.The effects of gas turbine pressure ratio and inlet temperature on the main parameters of refuse-fired, pressurized, fluidized-bed combustion combined cycles are determined.The results indicate a maximum combined cycle thermal efficiency and work output at a possible range of optimum pressure ratios between 10 and 12 for a range of gas turbine inlet temperatures of 750–1000°C.     

Waste heat recovery of dura (Iraq) oil refinery and alternative cogeneration energy plant

The first part of this paper presents a waste heat recovery scheme for the Dura (Baghdad, Iraq) oil refinery energy plant. Both the wasted heat of the process return condensate and the flue gases are utilized for low temperature feedwater and fuel heating. The steam saved, both from the main steam line and turbine extraction system, was found to increase the steam and plant overall efficiency by 18%.An alternative cogeneration energy plant is presented in the second part of this study. The proposed plant utilizes the gas turbine exhaust, in conjunction with a heat recovery boiler, to produce the process steam requirement. With this alternative plant, the overall efficiency increases by 31.6%, while the steam efficiency increases by 19%. The outstanding features and advantages of the proposed plants are highlighted.     

Enhancing gas turbine performance by intake air cooling using an absorption chiller

The performance of gas turbines, operated either as a simple cycle or a combined cycle, is critically constrained by the prevailing ambient temperature, particularly in arid and tropical climates. This paper investigates the option of cooling the intake air to the compressor of the gas-turbine system using an absorption chiller in order to increase the gas turbine capacity. High-temperature waste heat from the exhaust gas may be utilized to produce steam in a recovery boiler. Part of the steam produced could then be used to drive a lithium-bromide double-effect absorption chiller which in turn could cool the incoming air. An analysis carried out by taking the weather data of Bangkok (Thailand) indicates that reducing the temperature from ambient condition to 15°C could help to increase the instantaneous power output between 8 and 13%. As an outcome, as much as 11% additional electricity could be generated from the same gas turbine power plant.A simple economic assessment indicates that the proposed scheme will require a minimal investment as compared to the commissioning cost of a new gas turbine unit to meet the corresponding capacity increment. The latter will need nearly four times higher initial cost than the amount estimated for the proposed scheme. Thus, implementation of such a system would significantly abate the negative impact of the ambient temperature, while providing an economically and environmentally attractive option for energy producers in most developing nations of the world which are located in arid and tropical zones.     

Energy conservation in the refinery by utilizing reformed fuel gas and furnace flue gases

Decrease of fuel supplies and cost increases make it vital for industries, especially energy intensive ones, to consider conserving available sources and convert losses into sources of energy.In this paper, a gas turbine-based cogeneration system is suggested to utilize a refinery's reformer gas in the gas turbine, and furnaces flue gases together with the engine exhaust gases in a heat recovery steam generator, HRSG. This is proposed as an alternative to the currently used system where the gas turbine and the steam generator are used separately. Operating variables comprising compressor pressure ratio and turbine inlet temperature are varied widely to evaluate performance; namely power, SFC, overall efficiency and annual fuel savings at design and off-design loading conditions using a dedicated computer program.Results show that the proposed system offers 100% higher overall efficiency and $5.25 million annual fuel saving for a 12 MW_e gas turbine.     

Thermal performance of waste-heat recuperator with heat pipes for thermal power station

Analytical studies were conducted to investigate the thermal performance of a heat pipe heat exchanger to recover thermal energy from exhaust hot gas from a boiler, in order to replace a conventional heat recovery system (Ljungstrom) in the steam power plant.     

The effect of the operating parameters of heat recovery steam generators on combined cycle/sea-water desalination plant performance

Combined gas/steam turbine cycle plants have been proposed for cogeneration of electricity and process steam. Examples are combined-cycle power plants coupled with sea-water desalination, district heating plants, chemical industries, etc. In combined heat and power plants, the gas turbine exhaust heat is utilized through the use of heat recovery steam generators (HRSG's). As a result, these waste heat generators (boilers), whether fired or unfired, control the performance of the combined plant lower side (bottoming cycle). Moreover, any changes made in the HRSG operating parameters (i.e. the pinch point, approach temperature, first and second stage pressures, and mass ratios) can greatly affect the HRSG performance and will eventually affect the overall combined plant performance. This paper presents a method to predict the performance of the heat recovery steam generators (HRSG)/steam bottoming cycle combined with sea-water desalination plant at various steam and exhaust gas conditions.     

燃气轮机合成气燃烧室燃料气加湿实验研究

本文针对一种燃用合成气的40MW级燃气轮机燃烧室,进行了该型燃烧室的全压燃料气蒸汽加湿试验研究,得到了燃烧室在基本负荷下随加湿量变化污染物排放、燃烧室内动态压力、火焰筒壁面温度等重要参数的变化规律,分析了燃料气加湿对燃气轮机总体性能、污染物排放、火焰筒壁温及燃烧稳定性方面的影响,探讨了燃料气加湿对合成气燃烧中Nox生成的机理性作用. 研究表明燃料气加湿是降低燃用合成气的燃气轮机氮氧化物排放的有效方式.     

第二代AFBC—CC热力性能初探

第二代ＡＦＢＣ—ＣＣ热力性能初探张娜，蔡睿贤，林汝谋（中国科学院工程热物理研究所）关键词常压流化床，燃煤联合循环，效率，功比符号表Ｄ总压恢复系数Ｔｅ余热锅炉排烟温度Ｂ燃烧室Ｇ流量△增量Ｃ压气机Ｈ焓η效率ｃｃ联合循环Ｈｕ煤气热值π压比ｄ燃气透平出口Ｎ功...     

A case study of cogeneration for Jeddah and Yanbu petromin refineries in Saudi Arabia

The Petromin refineries in Jeddah and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia produce power and process steam separately. The Jeddah refinery gas turbines that have an installed capacity of 88 MW, run at less than 50% utilization factor. The refinery demand of steam is 70–120 tons h⁻¹.The electric power demand of Yanbu refinery is supplied by The Royal Commission of Yanbu at a rate of 16–25 MW. The steam consumption is 68 tons h⁻¹. Data were collected for the performance and requirement for both plants. An integrated system for cogeneration is proposed which consists of a gas turbine, heat recovery steam generator equipped with a supplementary duct burner and economizer. The thermal and economical analyses have proved the feasibility of the proposed system with payback periods of 23 and 36 months for Jeddah and Yanbu refineries, respectively. However, the payback period for Jeddah refinery can be reduced to 15 months if the utilization factor is improved, and the excess power generated by the gas turbines is connected to the public utility grid. In fact, it is worth mentioning that the present study is considered the first to be carried out in Saudi Arabia; more studies and investigations could lead to tremendous saving in the fuel consumption in this country.     

环境温度对燃气轮机功热并供装置及联合循环变工况性能的影响

采用动力机械变工况性能解析分析方法,研究了大气温度变化对燃气轮机功热并供和联合循环装置性能影响．指出燃气轮机在带有余热利用的条件下,大气温度的影响明显减弱,并对不同燃气轮机设计参数和蒸汽设计参数影响做了分析比较。     

燃气轮机采用不同冷却技术对IGCC系统性能影响

本文分析了用于燃气轮机系统的冷却技术,对采用空气冷却技术的GE-9FA,GE-9G型燃气轮机以及采用蒸汽冷却技术的GE-9H型燃气轮机进行了设计工况点的校核,通过定量计算重点研究了采用两种不同冷却技术的燃气轮机整合到IGCC系统中对系统热力性能、系统参数优化规律及环保性能的影响,从而为研究高效、环保的IGCC系统提供有价值的参考。     

部分回热回注蒸汽燃气轮机循环的研究

1前言自从美国国际动力技术公司的程大献先生于1976—1981年间提出“双工质平行一复合循环热机”发明专利后，这种回注蒸汽燃气轮机（STIG）循环已在数个国家的多种型号的燃气轮机装置上得到应用，并取得实效。众所周知，回热燃气轮机具有较高热效率，而STIG循环具有高比?..     

Laminar burning velocity and ignition delay time for premixed isooctane–air flames with syngas addition

The effects of blending syngas in different proportions to isooctane on the laminar burning velocity and ignition delay time of the fuel–air mixture have been studied in SI engine relevant conditions. The syngas is assumed to be composed of 50% H₂ and 50% CO. Simulations have been carried out using a skeletal mechanism containing 143 species and 643 reaction steps. It has been found that the blending of syngas augments the laminar burning velocity of isooctane due to increase of the thermal diffusivity of the reactant mixture and alteration in the chemistry of the flame reactions. For the mixture of 30% isooctane/70% syngas, the laminar burning velocity and the ignition delay time values are very close to those corresponding to pure isooctane. Additionally, the effects of exhaust gas recirculation have been explored for the 30% isooctane/70% syngas–air flame. It is seen that the reduction in laminar burning velocity due to the dilution by the recirculated exhaust gas can be compensated by an increase in the unburnt gas temperature. The effect of the exhaust gas dilution on the ignition delay time of 30% isooctane/70% syngas–air mixture has been found to be negligible.     

Sorption dehumidification of natural gas exhaust

The calorific value of a natural gas can be fully utilized only if the content of water vapour in exhaust gases is condensed. This can be obtained in condensing boilers. Another possibility is to dry the exhaust before discharge by sorption dehumidification. The sorbent can be regenerated directly by the boiler. The vapour developed in the regenerator can be condensed in a condenser with useful effect. Simulations give an efficiency higher than 97% with respect to the Gross Calorific Value.     

0D Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Characterization of a Biomass Boiler with Mass and Energy Balance

The paper presents an experimental study and a 0D dynamic modeling of a biomass boiler based on the Bond Graph formalism from mass and energy balance. The biomass boiler investigated in this study is an automatic pellet boiler with a nominal power of 30 kW with a fixed bed. The balances allow to model as time function the flue gas enthalpy flux variation and the thermal transfers between the flue gas and the walls of the boiler subsystems. The main objective is to build a model to represent the dynamic thermal behavior of the boiler. Indeed, small domestic boilers have discontinuous operating phases when the set temperature is reached. The global thermal transfer coefficients for the boiler subsystems are obtained according to an iterative calculation by inverse method. The boiler has an average efficiency of 67.5% under our operating conditions and the radiation is the dominant thermal transfer by reaching 97.6% of the total thermal transfers inside the combustion chamber. The understanding of the dynamic behavior of the boiler during the operating phases allows to evaluate its energy performances. The proposed model is both stimulated and validated using experimental results carried out on the boiler.     

联合循环中蒸汽底循环优化设计的方法与模型

1背景联合循环发电与联产系统已成为传统火电站强有力的竞争者，蒸汽底循环已成为联合循环的有机组成部分。高性能的燃气轮机要求高效率的底循环与之相匹配，以达到提高系统效率的最终目的。关于蒸汽底循环的设计，目前的方法可分为：案例分析【‘1、特定流程的特定方法［‘］、未实现梯级利用的压力匹配设计l’］。这些方法都未能对燃机排热实现有效的梯级利用，而且不能全面考虑底循环面对的限制。本文克服已有方法的局限性，提出底循环灵活、统一的模型，真实反映燃机排热最有效的梯级利用方式，适应不同联合循环对底循环的不同要求和实…     

单轴恒速燃气轮机及其功热并供装置的典型变工况特性

利用作者在本期给出的单轴恒速燃气轮机及其功热并供装置的变工况显式解析解，本文给出它们的变工况典型性能．当变工况性能均以其设计值的比值表示时，不同设计值机组的各种无因次变工况性能曲线均分别在一条狭带之中，尤其是燃气轮机的效率基本就在一条线上，而且此线与实际数据相当符合．对以饱和蒸汽供热的功热并供装置，本文特别指出当设计蒸汽压力较高时，其余热锅炉逼近温差在低工况下很容易变为负值，要注意其安全运转问题．     

直接空冷凝汽器理论最佳背压的研究

为了更好地提高直接空冷机组系统运行的经济性,本文以直接空冷系统为研究对象,以空冷系统的热力模型为基础,综合考虑汽轮机功率与空冷风机耗功率,从理论上探索研究运行工况下的最佳背压以及有关主要因素对最佳背压影响的基本规律,从而为直接空冷机组的冷端优化和经济运行提供指导.     

Combined cycles with gas turbine engines

Simple cycle gas turbine engines suffer from limited efficiencies and consequential dominance of fuel prices on generation costs. Combined cycles, however, exploit the waste heat from exhaust gases to boost power output, resulting in overall efficiencies around 50%, which are significantly above those of steam power plants. This paper reviews various types of combined cycles, including repowering, integrated gasification and other advanced systems.