Coal-fired power plants : efficiency improvement options /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Phillips, Sharon (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science, [2015]
Colección:Energy science, engineering and technology series.
Temas:
Coal-fired power plants > United States > Design and construction.
Electric power-plants > Efficiency > United States.
Coal-fired power plants > Environmental aspects > United States.
Centrales électriques > Rendement > États-Unis.
Centrales au charbon > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
Coal-fired power plants > Design and construction.
Coal-fired power plants > Environmental aspects.
Electric power-plants > Efficiency.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS ; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS*; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; STUDY RESULTS ; "Off the Shelf" Technologies ; Solar Assisted Feedwater Heater ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 1.1. Scope ; 2. CASE STUDY ; 2.1. Basis for Plant A ; 2.2. Basis for Plant B ; 3. ANALYSIS 1: COAL PULVERIZER ; 3.1. Pulverizer Types ; 3.2. Technical Advances in Pulverizers
  • 3.3. Particle Fineness 3.4. Loss on Ignition ; 3.5. Heat Rate Improvement ; 3.6. Technical Analysis ; 3.7. Financial Analysis ; 3.8. Conclusion ; 4. ANALYSIS 2: STEAM SURFACE CONDENSER ; 4.1. Technology Advances ; 4.1.1. Pressure Reduction ; 4.1.2. Air/Water Leakage ; 4.1.3. Heat Transfer Improvement ; 4.1.4. Total Improvements ; 4.2. Technical Analysis ; 4.3. Financial Analysis ; 4.4. Conclusion ; 4.5. Future Advances ; 5. ANALYSIS 3: STEAM TURBINE ; 5.1. Technology Advances ; 5.1.1. Turbine Blade Maintenance: Abradable Coatings ; 5.1.2. Turbine Seals; Brush Seals
  • Guardian Packing and Vortex Shedder Seals5.1.3. Turbine Blade Retrofit ; 5.1.4. Dense-Pack Turbine Blades ; 5.2. Additional Improvements ; 5.2.1. Partial Arc Admission ; 5.2.2. Backpressure Turbogenerators ; 5.2.3. DC Corona at the Condenser Neck ; 5.3. Total Improvements ; 5.4. Technical Analysis ; 5.5. Financial Analysis ; 5.6. Conclusion ; 6. ANALYSIS 4: SOLAR FEEDWATER HEATER ; 6.1. Technology Advances ; 6.1.1. Peak Demand vs. Peak Solar Irradiation ; 6.1.2. Power and Efficiency Gains ; 6.2. Power Boosting vs. Fuel Conservation ; 6.3. Solar Irradiation and Solar Collection Fields
  • 6.4. Technical Analysis 6.5. Financial Analysis ; 6.6. Conclusion ; 7. COMBINED ENHANCEMENTS ; 7.1. Technical Analysis ; 7.2. Financial Analysis ; 7.3. Conclusion ; 8. COMBINED ENHANCEMENTS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ; 9. CONCLUSION ; 10. FUTURE WORK ; REFERENCES ; APPENDIX A. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR PULVERIZER ; APPENDIX B. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR CONDENSER; APPENDIX C. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR STEAM TURBINE ; APPENDIX D. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR SAFWH ; APPENDIX E. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR TOTAL ANALYSIS ; End Notes
  • Chapter 2 INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS*SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; COAL AND EXISTING U.S. COAL POWER PLANTS ; Coal and Greenhouse Gas Emissions ; Types of U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants ; U.S. Coal Power Plants Are Aging ; EFFICIENCY OF POWER PLANTS AND POWER PLANT SYSTEMS ; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS ; National Energy Technology Laboratory Studies ; Environmental Protection Agency Study ; International Energy Agency Study ; USING RENEWABLES TO IMPROVE COAL PLANT EFFICIENCY ; POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING EFFICIENCY UPGRADES

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