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Efficiency analysis of a hard-coal-fired supercritical power plant with a four-end high-temperature membrane for air separation

Janusz Kotowicz and Sebastian Michalski

Energy, 2014, vol. 64, issue C, 109-119

Abstract: The supercritical power plant analyzed in this paper consists of the following elements: a steam turbine, a hard-coal-fired oxy-type pulverized fuel boiler, an air separation unit with a four-end-type high-temperature membrane and a carbon dioxide capture unit. The electrical power of the steam turbine is 600 MW, the live steam thermodynamic parameters are 650°C/30 MPa, and the reheated steam parameters are 670°C/6 MPa. First of all the net efficiency was calculated as functions of the oxygen recovery rate. The net efficiency was lower than the reference efficiency by 9–10.5pp, and a series of actions were thus proposed to reduce the loss of net efficiency. A change in the boiler structure produced an increase in the boiler efficiency of 2.5–2.74pp. The range of the optimal air compressor pressure ratio (19–23) due to the net efficiency was also determined. The integration of all installations with the steam turbine produced an increase in the gross electric power by up to 50.5 MW. This operation enabled the replacement of the steam regenerative heat exchangers with gas–water heat exchangers. As a result of these alterations, the net efficiency of the analyzed power plant was improved to 5.5pp less than the reference efficiency.

Keywords: Supercritical power plant; Oxy-combustion; High-temperature membranes; Air separation unit; CO2 processing unit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.11.006

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