Study on the optimization of a 170 MWe boiler operation retrofitted with a low NO{sub x} firing system by using heat balance calculations
- ENEL Spa - Centro Ricerca Termica, Pisa (Italy)
Running a power plant at the highest possible level of efficiency requires that each part of the plant is properly operated. The two main components of a thermoelectric plant, the boiler and the turbine, must be both maintained and run efficiently to obtain the highest performance from the entire plant. Restricting the analysis to the boiler, a correct operation should result in producing steam for the turbine at the design pressure and temperature, with minimum spray flows. If a modification of the combustion system takes place, a trade-off between emissions reduction and plant efficiency must be searched for. This paper describes a procedure that can be used for this scope, involving heat balance calculations.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Encor-America, Inc., Mountain View, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 121528
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-104241-V3; CONF-940540-VOL.3; TRN: 95:007328-0011
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1994 Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) heat-rate improvement conference, Baltimore, MD (United States), 3-5 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 1994 EPRI heat-rate improvement conference. Final report, Volume 3; PB: 300 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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