Designing an ultrasupercritical steam turbine

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 2009 · Power (New York)

OSTI ID:21222264

Klotz, H; Davis, K; Pickering, E ^[1]

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1. Alstom (Germany)

Carbon emissions produced by the combustion of coal may be collected and stored in the future, but a better approach is to reduce the carbon produced through efficient combustion technologies. Increasing the efficiency of new plants using ultrasupercritical (USC) technology will net less carbon released per megawatt-hour using the world's abundant coal reserves while producing electricity at the lowest possible cost. The article shows how increasing the steam turbine operating conditions for a new USC project in the USA and quantify the potential CO{sub 2} reduction this advanced design makes possible. 7 figs., 3 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 21222264
• Journal Information: Power (New York), Journal Name: Power (New York) Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 153; ISSN POWEAD; ISSN 0032-5929
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
CARBON DIOXIDE
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
COMBUSTION
DESIGN
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
MITIGATION
POWER GENERATION
STEAM TURBINES
SUPERCRITICAL STATE
THERMAL EFFICIENCY