Comparison of U.S. and People`s Republic of China (PRC) power plant design practices

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:389962

Hoornaert, P; Vandervoort, G ^[1]

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1. Sargent and Lundy, Chicago, IL (United States)

This paper reviews several common design philosophy differences between current large coal-fired power plants in the US and in the People`s Republic of China (PRC). The purpose of this paper is to identify meaningful design differences between US and PRC design philosophies, and where possible, the paper suggests reasons for the differences. There is no standard coal-fired power plant design in the US or the PRC. Each plant in both countries has some unique features. Some of the design practices discussed below are followed in some plants in both the US and the PRC, however they are much more prevalent in the country identified. Despite these differences, the general overall design philosophy for large coal-fired plants in both countries is quite similar. Both countries have many efficient, well-designed, large coal-fired power plants in operation. The purpose of this paper is not to identify an optimum coal-fired power plant design, but to identify general design differences and provide a framework for meaningful discussion between the cultures and the design philosophies.

• OSTI ID: 389962
• Report Number(s): CONF-960426--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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