Waste heat recovery on multiple low-speed reciprocating engines
With rising fuel costs, energy conservation has taken on added significance. Installation of Waste Heat Recovery Units (WHRU) on gas turbines is one method used in the past to reduce gas plant fuel consumption. More recently, waste heat recovery on multiple reciprocating compressor engines has also been identified as having energy conservation potential. This paper reviews the development and implementation of a Waste Heat Recovery Unit (WHRU) for multiple low speed engines at the Katy Gas Plant. WHRU's for these engines should be differentiated from high speed engines and gas turbines in that low speed engines produce low frequency, high amplitude pulsating exhaust. The design of a waste heat system must take this potentially destructive pulsation into account. At Katy, the pulsation forces were measured at high amplitude frequencies and then used to design structural stiffness into the various components of the WHRU to minimize vibration and improve system reliability.
- Research Organization:
- Exxon Co.
- OSTI ID:
- 5307019
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820927-
- Journal Information:
- Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Vol. SPE11109; ISSN SEAPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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320304* -- Energy Conservation
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& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization
AMPLITUDES
DESIGN
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
FREQUENCY RANGE
GAS TURBINE ENGINES
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT RECOVERY
HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
OPERATION
PULSATIONS
RECOVERY
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES