Low-pollution utilization of fossil energy resources; Current status and future prospects
- KWU Group, Erlangen (DE)
The author discusses how, over the past fifty years the development of power plant technology has been governed by various objectives, the trends being influenced by factors relating to the energy economy, business economics and ecology. In an endeavor to reduce specific electricity generating costs, higher unit outputs were developed, thereby reducing the specific plant costs; at the same time, pressure and stream temperatures were increased in order to improve efficiency. At this time, in the fifties and sixties, the emphasis in development was on the water/steam side of the power plant process. The shift towards oil and gas as fuels began in the sixties and was followed by the energy crisis in the seventies, during which period the problem of dwindling fuel resources became a primary concern. As a result, combustion techniques were developed in which poor quality fuels could also be utilized. The emphasis in development was thus transferred from the water/steam side to the combustion flue gas side.
- OSTI ID:
- 6563586
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer; (USA), Vol. 4; ISSN 0888-6911
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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