Simplify heat recovery steam generator evaluation

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA)

OSTI ID:6924292

Ganapathy, V ^[1]

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1. ABCO Industries, Abilene, TX (US)

Heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) are widely used in process and power plants, refineries and in several cogeneration/combined cycle systems. They are usually designed for a set of gas and steam conditions but often operate under different parameters due to plant constraints, steam demand, different ambient conditions (which affect the gas flow and exhaust gas temperature in a gas turbine plant), etc. As a result, the gas and steam temperature profiles in the HRSG, steam production and the steam temperature differ from the design conditions, affecting the entire plant performance and economics. Also, consultants and process engineers who are involved in evaluating the performance of the steam system as a whole, often would like to simulate the performance of an HRSG under different gas flows, inlet gas temperature and analysis, steam pressure and feed water temperature to optimize the entire steam system and select proper auxiliaries such as steam turbines, condensers, deaerators, etc.

• OSTI ID: 6924292
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA) Vol. 69:3; ISSN HYPRA; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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