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Design optimization of IGCC power plants

Conference · · Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States)
OSTI ID:7051548
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  1. Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)

Integrated gasification-combined-cycle (IGCC) power plants have the potential for providing performance and cost improvements over conventional coal-fired steam power plants with flue-gas desulfurization. The major design options for IGCC power plants include the following: oxygen-blown versus air-blown gasification processes; entrained-flow, fluidized-bed, or fixed-bed gasifier; coal-slurry feed versus coal-dry feed; hot versus cold fuel-gas cleanup; gas turbine alternatives; and, design alternatives for the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG). This paper summarizes some results from these studies. The advanced thermoelectric techniques used at Tennessee Technological University (TTU) are very powerful tools for evaluating and optimizing IGCC power plants.

OSTI ID:
7051548
Report Number(s):
CONF-920432--
Journal Information:
Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States), Journal Name: Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States) Vol. 54:2; ISSN PAPWA; ISSN 0097-2126
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English