Single Process Plant Application of a Gas Turbine Generator With Recovery Boiler

Author(s):  
R. W. Klein

This paper consists of the application considerations given for the selection of on-site power generation using a gas turbine with a recovery boiler in the process chemical industry. The additional use of 400 psig steam from recovery heat of the gas turbine exhaust used for process steam is evaluated. The techniques used for engineering, construction, training, and start-up are discussed. The performance of the unit after 30,000 operating hours, including reliability and a discussion of equipment problems, is included.

Author(s):  
R. W. Jones ◽  
A. C. Shoults

This paper presents details of three large gas turbine installations in the Freeport, Texas, power plants of the Dow Chemical Company. The general plant layout, integration of useful outputs, economic factors leading to the selection of these units, and experiences during startup and operation will be reviewed. All three units operate with supercharging fan, evaporative cooler, and static excitation. Two of the installations are nearly identical 32,000-kw gas turbines operating in a combined cycle with a supplementary fired 1,500,000-lb/hr boiler and a 50,000-kw noncondensing steam turbine. The other installation is a 43,000-kw gas turbine and a 20,000-kw starter-helper steam turbine on the same shaft. The gas turbine exhaust is used to supply heated feedwater for four existing boilers.


Author(s):  
Lu Xingsu ◽  
Pan Kunyuan ◽  
Wu Zuomin

The aerodynamic characteristics of the exhaust system have an important bearing on the economic aspects of the marine gas turbine. The exhaust volute is an important component of the exhaust system. The design of turbine exhaust volutes must take into account the structural demands of the gas turbine, the layout of the exhaust system as a whole in the engine room and the hull as well as its overall dimension requirements. This paper discusses the design principles of exhaust volutes. Given the hub-tip ratio dl/D1 of turbine exit (volute entry), a method is developed to rationally select the axial length L and radial width B. The selection of an annular diffuser and the relevant parameters along with the coordination of diffuser and collector are analyzed. On the basis of an analysis of experimental data the basic design criteria of exhaust volutes are proposed.


1974 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. B. Wilson ◽  
W. J. Hefner

Energy costs can be reduced in most large process plants by the use of turbines to supply power and heat. Performance characteristics of gas turbines, gas turbine exhaust heat boilers and combined gas-steam turbine cycles, plus the typical heat balance diagrams included in this paper will help the reader visualize economic applications for turbines in different industrial plants. The effect different fuels have on gas turbine maintenance (costs and downtime) and other application parameters are included. The information provided will permit the user to assess his own situation and then select the most economic fuel for a specific gas turbine application.


2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 93-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Chmielniak ◽  
Daniel Czaja ◽  
Sebastian Lepszy

Abstract A gas turbine air bottoming cycle consists of a gas turbine unit and the air turbine part. The air part includes a compressor, air expander and air heat exchanger. The air heat exchanger couples the gas turbine to the air cycle. Due to the low specific heat of air and of the gas turbine exhaust gases, the air heat exchanger features a considerable size. The bigger the air heat exchanger, the higher its effectiveness, which results in the improvement of the efficiency of the gas turbine air bottoming cycle. On the other hand, a device with large dimensions weighs more, which may limit its use in specific locations, such as oil platforms. The thermodynamic calculations of the air heat exchanger and a preliminary selection of the device are presented. The installation used in the calculation process is a plate heat exchanger, which is characterized by a smaller size and lower values of the pressure drop compared to the shell and tube heat exchanger. Structurally, this type of the heat exchanger is quite similar to the gas turbine regenerator. The method on which the calculation procedure may be based for real installations is also presented, which have to satisfy the economic criteria of financial profitability and cost-effectiveness apart from the thermodynamic criteria.


Author(s):  
Hun Cha ◽  
Yoo Seok Song ◽  
Kyu Jong Kim ◽  
Jung Rae Kim ◽  
Sung Min KIM

An inappropriate design of HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generator) may lead to mechanical problems including the fatigue failure caused by rapid load change such as operating trip, start-up or shut down. The performance of HRSG with dynamic analysis should be investigated in case of start-up or shutdown. In this study, dynamic analysis for the HRSG system was carried out by commercial software. The HRSG system was modeled with HP, IP, LP evaporator, duct burner, superheater, reheater and economizer. The main variables for the analysis were the temperature and mass flow rate from gas turbine and fuel flow rate of duct burner for given start-up (cold/warm/hot) and shutdown curve. The results showed that the exhaust gas condition of gas turbine and fuel flow rate of duct burner were main factors controlling the performance of HRSG such as flow rate and temperature of main steam from final superheater and pressure of HP drum. The time delay at the change of steam temperature between gas turbine exhaust gas and HP steam was within 2 minutes at any analysis cases.


1974 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Cummins

To investigate the sources of acoustic radiation from a gas turbine exhaust, a one-seventh scale model has been constructed. The model geometrically scales the flow path downstream of the rotating parts including support struts and turning vanes. A discussion and comparison of different kinds of aerodynamic and acoustic scaling techniques are given. The effect of the temperature ratio between model and prototype is found to be an important parameter in comparing acoustical data.


Author(s):  
Orlando Ugarte ◽  
Suresh Menon ◽  
Wayne Rattigan ◽  
Paul Winstanley ◽  
Priyank Saxena ◽  
...  

Abstract In recent years, there is a growing interest in blending hydrogen with natural gas fuels to produce low carbon electricity. It is important to evaluate the safety of gas turbine packages under these conditions, such as late-light off and flameout scenarios. However, the assessment of the safety risks by performing experiments in full-scale exhaust ducts is a very expensive and, potentially, risky endeavor. Computational simulations using a high fidelity CFD model provide a cost-effective way of assessing the safety risk. In this study, a computational model is implemented to perform three dimensional, compressible and unsteady simulations of reacting flows in a gas turbine exhaust duct. Computational results were validated against data obtained at the simulated conditions in a representative geometry. Due to the enormous size of the geometry, special attention was given to the discretization of the computational domain and the combustion model. Results show that CFD model predicts main features of the pressure rise driven by the combustion process. The peak pressures obtained computationally and experimentally differed in 20%. This difference increased up to 45% by reducing the preheated inflow conditions. The effects of rig geometry and flow conditions on the accuracy of the CFD model are discussed.


Author(s):  
W. V. Hambleton

This paper represents a study of the overall problems encountered in large gas turbine exhaust heat recovery systems. A number of specific installations are described, including systems recovering heat in other than the conventional form of steam generation.


2013 ◽  
Vol 476 ◽  
pp. 012060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Min Seo ◽  
Jun Young Park ◽  
Bum Seog Choi

1968 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Ringwall ◽  
L. R. Kelley

Circuit concepts and test data for a fluidic system to sense the average temperature in a gas turbine exhaust duct are presented. Phase discrimination techniques are used to sense the average wave velocity in a long tube and to produce an output pressure differential proportional to temperature error.


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