Abstract:
A solar receiver (9) is integrated with a heat recovery steam generator (1) to provide additional heat input to the same and increase the steam output. According to embodiments of the invention, a solar heater provides reheating of a portion of exhaust gases of the HRSG, or a portion of the feedwater is evaporated totally or partially in a solar evaporator, obtaining a steam flow. A corresponding process generating power in a combined cycle and a method for boosting a conventional HRSG are disclosed.
Abstract:
An air infiltration abatement system (300) for a power plant (10) includes a recirculated flue gas source (175), a recirculated flue gas supply line (310) connected to the recirculated flue gas source (175) and a power plant component. The power plant component has a leakage area in fluid communication with the recirculated flue gas supply line (310). The recirculated flue gas source (175) receives a combustion flue gas (75) from an oxygen fired boiler (20) of the power plant (10), and provides the combustion flue gas (75) to the recirculated flue gas supply line (310). The recirculated flue gas supply line (310) supplies the combustion flue gas (75) as a recirculated flue gas (330) to the oxygen fired boiler (20) via the leakage area of the power plant component.
Abstract:
A process for heating steam, wherein(a) steam is obtained by indirect heat exchange between liquid water and a hot gas,(b) the steam obtained in step (a) is heated by indirect heat exchange with the partly cooled hot gas obtained in step (a),(c) additional water is added to the steam obtained in step (a) prior to or during heating the steam in step (b).
Abstract:
A system for use in a combined cycle power plant including gas and steam turbines includes a single kettle boiler and a valve system. The valve system is operated such that feedwater from a first source passes into the kettle boiler during certain operating conditions, whereas feedwater from a second source passes into the kettle boiler during other operating conditions, wherein the first and second sources have feedwater under different pressures. Rotor cooling air extracted from a compressor section of the gas turbine is cooled with the feedwater in the kettle boiler, wherein at least a portion of the feedwater is evaporated in the kettle boiler by heat transferred to the feedwater from the rotor cooling air to create steam, wherein the valve system is operated to selectively deliver the steam to a first or second steam receiving unit depending on the operating conditions.
Abstract:
A shell-and-tube apparatus (1), suitable for use as a waste heat boiler, comprising a vessel with an exchanging section (2) and a separating section (3), wherein: said exchanging section (2) contains a bundle of U-tubes (4) fed with an evaporable liquid medium such as water (W) and exposed to a hot gas (G) flowing in a hot chamber around said tubes, so that said medium is partially evaporated in the tubes while recovering heat from hot gas flowing in the hot chamber (7); said separating section (3) comprises a collection chamber (16) in communication with outlet of the tubes (4) to receive the partially evaporated medium leaving the tubes; said separating section (3) is arranged to provide separation of vapour fraction and liquid fraction from the partially evaporated medium at least partially by gravity; the apparatus also comprises means for controlling the liquid level in the collection chamber and for a partial recycle of the non-evaporated liquid.
Abstract:
An apparatus for heating steam formed from cooling water in a heat exchanger for hot gas, comprising a super heater (9) arranged in the heat exchanger vessel (1), a process for heating steam performed in such an apparatus, and a process for gasification of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock comprising such a process for heating steam.
Abstract:
A shell-and-tube apparatus (1), suitable for use as a waste heat boiler, comprising a vessel with an exchanging section (2) and a separating section (3), wherein: said exchanging section (2) contains a bundle of U-tubes (4) fed with an evaporable liquid medium such as water (W) and exposed to a hot gas (G) flowing in a hot chamber around said tubes, so that said medium is partially evaporated in the tubes while recovering heat from hot gas flowing in the hot chamber (7); said separating section (3) comprises a collection chamber (16) in communication with outlet of the tubes (4) to receive the partially evaporated medium leaving the tubes; said separating section (3) is arranged to provide separation of vapour fraction and liquid fraction from the partially evaporated medium at least partially by gravity; the apparatus also comprises means for controlling the liquid level in the collection chamber and for a partial recycle of the non-evaporated liquid.
Abstract:
Biomass or refuse-derived fuels (10) and seawater or other non-potable water are used as an input to a combustor/evaporator (15, 20). The resulting steam heats a working fluid in an Organic Rankine Cycle (30, 50, 60, 75) process which drives a turbine (50) to produce mechanical rotation. This rotation can be used to directly drive a process or to generate electricity. The heating of the working fluid cools the steam to produce purified water. The evaporator provides a water purification process for both the separation of dissolved components as well as providing for thermal pasteurization / sterilization. Suitable water inputs are seawater, brackish water and water with those waterborne diseases and pathogens which can be killed through pasteurization/sterilization.
Abstract:
A gas tube steam boiler comprising a heat exchange compartment (2) filled with water forming a water surf ace (2A), a steam head space (8) above the water surface and delimited by a cylindrical wall(l) with a substantially vertical axis (10) and a top plate (4), a steam outlet (6) communicating with the steam head space (8), gas tubes (3) extending through the heat exchange compartment (2) and the steam head space (8), means for supplying heated gas to the gas tubes (3) for generating a flow of steam from said water surface (2A) by heat exchange between the gas tubes (3) and the water, and a steam flow conduit (7', 7") arranged in the steam head space (8) for conducting the flow of steam from the water surface (2A) to the steam outlet (6), at least one of the gas tubes (3) extending transversely through the conduit such that the flow of steam flows in a direction transverse, preferably generally orthogonal, to the gas tubes (3), the configuration of the conduit being such that more than half, preferably substantially all, of the steam in the flow is constrained to flow along a flow path which when projected on a horizontal surface has a length at least equal to the shortest distance between a first point of the wall (1) and a second point of the wall (1) horizontally opposite the first point, said distance, in the case the wall (1) is circular cylindrical, being the diameter D of the circular cylindrical wall.
Abstract:
Vorrichtung für den Eintritt von Heissgas in ein Heizflächenrohr eines Abhitzekessels mit einem mit der Kesselwandung, insbesondere mit dem Rohrboden, verbundenen Aussenrohr, einem an dem Aussenrohr über eine abgerundete Umkehrkappe unter Ausbildung einer Eintrittsöffnung für das Heissgas anschliessenden und von dem Aussenrohr mit Abstand umschlossenen Innen- bzw. Eintrittsrohr mit einem zylindrischen oder sich konisch verengendem Einströmabschnitt und einem mit dem Heizflächenrohr verbundenen Abströmabschnitt und mit einem zwischen Aussenrohr und Innenrohr angeordneten Kühlmittel -leitrohr, das sich bis in die Nähe der Umkehrkappe erstreckt, wobei das leitrohr ( 4 ) als kräfteübertragendes Bauteil ausgebildet ist und sowohl mit dem Innenrohr ( 5 ) als auch mit dem Aussenrohr ( 3 ) jeweils mit wenigstens drei über den Umfang gleichmässig verteilten Verbindungsrippen ( 7, 8 ) zur Ein- bzw. Überleitung von Kräften lose oder fest verbunden ist.