Virginia attorney Bradford Jacob serves as the president of EPC Consulting, LLC, a consultancy serving clients in the oil, gas, chemical, construction, and energy industries. Among other services, Bradford Jacob of Virginia has negotiated energy contracts worth, in aggregate, a total of more than $50 billion, some of which concern combined-cycle power plants.
COMBNED CYCLE POWER PLANT PPT
(Advanced method of Gas-Thermal based)
How Combined cycle Gas-Thermal Projects in India works.
Basic operation with details of modern Gas Booster Compressor (GBC) and highly efficient Heat Recovery Steam Generator(HRSG), General Electric Gas Turbines and BHEL steam turbines.
[in case anyone need much detail feel free to ping me]
Combined Heat and Power Generation - Commercial Energy Efficiency with Cogene...The Brewer-Garrett Company
www.brewer-garrett.com
Best practices in combined heat and power (CHP) promote commercial energy efficiency. Presented by energy services company Brewer-Garrett.
Virginia attorney Bradford Jacob serves as the president of EPC Consulting, LLC, a consultancy serving clients in the oil, gas, chemical, construction, and energy industries. Among other services, Bradford Jacob of Virginia has negotiated energy contracts worth, in aggregate, a total of more than $50 billion, some of which concern combined-cycle power plants.
COMBNED CYCLE POWER PLANT PPT
(Advanced method of Gas-Thermal based)
How Combined cycle Gas-Thermal Projects in India works.
Basic operation with details of modern Gas Booster Compressor (GBC) and highly efficient Heat Recovery Steam Generator(HRSG), General Electric Gas Turbines and BHEL steam turbines.
[in case anyone need much detail feel free to ping me]
Combined Heat and Power Generation - Commercial Energy Efficiency with Cogene...The Brewer-Garrett Company
www.brewer-garrett.com
Best practices in combined heat and power (CHP) promote commercial energy efficiency. Presented by energy services company Brewer-Garrett.
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators. The principle is that after completing its cycle (in the first engine), the temperature of the working fluid engine is still high enough that a second subsequent heat engine may extract energy from the waste heat that the first engine produced. By combining these multiple streams of work upon a single mechanical shaft turning an electric generator, the overall net efficiency of the system may be increased by 50–60%. That is, from an overall efficiency of say 34% (in a single cycle) to possibly an overall efficiency of 51% (in a mechanical combination of two cycles) in net Carnot thermodynamic efficiency. This can be done because heat engines are only able to use a portion of the energy their fuel generates (usually less than 50%). In an ordinary (non combined cycle) heat engine the remaining heat (e.g., hot exhaust fumes) from combustion is generally wasted.
Combining two or more thermodynamic cycles results in improved overall efficiency, reducing fuel costs. In stationary power plants, a widely used combination is a gas turbine (operating by the Brayton cycle) burning natural gas or synthesis gas from coal, whose hot exhaust powers a steam power plant (operating by the Rankine cycle). This is called a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plant, and can achieve a best-of-class real (HHV - see below) thermal efficiency of around 54% in base-load operation, in contrast to a single cycle steam power plant which is limited to efficiencies of around 35–42%. Many new gas power plants in North America and Europe are of the Combined Cycle Gas Turbine type. Such an arrangement is also used for marine propulsion, and is called a combined gas and steam (COGAS) plant. Multiple stage turbine or steam cycles are also common.
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant Part 1Anurak Atthasit
Introduction to Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant. Describing the advantage and design limit of the CCGT. Overview of Brayton Cycle and Rankine Cycle - showing some basic thermodynamic to explain some background of CCGT.
Combined Heat and Power is the simultaneous production of
electricity and heat using a single fuel such as natural gas. The heat produced from the electricity generation process is captured and used to produce steam or hot water that can then be used for industrial and commercial heating or cooling purposes, such as district energy systems. The dual output of CHP facility can make more efficient use of fuel than two separate facilities that each just produce just heat or electricity. Consequently a CHP facility can provide the same energy services with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Now a day’s power generation is most important for
every country. This power is generated by some thermal
cycles. But single cycle cannot be attain complete power
requirements and its efficiency also very low so that to fulfill
this requirements to combine two or more cycles in a single
power plant then we can increase the efficiency of the power
plant. Its increased efficiency is more than that of if the plant
operated on single cycle. In which we are using two different
cycles and these two cycles are operated by means of different
working mediums. These type of power plants we can called
them like combined cycle power plants. In combined cycle
power plants above cycle is known as topping cycle and below
cycle is known as bottoming cycle. The above cycle generally
brayton cycle which uses air as a working medium. When the
power generation was completed the exhaust gas will passes
in to the waste heat recovery boiler. Another cycle also
involved in bottoming cycle. This cycle works on the basis on
rankine cycle. In which steam is used as working medium.
The main component in bottoming cycle is waste heat
recovery boiler. It will receive exhaust heat from the gas
turbine and converts water in to steam. The steam used for
generating power by expansion on steam turbine. Combined
cycle power plants are mostly used in commercial power
plants.
In this paper we are analyzing one practical
combined cycle power plant. In practical conditions due to
some losses it can not be generates complete power. So that
we are invistigated why it is not give that much of power and
the effect of various operating parameters such as maximum
temperature and pressure of rankine cycle, gas turbine inlet
temperature and pressure ratio of Brayton cycle on the net
output work and thermal efficiency of the combine cycle
power plant.
The outcome of this work can be utilized in order to
facilitate the design of a combined cycle with higher efficiency
and output work. Mathematical calculations and simple
graphs in ms excel, and auto cad has been carried out to
study the effects and influences of the above mentioned
parameters on the efficiency and work output.
A combined-cycle power plant uses both a gas and a steam turbine together to produce up to 50 percent more electricity from the same fuel than a traditional simple-cycle plant. The waste heat from the gas turbine is routed to the nearby steam turbine, which generates extra power.
If several power plants work together to meet the demand of the consumer then the system is known as “Interconnected System”
The Combined Cycle Power Plant or combined cycle gas turbine, a gas turbine generator generates electricity and waste heat is used to make steam to generate additional electricity via a steam turbine. The gas turbine is one of the most efficient one for the conversion of gas fuels to mechanical power or electricity. The use of distillate liquid fuels, usually diesel, is also common as alternate fuels.
More recently, as simple cycle efficiencies have improved and as natural gas prices have fallen, gas turbines have been more widely adopted for base load power generation, especially in combined cycle mode, where waste heat is recovered in waste heat boilers, and the steam used to produce additional electricity.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation. The use of industrial power and heat, resulting into high efficiency of the industrial unit and high profits. Reliability on energy provider is reduced.
Cogeneration and On-Site Utility (PPA): Definition and BenefitsBobby Green
What is Cogeneration and why should you invest in it? In this presentation, GREENCROWN Energy defines Cogeneration and discusses its many benefits for your organization. How can this help your company? Read on for more information.
Additionally, this presentation contains information on Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)/On-Site Utility.
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators. The principle is that after completing its cycle (in the first engine), the temperature of the working fluid engine is still high enough that a second subsequent heat engine may extract energy from the waste heat that the first engine produced. By combining these multiple streams of work upon a single mechanical shaft turning an electric generator, the overall net efficiency of the system may be increased by 50–60%. That is, from an overall efficiency of say 34% (in a single cycle) to possibly an overall efficiency of 51% (in a mechanical combination of two cycles) in net Carnot thermodynamic efficiency. This can be done because heat engines are only able to use a portion of the energy their fuel generates (usually less than 50%). In an ordinary (non combined cycle) heat engine the remaining heat (e.g., hot exhaust fumes) from combustion is generally wasted.
Combining two or more thermodynamic cycles results in improved overall efficiency, reducing fuel costs. In stationary power plants, a widely used combination is a gas turbine (operating by the Brayton cycle) burning natural gas or synthesis gas from coal, whose hot exhaust powers a steam power plant (operating by the Rankine cycle). This is called a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plant, and can achieve a best-of-class real (HHV - see below) thermal efficiency of around 54% in base-load operation, in contrast to a single cycle steam power plant which is limited to efficiencies of around 35–42%. Many new gas power plants in North America and Europe are of the Combined Cycle Gas Turbine type. Such an arrangement is also used for marine propulsion, and is called a combined gas and steam (COGAS) plant. Multiple stage turbine or steam cycles are also common.
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant Part 1Anurak Atthasit
Introduction to Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant. Describing the advantage and design limit of the CCGT. Overview of Brayton Cycle and Rankine Cycle - showing some basic thermodynamic to explain some background of CCGT.
Combined Heat and Power is the simultaneous production of
electricity and heat using a single fuel such as natural gas. The heat produced from the electricity generation process is captured and used to produce steam or hot water that can then be used for industrial and commercial heating or cooling purposes, such as district energy systems. The dual output of CHP facility can make more efficient use of fuel than two separate facilities that each just produce just heat or electricity. Consequently a CHP facility can provide the same energy services with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Now a day’s power generation is most important for
every country. This power is generated by some thermal
cycles. But single cycle cannot be attain complete power
requirements and its efficiency also very low so that to fulfill
this requirements to combine two or more cycles in a single
power plant then we can increase the efficiency of the power
plant. Its increased efficiency is more than that of if the plant
operated on single cycle. In which we are using two different
cycles and these two cycles are operated by means of different
working mediums. These type of power plants we can called
them like combined cycle power plants. In combined cycle
power plants above cycle is known as topping cycle and below
cycle is known as bottoming cycle. The above cycle generally
brayton cycle which uses air as a working medium. When the
power generation was completed the exhaust gas will passes
in to the waste heat recovery boiler. Another cycle also
involved in bottoming cycle. This cycle works on the basis on
rankine cycle. In which steam is used as working medium.
The main component in bottoming cycle is waste heat
recovery boiler. It will receive exhaust heat from the gas
turbine and converts water in to steam. The steam used for
generating power by expansion on steam turbine. Combined
cycle power plants are mostly used in commercial power
plants.
In this paper we are analyzing one practical
combined cycle power plant. In practical conditions due to
some losses it can not be generates complete power. So that
we are invistigated why it is not give that much of power and
the effect of various operating parameters such as maximum
temperature and pressure of rankine cycle, gas turbine inlet
temperature and pressure ratio of Brayton cycle on the net
output work and thermal efficiency of the combine cycle
power plant.
The outcome of this work can be utilized in order to
facilitate the design of a combined cycle with higher efficiency
and output work. Mathematical calculations and simple
graphs in ms excel, and auto cad has been carried out to
study the effects and influences of the above mentioned
parameters on the efficiency and work output.
A combined-cycle power plant uses both a gas and a steam turbine together to produce up to 50 percent more electricity from the same fuel than a traditional simple-cycle plant. The waste heat from the gas turbine is routed to the nearby steam turbine, which generates extra power.
If several power plants work together to meet the demand of the consumer then the system is known as “Interconnected System”
The Combined Cycle Power Plant or combined cycle gas turbine, a gas turbine generator generates electricity and waste heat is used to make steam to generate additional electricity via a steam turbine. The gas turbine is one of the most efficient one for the conversion of gas fuels to mechanical power or electricity. The use of distillate liquid fuels, usually diesel, is also common as alternate fuels.
More recently, as simple cycle efficiencies have improved and as natural gas prices have fallen, gas turbines have been more widely adopted for base load power generation, especially in combined cycle mode, where waste heat is recovered in waste heat boilers, and the steam used to produce additional electricity.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation. The use of industrial power and heat, resulting into high efficiency of the industrial unit and high profits. Reliability on energy provider is reduced.
Cogeneration and On-Site Utility (PPA): Definition and BenefitsBobby Green
What is Cogeneration and why should you invest in it? In this presentation, GREENCROWN Energy defines Cogeneration and discusses its many benefits for your organization. How can this help your company? Read on for more information.
Additionally, this presentation contains information on Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)/On-Site Utility.
Thermodynamic Cycles for Power Generation—Brief Review
Real Steam Power Plants—General Considerations
Steam-Turbine Internal Efficiency and Expansion Lines
Closed Feed water Heaters (Surface Heaters)
The Steam Turbine
Turbine-Cycle Heat Balance and Heat and Mass Balance Diagrams
Steam-Turbine Power Plant System Performance Analysis Considerations
Second-Law Analysis of Steam-Turbine Power Plants
Gas-Turbine Power Plant Systems
Combined-Cycle Power Plant Systems
introduction to thermal powerplant,type of thermal powerplant,captive powerplant,rankin cycle,co-generation powerplant,subcritical powerplant,supercritical powerplant,theory of operation,working principle,parts of powerplant,boiler,turbine,etc
This presentations contains the basic layout of a thermal power palnt along with the components.Coal and it's types.Future of thermal power plant in India.
To Improve Thermal Efficiency of 27mw Coal Fired Power PlantIJMER
Booming demand for electricity, especially in the developing countries, has raised power generation technologies in the headlines. At the same time the discussion about causes of global warming has focused on emissions originating from power generation and on CO2 reduction technologies such as:
(1) Alternative primary energy sources,
(2) Capture and storage of CO2,
(3) Increasing the efficiency of converting primary energy content into electricity.
In the dissertation, the thermal efficiency of the power plant is improved when Control of furnace draft (nearer to balanced draft). Oxygen level decreases percentage of flue gases. Above this level heat losses are increases & below this carbon mono-oxide is formed. Steam power plant is using fuel to generate electrical power. The used of the fuel must be efficient so the boiler can generate for the maximum electrical power. By the time the steam cycle in the boiler, it also had heat losses through some parts and it effect on the efficiency of the boiler. This project will analyze about the parts of losses and boiler efficiency. to find excess air which effect heat losses in boiler. By using the 27 MW coal fired thermal power plant of Birla Corporation Limited, Satna (M.P.) the data is collect by using types of Combustion & heat flow in boiler. Result of the analysis show that the efficiency of boiler depends on mass of coal burnt & type of combustion .This study is fulfilling the objective of analysis to find the boiler efficiency and heat losses in boiler for 27 MW thermal power plant of Birla Corporation Limited, Satna (M.P.)
Use of Process Analyzers in Fossil Fuel PlantsIves Equipment
In spite of all efforts concerning energy savings and efficiency, the growing world population and the aspired higher 'standard of living' will lead to a further in- crease of world energy demand. In this context, almost half of the primary energy demand will continue to be covered by solid fuels, particularly by coal, until 2020 and many years beyond.
NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN CONDENSING HEAT EXCHANGERS...ssuser7dcef0
Power plants release a large amount of water vapor into the
atmosphere through the stack. The flue gas can be a potential
source for obtaining much needed cooling water for a power
plant. If a power plant could recover and reuse a portion of this
moisture, it could reduce its total cooling water intake
requirement. One of the most practical way to recover water
from flue gas is to use a condensing heat exchanger. The power
plant could also recover latent heat due to condensation as well
as sensible heat due to lowering the flue gas exit temperature.
Additionally, harmful acids released from the stack can be
reduced in a condensing heat exchanger by acid condensation. reduced in a condensing heat exchanger by acid condensation.
Condensation of vapors in flue gas is a complicated
phenomenon since heat and mass transfer of water vapor and
various acids simultaneously occur in the presence of noncondensable
gases such as nitrogen and oxygen. Design of a
condenser depends on the knowledge and understanding of the
heat and mass transfer processes. A computer program for
numerical simulations of water (H2O) and sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
condensation in a flue gas condensing heat exchanger was
developed using MATLAB. Governing equations based on
mass and energy balances for the system were derived to
predict variables such as flue gas exit temperature, cooling
water outlet temperature, mole fraction and condensation rates
of water and sulfuric acid vapors. The equations were solved
using an iterative solution technique with calculations of heat
and mass transfer coefficients and physical properties.
CW RADAR, FMCW RADAR, FMCW ALTIMETER, AND THEIR PARAMETERSveerababupersonal22
It consists of cw radar and fmcw radar ,range measurement,if amplifier and fmcw altimeterThe CW radar operates using continuous wave transmission, while the FMCW radar employs frequency-modulated continuous wave technology. Range measurement is a crucial aspect of radar systems, providing information about the distance to a target. The IF amplifier plays a key role in signal processing, amplifying intermediate frequency signals for further analysis. The FMCW altimeter utilizes frequency-modulated continuous wave technology to accurately measure altitude above a reference point.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface.
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system.
• Compatible with IDM8000 CCR.
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
• Easy in configuration using DIP switches.
Technical Specifications
Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
Key Features
Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system
• Copatiable with IDM8000 CCR
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
Application
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface.
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system.
• Compatible with IDM8000 CCR.
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
• Easy in configuration using DIP switches.
Sachpazis:Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Estimation in simple terms with Calculati...Dr.Costas Sachpazis
Terzaghi's soil bearing capacity theory, developed by Karl Terzaghi, is a fundamental principle in geotechnical engineering used to determine the bearing capacity of shallow foundations. This theory provides a method to calculate the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, which is the maximum load per unit area that the soil can support without undergoing shear failure. The Calculation HTML Code included.
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Cosmetic shop management system project report.pdfKamal Acharya
Buying new cosmetic products is difficult. It can even be scary for those who have sensitive skin and are prone to skin trouble. The information needed to alleviate this problem is on the back of each product, but it's thought to interpret those ingredient lists unless you have a background in chemistry.
Instead of buying and hoping for the best, we can use data science to help us predict which products may be good fits for us. It includes various function programs to do the above mentioned tasks.
Data file handling has been effectively used in the program.
The automated cosmetic shop management system should deal with the automation of general workflow and administration process of the shop. The main processes of the system focus on customer's request where the system is able to search the most appropriate products and deliver it to the customers. It should help the employees to quickly identify the list of cosmetic product that have reached the minimum quantity and also keep a track of expired date for each cosmetic product. It should help the employees to find the rack number in which the product is placed.It is also Faster and more efficient way.
Final project report on grocery store management system..pdfKamal Acharya
In today’s fast-changing business environment, it’s extremely important to be able to respond to client needs in the most effective and timely manner. If your customers wish to see your business online and have instant access to your products or services.
Online Grocery Store is an e-commerce website, which retails various grocery products. This project allows viewing various products available enables registered users to purchase desired products instantly using Paytm, UPI payment processor (Instant Pay) and also can place order by using Cash on Delivery (Pay Later) option. This project provides an easy access to Administrators and Managers to view orders placed using Pay Later and Instant Pay options.
In order to develop an e-commerce website, a number of Technologies must be studied and understood. These include multi-tiered architecture, server and client-side scripting techniques, implementation technologies, programming language (such as PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and MySQL relational databases. This is a project with the objective to develop a basic website where a consumer is provided with a shopping cart website and also to know about the technologies used to develop such a website.
This document will discuss each of the underlying technologies to create and implement an e- commerce website.
Using recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) for pavements is crucial to achieving sustainability. Implementing RCA for new pavement can minimize carbon footprint, conserve natural resources, reduce harmful emissions, and lower life cycle costs. Compared to natural aggregate (NA), RCA pavement has fewer comprehensive studies and sustainability assessments.
Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Construction Part III
Combined cycle power plant
1. Combined Cycle Power Plant
CCPP
The objective of this article is to provide power plant
personals with a basic understanding of the major components
of the combined cycle power plant and the role of each
component to achieve optimum plant efficiency.
Typical Combined Cycle Power Plant CCPP
There are many different types of power plants including
thermal and hydraulic power plants. Thermal power plants
burn some sort of fuel such as fossil or nuclear fuel to
produce heat energy that is converted to electrical energy
through a series of intermediate processes.
The traditional thermal power plant is the Rankine cycle
plant. Early plants had thermal efficiencies of approx 25%
to 30%. The Rankine cycle has been refined considerably over
2. the years and made more efficient by the addition of
components like feedwater heaters, superheaters, and
reheaters.
The gas turbine industry has seen a resurgence in the last
20 to 25 years. Because gas turbine efficiency increased due
to material and design improvements. Another cause for
growth in the gas turbine industry has been the growing
popularity of combined cycle power plant.
A combined cycle power plant consists of one or more gas
turbines that drive generators and exhaust into a boiler
called Heat Recovery Steam Generator HRSG. That generates
steam for Rankine cycle unit.
One of the principal reasons for the popularity of the
combined cycle power plants is their higher thermal
efficiency. Combined cycle power plants with thermal
efficiencies as high as 54% have been built. Combined cycle
power plants can achieve this efficiency because more of the
heat from the gas turbine is captured and used in Rankine
cycle portion of plant.
Another reason for the popularity of combined cycle plants
is the relatively short time required for their
construction. Although it takes longer to build a combined
cycle plant than a simple gas turbine plant, a combined
cycle plant can be built in much less time than a Rankine
cycle plant of comparable output.
Combined Cycle Power plant diagram
3. Combined cycle power plant diagram
A combined cycle gas turbine power plant is essentially an
electrical power plant in which a gas turbine and a steam
turbine are used in combination to achieve greater
efficiency than would be possible independently. The gas
turbine drives an electrical generator while the gas turbine
exhaust is used to produce steam in a heat exchanger (called
a Heat Recovery Steam Generator, HRSG) to supply a steam
turbine whose output provides the means to generate more
electricity. If the steam is used for heat (e.g. heating
buildings) then the plant would be referred to as a
cogeneration plant.
