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POWER PLANTS
Asko Vuorinen
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Engine cycles
Carnot Cycle
Otto Cycle
Diesel Cycle
Brayton Cycle
Rankine Cycle
Combined Cycles
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Carnot Engine
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Carnot Cycle
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Carnot Cycle , continued
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Carnot Cycle , continued
Efficiency
η = 1 – T2/T1
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Otto Cycle
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Otto Cycle, continued
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Otto Cycle, continued
η = 1 – 1/ r k-1
where
r = compression ratio= V2/V1
k= gas constant
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Otto Cycle, continued
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Diesel Cycle
T P
Q1
3
T3
P=constant 2 3
p = const
Q1
T2 4
Q2
T1 4
S 1
S1 S2 V2 V1
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Diesel Cycle, continued
Efficiency
η = 1 – 1 /r k-1 (rck – 1)/(k(rc-1)
where
r = comperssion ratio = V2/V1
rc = cut off ratio = V3/V2
note
If r is the same, Diesel cycle has lower
efficiency than Otto cycle
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Diesel Cycle, continued
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Brayton Cycle
T P
Q1
T3
3
P2=constant 2 3
p = const
Q1
4
2
T2
T1 p = const Q2 P1=constant 4
1
1
Q2
S V
S1 S2 V2 V1 V4
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Brayton Cycle
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Brayton Cycle
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Brayton Cycle, continued
Efficiency
η = 1 – 1/ rp (k-1)/k
where
rp = compressor pressure ratio = p2/p1
k = gas constant
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Brayton cycle, continued
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Rankine Cycle
T
3
T3
Ts
T2 2
T1 4
1
S1 S2
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T-S Diagram
Rankine Cycle, continued
Exhaust
Steam 3
Fuel
Boiler
Turbine
Air
2 1
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Rankine Cycle, continued
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Rankine cycle, continued
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Rankine cycle, continued
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Gas turbine combined cycle
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Gas Turbine Combined Cycle
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IC Engine Combined Cycle
where
P = electrical output
Paux = auxiliary power consumption
Q = heat output
Kt = temperature correction factor
Kl = part load correction factor
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Electrical efficiency
Efficiency
50
45
40
(%)
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30
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2 4 6 8 16 25 40 80 120
Output (MW)
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Efficiency correction factor
for ambient temperature
Efficiency correction factor for ambient temperature
1,15
1,10
1,05
1,00
0,95
0,90
0,85
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
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Efficiency correction factor
for part load operation
Efficiency correction factor for part load operation
1,10
1,00
0,90
0,80
0,70
0,60
0,50
30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Output (%)
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Classification of power plants
by place of combustion
Internal combustion engines
Diesel engines
Gas engines
Dual-fuel engines
External combustion engines
Steam engines
Stirling engines
Gas turbines
Steam turbines
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Classification of internal
combustion engines
By speed or rotation
Low speed < 300 r/min (ship engines)
Medium speed 300 - 1000 r/min (power
plants)
High speed > 1000 r/min (Standby power
plants and cars)
By number of strokes
2 - stroke (large ships)
4 - stroke (power plants and cars)
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Classification of internal
combustion engines, continued
By type of combustion
Lean burn (lambda > 1.2 -2.2)
Stoichiometric (lambda = 1)
By combustion chamber
Open chamber
Pre-chamber
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Classification of internal
combustion engines, continued
By fuel
Heavy fuel oil (HFO)
Light fuel oil (LFO)
Liquid bio fuel (LBF)
Natural gas (NG)
Dual-fuel (NG/LFO)
Tri-fuel (NG/LFO/HFO)
Multi-fuel (NG/LFO/HFO/LBF)
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Classification of gas turbines
By type
Industrial (single shaft)
Aeroderivative (two shaft)
Microturbines (50 – 200 kW)
By fuel
Light fuel oil (LFO)
Natural gas (NG)
Dual-fuel (NG/LFO)
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Classification of steam
turbine power plants
By steam parameters
Subcritical (400 - 540 oC, 10 -150 bar)
Supercritical (600 oC, 240 bar)
By fuel
Coal, lignite, biomass
Heavy fuel oil (HFO)
Dual-fuel (gas/HFO)
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Classification of nuclear
power plants
By type of nuclear reaction
Fission (splitting U235 atoms)
Fusion (fusion of deuterium and
tritium)
By energy of neutrons in chain
reaction
Fast reactors (fast neutrons)
Thermal reactors (”slow neutrons”)
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Classification of thermal
reactors
By moderator (slow down of neutrons)
Water
Graphite
By cooling media
Water
Helium
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Classification of water
cooled reactors
Pressurised water
Toshiba (Westinghouse), Mitsubishi
(Japan), Areva (France), Rosatom
(Russia)
Boiling water
General Electric (USA)
Heavy water
AECL (Canada)
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Operating parameters
Emissions
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Start-up time
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Maximum change in 30 s
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Maximum ramp rate
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CO2 emissions
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Summary
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For details see reference text book
”Planning of Optimal Power Systems”
Author:
Asko Vuorinen
Publisher:
Ekoenergo Oy
Printed:
2007 in Finland
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