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Advanced Turbine System (ATS) [electronic resource] : Task 1, System scoping and feasibility study.

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Online Access: Online Access
Corporate Author: National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.) (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Defense ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1993.
Subjects:
Design.
Steam Turbines.
Natural Gas.
Turbomachinery.
Document Types.
Gas Fuels.
Equipment.
Thermal Power Plants.
Turbines.
Power.
Fuel Gas.
Thermal Efficiency.
Fuels.
Fluids.
Cost.
Power Plants.
Cooling.
Combined-cycle Power Plants.
Emission.
Temperature Effects.
Energy Sources.
Gases.
Materials.
Progress Report.
Efficiency.
Fossil Fuels.
Gas Turbines.
Electric Power.
Machinery.
Fossil-fueled Power Plants.
Description
Abstract:Present GT(Gas Turbine) Systems are available to achieve 52% (LHV) thermal efficiencies, plants in construction will be capable of 54%, and the goal of this study is to identify incentives, technical issues, and resource requirements to develop natural gas-and coal-compatible ATS which would have a goal of 60% or greater based on LHV. The prime objective of this project task is to select a natural gas-fired ATS (Advanced Turbine System) that could be manufactured and marketed should development costs not be at issue with the goals of: (1) Coal of electricity 10% below 1991 vintage power plants in same market class and size. (2) Expected performance 60% efficiency and higher, (3) Emission levels, NO[sub x] < 10 ppM (0.15 lb/MW-h), CO < 20 ppM (0.30 lb/MW-h), and UHC < 20 ppM (0.30 lb/MW-h). ABB screening studies have identified the gas-fueled combined cycle as the most promising full scale solution to achieve the set goals for 1988--2002. This conclusion is based on ABB's experience level, as well as the multi-step potential of the combined cycle process to improve in many component without introducing radical changes that might increase costs and lower RAM. The technical approach to achieve 60% or better thermal efficiency will include increased turbine inlet temperatures, compressor intercooling, as well a improvements in material, turbine cooling technology and the steam turbine. Use of improved component efficiencies will achieve gas-fired cycle performance of 61.78%. Conversion to coal-firing will result in system performance of 52.17%
Item Description:Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information.
02/01/1993.
"doe/mc/29234-3364"
"DE93000280"
van der Linden, S.
ABB Power Generation, Inc., North Brunswick, NJ (United States). Turbine Power Div.
Physical Description:Pages: (52 p) : digital, PDF file.

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