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Ammar Ben Brahim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • energetic and exergetic analysis of a Steam Turbine power plant in an existing phosphoric acid factory
    Energy Conversion and Management, 2015
    Co-Authors: Fathia Hafdhi, Tahar Khir, Ali Ben Yahyia, Ammar Ben Brahim
    Abstract:

    Abstract An energetic and exergetic analysis is conducted on a Steam Turbine Power Plant of an existing Phosphoric Acid Factory. The heat recovery systems used in the different parts of the plant are also considered in the study. Mass, energy and exergy balances are established on the main compounds of the plant. A numerical code is established using EES software to perform the calculations required for the thermal and exergy plant analysis considering real variation ranges of the main operating parameters such as pressure, temperature and mass flow rate. The effects of theses parameters on the system performances are investigated. The main sources of irreversibility are the melters, followed by the heat exchangers, the Steam Turbine generator and the pumps. The maximum energy efficiency is obtained for the blower followed by the heat exchangers, the deaerator and the Steam Turbine generator. The exergy efficiency obtained for the heat exchanger, the Steam Turbine generator, the deaerator and the blower are 88%, 74%, 72% and 66% respectively. The effects of High Pressure Steam temperature and pressure on the Steam Turbine generator energy and exergy efficiencies are investigated.

Michael Casey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • experimental investigation of droplet size influence on low pressure Steam Turbine blade erosion
    Wear, 2013
    Co-Authors: M. Ahmad, Markus Schatz, Michael Casey
    Abstract:

    Abstract In the last stages of Steam Turbines, large droplets (so-called coarse water) are generated from the wet Steam flow. These droplets collide with the following rotating blades with almost the peripheral speed of the rotor. This high speed impact is perceived in the form of erosion of low pressure Steam Turbine blades. Among others, impacting droplet size is a key parameter contributing to the erosion of low-pressure Steam Turbine blades. At the Institute of Thermal Turbomachinery and Machinery Laboratory (ITSM) Stuttgart, the effect of droplet size on the erosion of Steam Turbine blade has been investigated with the help of an erosion test rig. The experiments confirm that the erosion increases with increasing droplet sizes. It is also found that volume loss per droplet impact increases with droplet size with a simple power law relation Erosion ~ D droplet n where value of n is found to be 3.2 up to 3.5 for common blade materials.

Pei Liu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • data reconciliation for the overall thermal system of a Steam Turbine power plant
    Applied Energy, 2016
    Co-Authors: Sisi Guo, Pei Liu
    Abstract:

    Abstract Accuracy of online measurement data is usually not satisfactory for coal-fired power plants due to constraints of measurement techniques. Data reconciliation can help to improve the accuracy of online measurement with no extra requirements on equipment upgrading. Traditionally, data reconciliation is applied to a sub-system of a coal-fired power plant, for instance, mass balance of a Steam Turbine system. In this work, we present a systematic approach where data reconciliation is applied to the overall thermal system of a real-life Steam Turbine power plant. Improvement of data accuracy is obtained via the proposed approach compared with sub-system studies. Optimization of system selection and configuration of a data reconciliation problem is analyzed. Results show that uncertainty of on-line measured data can be reduced by up to 50% in a 1000 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired Steam Turbine power plant compared with previous studies.

T L Shibaev - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Fathia Hafdhi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • energetic and exergetic analysis of a Steam Turbine power plant in an existing phosphoric acid factory
    Energy Conversion and Management, 2015
    Co-Authors: Fathia Hafdhi, Tahar Khir, Ali Ben Yahyia, Ammar Ben Brahim
    Abstract:

    Abstract An energetic and exergetic analysis is conducted on a Steam Turbine Power Plant of an existing Phosphoric Acid Factory. The heat recovery systems used in the different parts of the plant are also considered in the study. Mass, energy and exergy balances are established on the main compounds of the plant. A numerical code is established using EES software to perform the calculations required for the thermal and exergy plant analysis considering real variation ranges of the main operating parameters such as pressure, temperature and mass flow rate. The effects of theses parameters on the system performances are investigated. The main sources of irreversibility are the melters, followed by the heat exchangers, the Steam Turbine generator and the pumps. The maximum energy efficiency is obtained for the blower followed by the heat exchangers, the deaerator and the Steam Turbine generator. The exergy efficiency obtained for the heat exchanger, the Steam Turbine generator, the deaerator and the blower are 88%, 74%, 72% and 66% respectively. The effects of High Pressure Steam temperature and pressure on the Steam Turbine generator energy and exergy efficiencies are investigated.