Heat recovery steam generator technology

• Other Authors: Eriksen, Vernon L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Duxford, United Kingdom : Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier, 2017.
• Series: Woodhead Publishing in energy.
• Subjects: Waste heat boilers.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780081019412; 0081019416; 9780081019405; 0081019408
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Heat Recovery Steam Generator Technology is the first fully comprehensive resource to provide readers with the fundamental information needed to understand HRSGs. The book's highly experienced editor has selected a number of key technical personnel to contribute to the book, also including burn...

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover; Heat Recovery Steam Generator Technology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; 1 Introduction; Chapter outline; 1.1 Gas turbine-based power plants; 1.1.1 Advantages; 1.1.2 History; 1.1.3 Outlook; 1.2 Heat recovery steam generator (HRSG); 1.2.1 Role of the HRSG in the power plant; 1.2.2 Characteristics; 1.2.3 Types of HRSGs; 1.2.3.1 Horizontal gas flow, vertical tube, natural circulation design; 1.2.3.2 Vertical gas flow, horizontal tube, forced circulation design; 1.2.3.3 Vertical gas flow, horizontal tube, natural circulation design; 1.2.3.4 Small once-through design.
• 1.2.3.5 Large once-through design1.2.3.6 Benson design; 1.2.3.7 Enhanced oil recovery design; 1.2.3.8 Very high fired design; 1.3 Focus and structure of book; References; 2 The combined cycle and variations that use HRSGs; Chapter outline; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Combining the Brayton and Rankine cycles; 2.3 The central role of HRSGs in combined cycle design; 2.3.1 Pressure levels; 2.3.2 Reheat; 2.3.3 Other decisions affecting heat recovery; 2.3.3.1 Amount of surface area; 2.3.3.2 Surface area sequencing; 2.3.3.3 Supplementary firing; 2.3.3.4 Stack temperature.
• 2.4 Power cycle variations that use HRSGs2.4.1 Cogeneration; 2.4.2 Steam power augmentation; 2.4.3 Integrated gasification combined cycle; 2.4.4 Solar hybrid; 2.5 Conclusion; Reference; 3 Fundamentals; Chapter outline; Nomenclature; Subscripts; 3.1 Thermal design; 3.1.1 Energy balance; 3.1.2 Economizer; 3.1.3 Superheater; 3.1.4 Supplemental firing; 3.1.5 Split superheater; 3.1.6 Multiple pressure systems; 3.1.7 Heat exchanger design; 3.1.7.1 Pressure drop; 3.1.7.2 Finned tubing; 3.1.7.3 Tube arrangement; 3.1.7.4 Two-phase flow; 3.1.7.5 Evaporation and circulation; 3.1.7.6 Instability.
• 3.2 Mechanical design3.2.1 Nonpressure parts; 3.2.2 Pressure parts; 3.2.3 Tube vibration and acoustic resonance; References; 4 Vertical tube natural circulation evaporators; Chapter outline; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Evaporator design fundamentals; 4.2.1 Heat transfer/heat flux; 4.2.2 Natural circulation and circulation ratio; 4.2.3 Flow accelerated corrosion; 4.3 Steam drum design; 4.3.1 Drum water levels and volumes; 4.3.1.1 High high water level trip; 4.3.1.2 High water level alarm; 4.3.1.3 Normal water level; 4.3.1.4 Low water level alarm; 4.3.1.5 Low low water level trip.
• 4.3.2 Drum internals4.3.2.1 Primary separator; 4.3.2.2 Secondary separator; 4.4 Steam drum operation; 4.4.1 Continuous blowdown and intermittent blowoff systems; 4.4.2 Drum level control; 4.4.2.1 Single-element control; 4.4.2.2 Three-element control; 4.4.3 Startup drum level; 4.5 Specialty steam drums; 4.5.1 Multiple drum designs for fast start cycles; 4.5.2 Deaerators; 4.5.2.1 Integral floating pressure deaerator; 4.5.2.2 Remote deaerator; References; 5 Economizers and feedwater heaters; Chapter outline; 5.1 Custom design; 5.1.1 Full circuit; 5.1.2 Half circuit; 5.2 Standard design.