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    Heat-Recovery Steam Generators: Understand The Basics

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    Heat-recovery steam generators (HRSGs) recover heat from gas turbine exhaust to generate steam. HRSGs can operate with gas turbines to produce steam for industrial processes or electricity. They work by using the hot exhaust gases to generate high-temperature steam via a series of pipes and heat exchangers. Recent HRSG designs maximize energy recovery through multiple steam pressures, high-temperature superheating, and auxiliary firing when the gas turbine is off. Understanding HRSGs allows engineers to efficiently design and operate combined steam and power systems.

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    Heat-recovery steam generators (HRSGs) recover heat from gas turbine exhaust to generate steam. HRSGs can operate with gas turbines to produce steam for industrial processes or electricity. They work by using the hot exhaust gases to generate high-temperature steam via a series of pipes and heat exchangers. Recent HRSG designs maximize energy recovery through multiple steam pressures, high-temperature superheating, and auxiliary firing when the gas turbine is off. Understanding HRSGs allows engineers to efficiently design and operate combined steam and power systems.

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    Heat-recovery steam generators (HRSGs) recover heat from gas turbine exhaust to generate steam. HRSGs can operate with gas turbines to produce steam for industrial processes or electricity. They work by using the hot exhaust gases to generate high-temperature steam via a series of pipes and heat exchangers. Recent HRSG designs maximize energy recovery through multiple steam pressures, high-temperature superheating, and auxiliary firing when the gas turbine is off. Understanding HRSGs allows engineers to efficiently design and operate combined steam and power systems.

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    Heat-Recovery Steam

    Generators:
    Understand the Basics

    Gas turbines with heat-recovery - steam The HRSG generates steam utilizing the
    generators(HRSGs) can be found in energy in the exhaust from the gas
    By understanding virtually every chemical process turbine. However, some plants also have
    industries (CPI) plant. They can be the capability of producing steam when
    how gas-turbine operated in either the cogeneration mode the gas turbine is shutdown. This is done
    or the combined-cycle mode (Figure 1). using a separate forced-draft fan along
    heat-recovery steam with a burner to generate hot gases, which
    In the cogeneration mode, steam produced
    from the HRSG is mainly used for are then used to generate steam. An
    generators differ isolating damper system (also called a
    process applications, whereas in the
    bypass damper) with seal air fans is re -
    from conventional combined-cycle mode, power is generated
    quired in these units to ensure that hot
    via a steam turbine generator.
    steam generators, Gas turbines have several advantages as a gases do not leak to the fan when the gas
    power source: they can be started up turbine is running and that maintenance
    engineers can quickly; they come in packaged modules, can be performed on the gas turbine when
    with power outputs ranging from 3 MW the fresh air fan is operating. Bypass
    design and operate to 100 MW, that can be easily assembled dampers are also used in some units to
    and erected; they have high efficiencies of ensure that the gas flow to the HRSG can
    HRSG systems that 25% to 35% (on a lower heating value be modulated in order to match steam
    [LHV] basis); and they require little or no generation with steam demand. However,
    produce steam cooling water. Recent developments in- if fresh air firing is not used, an isolating
    clude large-capacity units of up to 250 damper is not required.
    efficiently. MW, with low emission characteristics Recent trends in HRSG design include
    (less than 10 ppmv NOx), as well as high multiple-pressure units for maximum en-
    combustor operating temperatures (in the ergy recovery, the use of high-
    range of 2,200°F), which results in effi- temperature superheaters or reheaters in
    V. Ganapathy, ciencies higher than 35%; the exhaust gas combined cycle plants, and auxiliary
    ABCO Industries temperature is also higher, which helps to firing for efficient steam generation. In
    generate high-pressure/high-temperature addition, furnace firing is often employed
    superheated steam, making the Rankine in small capacity units when the exhaust
    cycle efficient. gas is raised to temperatures of 2,400-
    The HRSG forms a major part of the 3,000°F to maximize steam generation
    steam system. In the combined-cycle and thus improve fuel utilization.
    mode, the efficiency of the combined gas- This article highlights some of the basic
    turbine-plus-HRSG system can reach 55- facts about gas turbine HRSGs. This
    60% (LHV basis) with today's advanced information can help plant engineers,
    machines, while in the cogeneration consultants, and those planning co-
    mode, system efficiency can be as high as generation projects make important deci-
    75-85%. sions about the system and performance
    related aspects.

    32 • AUGUST 1996 • CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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