Combined Cycles: Energy Sources and Conversion Systems
Combined Cycles: Energy Sources and Conversion Systems
Combined Cycles: Energy Sources and Conversion Systems
PART 1
OBJECTIVES, DEFINITION AND SIGNIFICANCE
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
FUNCTIONS AND POWER PLANT APPLICATIONS
PART 2
COMBINED CYCLE PROCESS
GAS TURBINE COMBINED CYCLE
Other Variations
Combined
Incorporating cycles
combined cycle will
(CC) are solution to
maximized the power
reduce the amount of
production
energy wasted andin will
the
increased
energy the
conversion
efficiency
(Garcia, of aGarcia,
power
plant.
Carril, & Garcia,
2017).
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HISTORY
Parameters Description/Features
Gas Turbine Small Size
Repowering & Cogeneration
Application
from 1949 – 1968
Non-reheat, Single or Two
Steam Cycle
Pressure
Fuel Distillate Oil/Natural Gas
Table 2. Second generation combined-cycle system
characteristics (Chase, n.d)
Parameters Description/Features
Gas Turbine 50 – 90 MW Capacity
Heat Recovery Feedwater
Application
Heating CC from 1968 - 1980
Non-reheat, Single, Two &
Steam Cycle
Three Pressure
Distillate Oil/Natural Gas/Low
Fuel
BTU Gas/Heavy Oils
Table 3. Third generation combined-cycle system
characteristics (Chase, n.d)
Parameters Description/Features
Gas Turbine 70 – 250 MW Capacity
Heat Recovery Feedwater
Application
Heating CC in the 1990s
Steam Cycle Reheat, Three Pressure
Distillate Oil/Natural Gas/Low
Fuel
BTU Gas
FUNCTIONS AND POWER PLANT
APPLICATIONS
Geothermal energy
• Journals reported that geothermal CC composed of
a flash-binary and an ORC provides an efficiency
ranging from 7.7% to 15.1% (Zeyghami, 2015).
T1
T2
230 ⁰C t1 = t2
At higher pinch:
TWO PRESSURE SYSTEM WITHOUT
SUPPLEMENTARY FIRING
Temperature – Heat Transfer
Diagram