Papers by Keyword: Power Plant

Abstract: Combustion of coal creates a high amount of by-products in heat power plants. The largest share occupies fly ash as solid mineral residuals. Global pressure grows currently for the use of energy by-products. Utilization as a raw material for production of artificial sintered aggregate is one of the ways to make optimal use of even low-quality fly ash. Environmental and economic reasons lead currently to trying to upgrade the technology, which will fully use of the principle of self-sintering process based on content of combustible substances.The amount of combustible substances is today increasing by coal as a primary and finite resource. There is also best way for utilization of industrial wastes that contain a suitable share of combustible substances for ensure the smooth running of sintering.The paper deals with laboratory verification of selected industrial wastes as a correction component in the sintered aggregate production technology. As an alternative raw materials were selected coal tailings, sludge from paper industry, sludge from waste water treatment plant and fly ash from municipal waste incineration plant. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of corrective components to the quality of the resulting sintered aggregates.

Abstract: In a world is of ever-increasing pressure on the use of fly ash in building materials. Despite these efforts the majority of produced energy by-products end up as reclamation material and only small part as high-quality materials. Technology of sintered artificial aggregate is fully based on the fly ashes and allows processing a high percentage of this raw material. The work is devoted to assessing the impact of fly ash character on the quality artificial aggregate. There were selected three fly ashes from high-temperature combustion technology and two from the FBC combustion. The results clearly show that the FBC ashes are not too useful for sintered aggregate technology. For fly ashes is determined primarily by their fineness and the amount of amorphous silica phase.

Abstract: This paper briefly describes the main issues that are happening due to the usage of traditional systems of technical water supply at power plants, both from operational and environmental points of view. The article also presents an alternative option, as an air condenser, and the analysis of the using of such technology.

Abstract: The paper performs the distribution mapping of ion formation intensity based on the contamination map around Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP). The study compares the ion formation intensity in soil after Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear accidents.

Abstract: The electrical automation technology is an advanced technology, in power plants, mainly giving play to the role of monitoring, monitoring analysis for the operation condition of the electric, also can have the data signal feedback function. Electrical automation technology is mostly play the function of monitoring, during the running of the electrical equipment, the equipment running status monitoring, through the analysis of the data and feedback, can timely find problems arising from the operation, and warning. In power plants, the use of automation technology also analysis and remote data transmission, realize the online management of equipment, improving the efficiency and quality of power plants. Electrical automation technology applications for the future development of the power plant provide a favorable environment.

Abstract: The straw-based power generation, as a mature new energy utilization method, has been widely used in different countries. In this paper, we review the development of the straw-based power generation in China and divide it into three stages, namely, research and experimental stage, rapid developing stage and mature stage. Based on the analysis, it is found out that the straw-based power generation in China is now faced with profit loss. The underlying reasons include the high price of straw fuel, high operation and maintenance cost, large investment, low capacity utilization rate and high rate of power consumption in the production. We also propose the managerial suggestions to address the problems.

Abstract: Studies on the potential of plastic solid waste (PSW) as a fuel supplement for power plant was conducted to determine the potential energy and economic value in Indonesia. In analyzing the potential energy and economic value of PSW, 15 cities provinces having municipal solid waste production of greater than 1,000 tons/day were selected. The study showed that with the total potential of PSW of around 693 tons/day, the electrical energy potential available is around 7,987 MWh/day. The PSW equivalent with coal is approximately 1,065 tons/day, and its equivalent to the oil is around 593 tons/day. In conclusion, the PSW is an environmental pollution material but have the energy and economic potential to be used as a fuel supplement for the power plants. Thereby, it can save the use of coal by means co-combustion with PSW and at the same time be able overcome the environmental problems caused by pollution PSW in Indonesia.

Abstract: This study was conducted to obtain a model combustion characteristic of rice husk as fuel at power plants in Indonesia. It is expected to be one of the solutions to meet the needs of electrical energy in Indonesia. Modeling characteristics performed using Ansys Fluent software. Modeling results obtained maximum gas temperature at bed about 1600 K. Temperature and CO₂, CO, H₂O occurs fluctuation in the combustion zone to at distance of 4.66 m from the fuel inlet. Maximum combustion temperature at the base of the furnace about 1600 K and the furnace exit around 967 K. Temperature distributions in the bed and the furnace is uneven due to incomplete combustion of gas in the bed and the fuel air mixture ratio is not appropriate (stoicheometric). Combustion gases in the furnace, ie CO₂, CO, H₂O fluctuations at the basic furnace, the furnace chamber, and the furnace exit. It was concluded that the model of combustion characteristics of rice husk can be used as a basis for assessing the feasibility of utilization as fuel for power plants.

Abstract: A new method for data validation of thermal process in power plant was proposed based on multi-kernel relevance vector machine (MKRVM). Hybrid kernel function combining Gaussian kernel and polynomial kernel function was applied to relevance vector machine (RVM). After optimizing kernel parameters with firefly algorithm, nonlinear data regression model was built for thermal system. Then we used measuring test method to detect data and reconstruct data with model prediction. This method can overcome multiple correlation and nonlinearity among variables of thermal system. It has good robustness against various types of noise and higher accuracy for prediction compared with SVM and RVM. The results of case analysis for thermal system in a 600 MW unit show this method can detect and reconstruct data effectively.

Abstract: The desuperheating water can affect the thermal economy in a power plant. Based on the equations of mass and energy balance equations for steam-water distribution, the calculation model for the thermal economic performance of the thermal system in a coal-fired power plant was established. And this model was used in a 1000MW ultra supercritical coal-fired power generation unit under different conditions with varying flow of desuperheating water (DW). The results show that the DW of reheater has larger impact on the thermal economic of power unit than that of superheater.