Economic Analysis of a 660MW Supercritical Turbine for Steam Initial Parameters

Abstract:

Economic diagnosis of thermal power units is to determine the economy of its operating parameters and operating modes by quantitative and qualitative analysis, which is significant to economic operation and energy saving of power plant. On the basis of equivalent enthalpy drop method and the theory of variable conditions, the economic diagnosis model of operating parameters was established. As main steam temperature and main steam pressure for example, economic diagnosis of a 660MW supercritical steam turbine unit was performed. The result demonstrates that improving the main steam temperature or main steam pressure can reduce heat consumption of the unit. The essence of improving the initial steam parameters is to improve the average temperature of the steam cycle endothermic process, thus improving the circulation efficiency and reducing heat consumption. The economic impact of main steam temperature is up to 0.61g/(kW·h), while which of main steam pressure is little. Therefore, by increasing the initial steam parameters, especially the main steam temperature, to improve the economy of the entire power plant is the main way to enhance the efficiency of power plant in the current.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 960-961)
• Pages: 1550-1553
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.960-961.1550
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Yu Lin Tang, Shan Tu*, Yang Du, Chao Wang, Hong Juan Wang
• Keywords: Economic Diagnosis, Equivalent Enthalpy Drop, Steam Initial Parameters, Variable Conditions

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