It is well-known that a conventional boiler or heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and related steam turbine have innumerable pieces all working in conjunction to produce the end product of electric ...

The following parameters may be set on the Steam Cycle Performance parameter screen: •Steam Energy Added in Boiler: The heat content of the steam changes as it moves throughout the steam turbines, ...

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A) experts recently performed a thermodynamic analysis to assist our client in converting their coal and natural gas plant to combined cycle operation. The customer ...

The following values are displayed: 1.Total Steam Flow: This is the steam flow rate circulating in the boiler system. 2.Boiler Blowdown: This is the amount of feedwater removed on order to reduce the ...

Materials with corrosion resistance are needed. Alloy 740 (titanium, nickel, chromium, aluminum) loses abut 1 to 2 microns per year at 750C. The DOE announced October, 2016 that it was building a ...

Combined cycle plants, even those built with state-of-the-art technologies at the time of commissioning, drop in dispatch order with age. Aging plants suffer the adverse effects of performance ...