In current power station boilers, fuel burns at a low temperature, which results in low exergy efficiency. This research combined the second law of t with the boiler structure to maximize the efficiency of a 350 MW power plant boiler. A three-dimensi...
Ash fouling has been an important factor in reducing the heat transfer efficiency and safety of the coal-fired power plant boilers. Scientific and accurate prediction of ash fouling of heat transfer surfaces is the basis of formulating a reasonable s...
Due to the simplified assumptions or unascertained equipment parameters, traditional mechanism models of boiler system in coal-fired power plant usually have predictive errors that cannot be ignored. In order to further improve the predictive accurac...
The potential utilization of boiler slag generated in large amounts from pulverized-coal-combustion (PCC) power plants has recently drawn much attention due to the serious problems caused to ecosystems. In order to make maximal use of the boiler slag...
This paper presents a comprehensive approach for optimization of soot-blowing of air preheaters in a coal-fired power plant boiler. In the method, modeling of the cleanliness factor is firstly proposed to monitor the ash deposition status of the air...
Heavy fuel oil (HFO) is a widely used fuel in compression ignition engines, primarily in Brazilian thermoelectric plants, mainly due to its availability, low cost, and low operational expenses. However, heavy fuel oil is not compatible with most dies...
Proper maintenance management of power infrastructure requires inspections, in order to gather knowledge about the facility’s current condition. For this purpose, periodic diagnostic tests are carried out, not only to determine the current stat...
Most climatic changes are not just the result of human activity, but also of business models that harm the environment. An attempt to attain an ecological balance is an answer to the challenge posed by this situation. The combustion of liquid fuels r...
Because of the present ineffective method of soot blowing on a boiler’s heating surface in a coal-fired power plant, and to improve the economic benefit of the boiler in the power plant, weigh the improvement of boiler efficiency and steam loss...
Failure analysis of the petrochemical plant’s bank-wall side boiler tube has been conducted to determine the root cause of tube failure. The tube material is low carbon steel ASTM A178 grade A. Visual examinations of the cracked surface reveale...
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between the combined heat and power (CHP) plant and boiler, which became the main energy-generating facilities of “anaerobic digestion” (A...
The generation and emission characteristics of fine particulates (PM2.5) from three 300 MW power plant circulating fluidized bed boilers were investigated. One boiler had an external bed and used an electrostatic precipitator, the other two used an e...
One of the main energy sources utilized to produce power is coal. Due to the lack of combustion enhancement, the main issue with coal-based power plants is that they produce significant amount of pollutants. The major problem of slagging formation wi...
In boilers operating in modern power plants, thick-walled elements of complex shapes, such as valves, superheater headers, T-pipes, Y-pipes, four-way pipes, and elbows, are especially prone to fatigue processes. Higher operation parameters and more f...
The problem of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from flue gas, particularly from flue gas originating from coal-firing CFB systems, is currently an important challenge. Many centers around the world have tested post-combustion CO2 capture systems. O...
Transportable boiler plants are widespread in the northern regions of the Russian Federation and have a large and stable demand in various spheres of life. The equipment used and the schemes of existing boiler plants are outdated—they require replace...
Boiler waterwall tube leakage is the most probable cause of failure in steam power plants (SPPs). The development of an intelligent tube leak detection system can increase the efficiency and reliability of modern power plants. The idea of e-maintenan...
The intermittence of renewable energy sources increases the importance of the effective load-tracking ability of power plants. Coordinated control between boiler and turbine systems is the uppermost layer of a thermal power plant control to follow th...
As China continues to adjust its energy structure in order to address energy security and environmental crises, changes in centralized heating technology and energy saving are gradually being promoted. Flue gas waste heat recovery from traditional ga...
For the requirements of performance assessment of the thermal power plant control process, the combustion control system of a 330 MW generator unit in a power plant is studied. Firstly, the five variables that affect the process control performance a...
The growing demands for oleochemical products are expected to reach approximately RM 157.59 billion by 2026 due to an increased drive from the food and beverages, chemicals, and pharmaceutical industries. However, this will lead to an increase in ene...
In this paper, we propose a data classification and analysis method to estimate fire risk using facility data of thermal power plants. To estimate fire risk based on facility data, we divided facilities into three states—Steady, Transient, and...
The development of a cost-effective and accurate model for predicting the fatigue life of materials is essential for designing thermal power plants and assessing their structural reliability under operational conditions. This paper reports a novel en...
Industrial power plant buildings differ from all other types of buildings, mainly due to their significant heights and volumes without internal floor sections, exceptionally heat gains during daily work, and potentially high fire risk. Those building...
Accurate detection and isolation of possible faults are indispensable for operating complex industrial processes more safely, effectively, and economically. In this paper, we propose a fault isolation method for steam boilers in thermal power plants...
Due to growing electricity demand, developing an efficient fault-detection system in thermal power plants (TPPs) has become a demanding issue. The most probable reason for failure in TPPs is equipment (boiler and turbine) fault. Advance detection of...
In the age of widespread renewable energy integration, coal-fired power plants are transitioning from a primary baseload role to a more flexible peak-shaving capacity. Under frequent load changes, the thermal efficiency will significantly decrease. I...
Coal-fired power plants operating under Korea’s standard supercritical pressure operate in a high-temperature environment, with steam temperatures reaching 540 °C. A standard coal-fired power plant has a 30-year design life, and lifespan di...
With the in-depth development of flexibility retrofit in combined heat and power (CHP) units, the unit commitment mode of energy supply equipment in CHP plants is more flexible. This paper presents a multi-mode flexible operation method for CHP plant...
China’s power industry is a major energy consumer, with the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by coal consumption making the power industry one of the key emission sectors. Therefore, it is crucial to explore energy conservation and emissions redu...
The increasing development of combined heat and power (CHP) plants is exacerbating the wind power curtailment problem in regional power grids during the winter heating season. Electric boilers (EBs) were proposed to be employed within CHP plants to r...
During the heating period in Northeast China, the electricity generated by Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants has caused a large amount of wind power curtailment. To avoid this curtailment, Heat Storages (HS) and Electric Boilers (EB) are being wid...
The assessment of human reliability is crucial in serious processes and operations, such as planned maintenance, unplanned maintenance, and troubleshooting in a coal-fired thermal power plant, as the nature of these processes poses significant threat...
Circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers excel in low emissions and high efficiency, with bed temperature serving as a critical indicator of combustion stability, heat transfer efficiency, and pollutant reduction. This study proposes a novel framework...
Among the Key Design Integration Issues (KDIIs) recently selected for the DEMOnstration Fusion Power Plant (DEMO), the operation of the Balance of Plant (BoP) Power Conversion System (PCS) has been recognized as a crucial aspect, due to the typical p...
Agricultural and agro-processing production facilities, storage warehouses and logistics centers for the distribution of products require an increase in the efficiency of generation and energy consumption. The authors suggested using ORC technology b...
The free market forces energy-intensive industrial enterprises to continuously compete. A possible competitive advantage for such enterprises is reducing the finished products cost. This may be achieved by reducing the share of energy in this cost, i...
The estimation of available active power in coal-fired thermal power plant units involves considerable complexity and remains a critical task for plant operators. To avoid compromising system stability, operators often operate the thermal unit below...
The paper analyses operating and developing technologies for hydrogen implementation, transition, and storage at operating thermal power plants (TPPs) to make recommendations for realization of perspective projects for evaluation of the use of hydrog...
The rapid growth in the installation of new energy poses challenges to the stability of the power grid due to its volatility and intermittency. Coal-fired power plants have come to play an important role in flexible peak power regulation. Considering...
Soot blowing optimization is a key, but challenging question in the health management of coal-fired power plant boiler. The monitoring and prediction of ash fouling for heat transfer surfaces is an important way to solve this problem. This study prov...
The energy-intensive steel industry, which consumes substantial amounts of electricity, meets its power demands through external electricity purchases and self-generation through the operation of its own generators. This study aimed to optimize boile...
The need to modernize existing district heating systems is due to increased requirements for their flexibility, energy efficiency, and environmental friendliness. The technical policy on district heating pursued in different countries centers on the...
To maximize the system-level heat integration, three retrofit concepts of waste heat recovery via organic Rankine cycle (ORC), in-depth boiler-turbine integration, and coupling of both are proposed, analyzed and comprehensively compared in terms of t...
The internal combustion process in a boiler in power plants has a direct impact on boiler efficiency and NOx generation. The objective of this study is to propose an intelligent deep learning modeling and multi-objective optimization approach that co...
Thermal power plants (TPPs) are critical to supplying energy to society, and ensuring their safe and efficient operation is a top priority. To minimize maintenance shutdowns and costs, modern TPPs have adopted advanced fault detection and diagnosis (...
Liquid fuel can be an alternative to solid fuel in non-gasified locations. The mazout for municipal-energy boiler plants is much cheaper than fuel oil. However, this relates to the problem of wastewater disposal from such a boiler plant. A proprietar...
Increasing the combustion efficiency of power plant boilers and reducing pollutant emissions are important for energy conservation and environmental protection. The power plant boiler combustion process is a complex multi-input/multi-output system, w...
The reconstruction of ageing thermal power plants with the possibility of their increased efficiency, prolonged service and decreased environmental impact is an intensely debated and researched topic nowadays. Among various concepts, the replacement...
Hard coal is widely used as a source of energy, and a number of catalysts have been developed to minimize the noxious impact of this fuel on combustion. This paper presents the cost-efficiency analysis of a system for improving the combustion of soli...
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