概括
化石燃料发电厂经常运行低于容量,增加成本. 计算机模拟设计之外的性能可以帮助优化新工厂设计并降低开支.
科学领域:
- 能源系统工程 能源系统工程
- 热力学是一种热力学.
- 电厂运营 电厂运营 电厂运营
背景情况:
- 化石燃料发电厂经常以减少的容量运行,导致燃料和资本成本的重大经济损失.
- 这种设计之外的操作是发电行业的一个常见问题,影响了整体效率和利能力.
研究的目的:
- 分析化石燃料发电厂设计外运行背后的原因.
- 强调在设计和选择新发电厂时考虑设计外性能的重要性.
- 证明计算机模拟在优化发电厂设计和降低运营成本方面的实用性.
主要方法:
- 审查有关发电厂运行数据的文献和案例研究.
- 使用计算机模拟来建模煤气化联合循环 (CGCC) 发电厂的设计外性能.
- 分析模拟结果以确定节省成本的机会.
主要成果:
- 设计之外的运行大大增加了化石燃料发电厂的燃料和资本支出.
- 计算机模拟为发电厂的非设计性性能特征提供了宝贵的见解.
- 对CGCC工厂的模拟表明,在建设和运营方面都有可能降低成本.
结论:
- 了解和模拟设计之外的性能对于高效的发电厂设计和选择至关重要.
- 先进的模拟技术可以带来更具成本效益和优化的发电厂运行.
- 这些发现支持将设计后性能分析整合到发电厂工程工作流程中.
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