Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) process simulation and optimization

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-338

  Emun, F ^a   Gadalla, M ^a   Majozi, T ^b   Boer, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

IGCC; Process integration; Process optimization; Process simulation

Indexed keywords

AIR SEPARATION UNIT; ASPEN PLUS; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; COAL POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION; EMISSION LEVEL; ENERGY INTEGRATION; ENERGY TARGETS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FLOWSHEET; GAS CLEANING; HEAT INTEGRATION; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS; INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE; INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE PROCESS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATION COST; OVERALL BENEFIT; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PARAMETER ANALYSIS; PINCH ANALYSIS; PROCESS DATA; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PROCESS SIMULATION TOOLS; STEAM PRODUCTION; SULFUR RECOVERY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; TEXACO GASIFIER; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; TOPOLOGICAL CHANGES;

AIR CLEANERS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL PREPARATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GAS GENERATORS; GAS PLANTS; GASIFICATION; INTEGRATION; MARINE ENGINES; METAL RECOVERY; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; STEAM; STEAM POWER PLANTS; SULFUR; TURBINES; WASTE HEAT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 75849121365     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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