Numerical cost optimization and irreversibility analysis of the triple-pressure reheat steam-air cooled GT commercial combined cycle power plants

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 145-160

  Bassily, A M ^a  

^a Alexandria Institute of Technology   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gas turbine; Gas steam combined cycle; HRSG; M501H combined cycle; Reduced irreversibility; Stage 107H combined cycle

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; ANNUAL SAVINGS; COMBINED CYCLE; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; CYCLE EFFICIENCY; DIRECT SEARCH; GAS-STEAM COMBINED CYCLE; HRSG; MAXIMUM VALUES; MITSUBISHI; NET REVENUE; NUMERICAL COSTS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OUTPUT POWER; REDUCED IRREVERSIBILITY; STACK TEMPERATURE; STEAM FLOWS; STEAM-COOLING; TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE; US DOLLAR;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; COMMERCE; COOLING; GAS TURBINES; NUMERICAL METHODS; STEAM;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84857411914     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.01.038     Document Type: Article

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