Enhanced by-product fuel gas utilization based on steam parameters improvement. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ye, Yalan; Wang, Hongming; Jiang, Wenhao
• Is Part Of: Energy reports. Volume 6(2020)Supplement 8
• Page Start: 396
• Page End: 401
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: Gas utilization -- Efficiency improvement -- Rankine cycle -- Steam parameter -- Power generation; Power resources -- Periodicals; Energy industries -- Periodicals; Power resources; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 621.04205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.11.182
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-4847

Abstract

Abstract: In large smelting plants such as steel plant and coking plant the utilization rate of the byproduct gas is generally low, especially in developing countries. Usually, multiple low-parameter boilers are combined with multiple low-parameter steam turbines, which are built in phases, to drive the smelting accessory machineries. In terms of energy utilization efficiency, this model is definitely not economical. Based on the law of thermodynamics, the direction of efficiency improvement was proposed, and the solution of gas utilization system was put forward, according to the Rankine cycle principle. Finally, with a steel plant as the research object, the proposed scheme was applied in the transformation of this plant, and the economic benefit was estimated. The results show that the proposed scheme in this paper can generate more electricity with the same gas consumption.