TITLE:
Energetic Analysis of Two Thermal Power Plants with Six and Seven Heaters
AUTHORS:
Miguel Toledo, Juan Abugaber, Raúl Lugo, Martín Salazar, Alfredo Rodríguez, Aldo Rueda
KEYWORDS:
Energetic Analysis; Feedwater Heater; Thermal Efficiency; Rankine Cycle
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.4 No.1,
January
10,
2014
ABSTRACT: An energetic analysis of two power plants with six and seven heaters was
realized in this work and also a feedwater heater was taking into
consideration. This analysis considered the temperature and pressure ranges under which power generating plants work. The unit thermal consumption (UTC),
the specific fuel consumption (SFC) and the specific steam consumption (SSC)
were obtained for power generation. The energetic analysis to the cycles of
steam with regeneration with six and seven heaters was realized. There was a difference of 0.5% in the values of UTC, SFC
and SSC when the pressures of condensation changed. Also an analysis of the behavior of the thermal efficiency in relation
to the rise of numbers of heater from two to seven is
presented.