Inputs for the performance of the steam cycle are entered on the Steam Cycle Performance parameter screen . This screen is available for both the NGCC and IGCC plant types. The following parameters ...

It is well-known that a conventional boiler or heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and related steam turbine have innumerable pieces all working in conjunction to produce the end product of electric ...

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A) experts recently performed a thermodynamic analysis to assist our client in converting their coal and natural gas plant to combined cycle operation. The customer ...

Combined cycle plants, even those built with state-of-the-art technologies at the time of commissioning, drop in dispatch order with age. Aging plants suffer the adverse effects of performance ...

The following parameters may be set on the Steam Cycle Performance parameter screen: •Steam Energy Added in Boiler: The heat content of the steam changes as it moves throughout the steam turbines, ...