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Efficiency Matters: A Study of Energy Analysis Techniques in Thermal Power Plants
Abstract
The objective of this article is to perform exergy analysis for warm control plants based on the simulation software Aspen Furthermore. In this ponder, the most areas of the system counting the kettle and the steam turbine are modeled using the Aspen Also program. Exergy investigation of the modeled system is examined to get the vitality misfortune conveyance of the system. The impacts of different working conditions on the exergy productivity of the framework are explored including combustion temperature, abundance discuss coefficient, steam temperature, and steam weight. The comes about appear that exergy loss mainly happens within the evaporator and the steam turbine. The major sources of irreversibility are combustion and the internal thermal vitality trade within the evaporator. The high-pressure turbine has the most reduced exergy effectiveness within the steam turbine; however, it accept the biggest work yield, bookkeeping for 37.08%. In this manner, decreasing the irreversible misfortune within the boiler and moving forward the execution of the power plant.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/jotea.v10i1.7580
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