Combining the nuclear power plant steam cycle with gas turbines

被引：31
作者：
Darwish, M. A. [1 ]
Al Awadhi, Fatimah M. [1 ]
Bin Amer, Anwar O. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Kuwait Fdn Adv Sci, Safat 13113, Kuwait
来源：
ENERGY | 2010年 / 35卷 / 12期
关键词：
Nuclear power plant; Gas turbine; Steam turbine; Heat recovery super heater feed water heater; Efficiency; Light water (LW); Pressurized water reactor; ALTERNATIVE PRIMARY ENERGY; DESALTING PLANTS; KUWAIT;
D O I：
10.1016/j.energy.2010.04.031
中图分类号：
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Nuclear steam power plants (NPP) are characterized by low efficiency, compared to steam power plants using fossil fuels. This is due to the relatively low temperature and pressure-throttling conditions of the NPP compared to those using fossil fuel. The light water pressurized water reactor (LW PWR) commercially known as AP600 was suggested for Kuwait cogeneration power desalting plant (CPDP). It has 600 MW nominal power capacity and 33% overall efficiency. Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) installed plenty of gas turbines (GTs) to cover the drastic increase in the peak electrical load during the summer season. Combining some of these GTs with the AP600 can increase the capacity and efficiency of the combined plant, compared to either the CT open cycle or the NPP separate plants. This paper investigates the feasibility of utilizing the hot gases leaving the CT to superheat the steam leaving the steam generator of the AP600 NPP, as well as heating the feed water returning to the steam generator of the NPP condenser. This drastically increases the power output and the efficiency of the NPR Detailed modifications to the NPP power cycle and the resulting enhancement of its performance are presented. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码：4562 / 4571
页数：10
相关论文
共 10 条
  • [1] *CA EN COMM, 2007, CEC1002007005F
  • [2] Cummins W. E., 2003, P ICAPP 03 CORD SPAI
  • [3] Alternative primary energy for power desalting plants in Kuwait: the nuclear option II - The steam cycle and its combination with desalting units
    Darwish, M. A.
    Eleshaky, M. E.
    Al-Najem, N. M.
    Alazmi, B. S. A.
    [J]. DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT, 2009, 1 (1-3) : 42 - 57
  • [4] Alternative primary energy for power desalting plants in Kuwait: the nuclear option I
    Darwish, M. A.
    Al-Awadhi, Fatima M.
    Akbar, A.
    Darwish, A.
    [J]. DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT, 2009, 1 (1-3) : 25 - 41
  • [5] On better utilization of gas turbines in Kuwait
    Darwish, Mohamed A.
    Abdulrahim, Hassan K.
    Amer, Anwar B.
    [J]. ENERGY, 2008, 33 (04) : 571 - 588
  • [6] Forsberg C. W., 2007, Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, V96, P683
  • [7] Jeong Y., 2005, Attributes of a nuclear-assisted gas turbine power cycle
  • [8] Karoly Veszely, 2002, P INT C NUCL EN NEW
  • [9] *MIN EL WAT, 2006, STAT YB EL
  • [10] Priddy AP, 1985, POWER PLANT SYSTEM D
1