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Power Plant Technology - L3b
Power Plant Technology - L3b
NUMBER OF HEATERS
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Regeneration Cycle
• Cycle 1-3-4-5 and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
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Gain in Efficiency due to Regeneration
Efficiency of Cycle with Regeneration
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Gain in Efficiency due to Regeneration
Which is positive quantity, this shows that the efficiency increases with
regeneration… 4
For n number of Feed Water Heaters
5
For n number of Feed Water Heaters
6
For n number of Feed Water Heaters
Enthalpy rise per heater including economiser
7
For n number of Feed Water Heaters
More the number of feedwater heaters, more the heat addition due to
regeneration and less addition due to boiler and higher the mean temperature
of heat addition
8
For n number of Feed Water Heaters
16.667%
8.33%
9
For n number of Feed Water Heaters
5%
• Five to seven FWH are used in practice depending on the overall design
of power plant. Some times 9 are also used.
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Efficiency gain due to Number of FWHs
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Optimum location of FWHs
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Optimum location of FWHs
Three FWH
13
Reduction of Heat Rate due to FWH
14
Parameters to determine Performance of Power Plant
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