Improving the efficiency of a steam power plant cycle by integrating a rotary indirect dryer

This article deals with the integration of a rotary indirect dryer, heated by low pressure extraction steam, into Rankine cycle. The evaluates power generation efficiency steam plant, an integrated which combusts waste biomass high moisture content and is further compared to same plant without dryer. benefits dryer’s are analysed in respect various contents before after drying. evaluation based on parameters evaluated from experiments carried out steam-heated such as specific energy consumption evaporation capacity. improves cycle comparison where moist directly combusted. improvement increases along difference between For reference state, fuel 50% was dried 20% rised 4.38 %. When 60% 10 %, 10.1 However, required dryer surface for drying 10% 1.9 times greater state. results work can be used both prediction this type design.