All real processes generate entropy and the power/exergy loss is usually determined by means of the Gouy-Stodola law. If the system only exchanges heat at the environmental temperature, the Gouy-Stodola law gives the correct loss of power. However, most industrial processes exchange heat at higher or lower temperatures than the actual environmental temperature. When calculating the real loss of...

In this paper, an optimal control for gas turbine and compressor system using fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms have been suggested. Gas turbine compressor system is most widely used in chemical industries. The primary objective of this kind of setup is to control the flow rate of high pressure steam. Different controller architecture has been taken up to control the flow of gas. Firstly, a conve...

Internal mist/steam blade cooling technology has been considered for the future generation of Advanced Turbine Systems (ATS). Fine water droplets of about 5 mm were carried by steam through a single slot jet onto a heated target surface in a confined channel. Experiments covered Reynolds numbers from 7500 to 25,000 and heat fluxes from 3 to 21 kW/m. The experimental results indicate that the co...

This paper presents a method for estimating the potential for liquid droplet erosion in compression system components, such as the impeller of centrifugal compressors. The erosion model selected is used to calculate a threshold velocity that represents the limit for the onset of erosion damage. The parameters used in the model include the liquid phase density and viscosity, impeller geometry, s...

Reliability and availability of power stations are extremely important in order to achieve a required level of power generation. In particular, in the hot desert climate of Kuwait, reliable power generation is extremely important because of cooling requirements at temperatures exceeding 50-centigrade degrees. In this paper, a particular power plant, named Sabiya Power Plant, which has 8 steam t...

The materials of the article consider design characteristics horizontal steam generators PGV-1000 for WWER NPPs. NPP generator, in particular is a specific heat exchange unit. This unit, together with nuclear reactor and turbine, one main equipment multi-circuit (double-circuit) turbine generator produces working using dissipated from core by cooling medium sent to surface generator. generators...

Turbine overspeed events lead to the most dangerous and costly of catastrophic turbine failures. Traditionally, overspeed protection systems were designed and provided by the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)—few options were available either in terms of testing or modifying these systems. With new turbines, and with the retrofit of older systems, it is more common to see third party syst...