Waste heat recovery (WHR) systems through organic rankine cycles (ORCs) in anaerobic digestion plants may improve cogeneration efficiency. Cogeneration unit power output, flue gas temperature, and mass flow rate are not constant during the day, thermal load requested by digesters shows seasonal variations. For this reason, a proper design of ORC is required. In study, methodology proposed, base...

Biomass integrated-gasifier/gas turbine combined cycle (BIG/GTCC) systems will be capable of producing up to twice as much electricity per unit of biomass consumed and are expected to have lower capital investment requirements per kW of capacity than condensing-extraction steam turbine (CEST) systems, the present-day commercial technology for electricity production from biomass. The significant...

Experience with heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) designed for larger-heat-input and higher-steam conditions highlights limitations in some features of traditional designs extrapolated from smaller HRSGs that operated predominantly continuously. Many combined-cycle units may be subjected to periods of regular overnight shut-down much earlier than expected and, unless anticipated during the...