Feasibility of Small-size Biomass-fueled Hirn-cycle Cogeneration Plants

Competitiveness of biomass-fueled electrical power plants

A Model of Cogeneration Plants Based on Small-size Gas Turbines

In the following a dynamic mathematical model of a generic cogeneration plant with microturbine is described and the corresponding regulating system is realized. The chief aim of this model is the evaluation of the services such a system is able to provide to an interconnected electric network, both in normal operation and in case of wide perturbations, or to an islanded grid in consequence of ...

Cogeneration Power-Desalting Plants Using Gas Turbine Combined Cycle

The gas-steam turbine combined cycle (GTCC) is the preferred power plant type because of its high efficiency and its use of cheap and clean natural gas as fuel. It is also the preferred type in the Arab Gulf countries where it is used as cogeneration power-desalting plant (CPDP). In this chapter, descriptions and analysis of the GTCC components are presented, namely, the gas turbine cycle (comp...

A Small Scale Biomass Fueled Gas Turbine Power Plant

A new generation of small scale (less than 20 MWe) biomass fueled, power plants are being developed based on a gas turbine (Brayton cycle) prime mover. These power plants are expected to increase the efficiency and lower the cost of generating power from fuels such as wood. The new power plants are also expected to economically utilize annual plant growth materials (such as rice hulls, cotton g...

Analysis of Cogeneration Systems in Sugar Cane Factories - Alternatives of Steam and Combined Cycle Power Plants

The sugar cane industry represents one of the most important economic sectors in Brazil. It produces sugar and ethanol for the internal and external markets. Also, thermal and electric energy are produced for the own factory consumption, using sugar cane bagasse as fuel in cogeneration plants. Almost all the sugar cane factories in Brazil are self-sufficient in terms of energy supply and in the...