With the renewed interest in the construction of coal-fired power plants in the United States, there has also been an increased interest in the methodology used to calculate/determine the overall performance of a coal fired power plant. This methodology is detailed in the ASME PTC 46 (1996) Code, which provides an excellent framework for determining the power output and heat rate of coal fired power plants. Unfortunately, the power industry has been slow to adopt this methodology, in part because of the lack of some details in the Code regarding the planning needed to design a performance test program for the determination of coal fired power plant performance. This paper will expand on the ASME PTC 46 (1996) Code by discussing key concepts that need to be addressed when planning an overall plant performance test of a coal fired power plant. The most difficult aspect of calculating coal fired power plant performance is integrating the calculation of boiler performance with the calculation of turbine cycle performance and other balance of plant aspects. If proper planning of the performance test is not performed, the integration of boiler and turbine data will result in a test result that does not accurately reflect the true performance of the overall plant. This planning must start very early in the development of the test program, and be implemented in all stages of the test program design. This paper will address the necessary planning of the test program, including: • Determination of Actual Plant Performance. • Selection of a Test Goal. • Development of the Basic Correction Algorithm. • Designing a Plant Model. • Development of Correction Curves. • Operation of the Power Plant during the Test. All nomenclature in this paper utilizes the ASME PTC 46 definitions for the calculation and correction of plant performance.
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ASME 2007 Power Conference
July 17–19, 2007
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Power Division
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0-7918-4273-8
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Performance Testing of Coal Fired Power Plants
Shane E. Powers,
Shane E. Powers
Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD
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William C. Wood
William C. Wood
Duke Energy
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Shane E. Powers
Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD
William C. Wood
Duke Energy
Paper No:
POWER2007-22132, pp. 767-774; 8 pages
Published Online:
April 21, 2009
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Powers, SE, & Wood, WC. "Performance Testing of Coal Fired Power Plants." Proceedings of the ASME 2007 Power Conference. ASME 2007 Power Conference. San Antonio, Texas, USA. July 17–19, 2007. pp. 767-774. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2007-22132
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