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Simulation and Energy Analysis of Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems (ISCCS) Using Aspen Plus

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  • Najah M. Al Mhanna

    (Engineering Department, German University of Technology in Oman, Muscat 1816, Oman)

  • Islam Al Hadidi

    (Engineering Department, German University of Technology in Oman, Muscat 1816, Oman)

  • Sultan Al Maskari

    (Chair of Public Law, with Focus on Environmental and Planning Law, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03046 Cottbus, Germany)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to simulate and analyze a combined power cycle (Steam turbine and gas turbine cycles) by studying the effect of changing the natural gas flow rate on the developed power. Therefore, reducing the amount of used natural gas in the combustion chamber of the gas turbine cycle from 9.2 to 4 kg/s showed a significant drop in the power produced by the gas turbine, i.e., from 123.7 to 57.7 MW. Additionally, this change in the combusted natural gas amount affected the heat recovered in both heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), i.e., from 219.79 to 100.35 MW, respectively. Consequently, the amount of generated steam in the high pressure HRSGs and the power developed in the steam turbine changed from 60.88 to 27.79 kg/s and from 56.39 to 27.13 MW, respectively. A heat exchanger (HFHX) utilizing a heating fluid was used as an external source of energy to compensate the reduction in the generated heat and to increase the amount of generated steam up to 157.32 kg/s, which keeps the power plant capacity at 180 MW. Existing combined local plant data were used in this study and were simulated in Aspen Plus software V11. A sensitivity analysis was made to optimize the cycle operating conditions that use less natural gas and produce the same amount of power.

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  • Najah M. Al Mhanna & Islam Al Hadidi & Sultan Al Maskari, 2024. "Simulation and Energy Analysis of Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems (ISCCS) Using Aspen Plus," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:16:p:3986-:d:1454642
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    1. Liqiang Duan & Zhen Wang, 2018. "Performance Study of a Novel Integrated Solar Combined Cycle System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-22, December.
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