A major independent power producer’s (IPP’s) merchant fleet includes dozens of gas-fired combined-cycle plants of 3 x 1, 2 x 1, and 1 x 1 configurations. Nearly all have triple-drum heat-recovery ...

Steam turbines installed at early combined-cycle (CC) plants were relatively simple machines based on existing industrial turbine designs. Typically, they were rated 80 MW or less and would spin ...

It is common knowledge that coal-fired power plant construction has come to a nearly complete standstill, and that many older coal plants are being or will be retired. The popular replacement will be ...

Inputs for the performance of the steam cycle are entered on the Steam Cycle Performance parameter screen . This screen is available for both the NGCC and IGCC plant types. The following parameters ...

It is well-known that a conventional boiler or heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and related steam turbine have innumerable pieces all working in conjunction to produce the end product of electric ...