Options for Modernization of Heat Supply to Consumers of Condensing Power Plant

Authors

  • Denis Balzamov Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia
  • Irina Akhmetova Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia
  • Elena Balzamova Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia

Keywords:

auxiliary boiler house, boiler unit, combined-cycle gas plant, pressure-reducing cooling unit, water heater

Abstract

High competition and strict requirements of the wholesale electricity and capacity market make optimization of heat supply schemes an urgent issue for generating companies. Replacement of life-expired generation equipment with new capacities based on advanced technologies is a priority goal for the energy industry development. This work focuses on condensing power plant (CPP), which is the only source in the city that supplies heat to all consumer categories. The plant carries out quantitative and qualitative heat supply regulation according to the temperature profile of 135/70°C with a cutoff of 110/70°C. The study examines the possibility of CPP modernization based on three options: building a pressure-reducing cooling unit 140/12, commissioning an auxiliary boiler house, and building a 110 MW combined-cycle gas plant. This paper presents technical solutions for the considered options and preliminary technical and economic calculations of their efficiency.

Author Biographies

Denis Balzamov, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia

Master of Engineering and Technology in "Heat Power Engineering", Candidate of Technical Sciences in "Industrial Heat Power Engineering", Associate Professor of the Department "Power Supply of Enterprises and Energy Saving Technologies" of Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia. Research interests: energy saving at the enterprises of the fuel and energy complex, energy technology combination.

Irina Akhmetova, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia

Master of Engineering and Technology, Doctor of Technical Sciences in the direction of "Industrial Heat Power Engineering", Vice-Rector for Research, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia. Research interests: optimization of heat supply systems, increasing the energy efficiency of heat supply sources.

Elena Balzamova, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia

Master of Engineering and Technology in "Heat Power Engineering," assistant of the Department of Economics and Organization of Production, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia. Research interests: a feasibility study of investment projects aimed at increasing energy efficiency.

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Published

2021-07-22