Increasing the Efficiency and Level of Environmental Safety of Pro-Environmental City Heat Supply Technologies by Low Power Nuclear Plants

In connection with the current prospect of decarbonization of coal energy through the use of small nuclear power plants (SNPPs) at existing TPPs as heat sources for heat supply to municipal heating networks, there is a technological need to improve heat supply schemes to increase their environmental friendliness and efficiency. The paper proves the feasibility of using the heat-feeding mode of ASHPs for urban heat supply by heating the network water with steam taken from the turbine. The ratio of electric and thermal power of a “nuclear” combined heat and power plant is given. The advantage of using a heat pump, which provides twice as much electrical power with the same heat output, is established. Taking into account that heat in these modes is supplied with different potential, the energy efficiency was used to compare these options. To increase the heat supply capacity, a scheme with the use of a high-pressure heater in the backpressure mode and with the heating of network water with hot steam was proposed. Heat supply from ASHPs is efficient and environmentally friendly even in the case of significant remoteness of heat consumers.

Off-Design Simulation of a CSP Power Plant Integrated with aWaste Heat Recovery System

Concentrating Solar Power(CSP)plants offer a promising way to generate low-emission energy.However,these plants face challenges such as reduced sunlight during winter and cloudy days,despite being located in high solar radiation areas.Furthermore,their dispatch capacities and yields can be affected by high electricity consumption,particularly at night.The present work aims to develop an off-design model that evaluates the hourly and annual performances of a parabolic trough power plant(PTPP)equipped with a waste heat recovery system.The study aims to compare the performances of this new layout with those of the conventional Andasol 1 plant,with the aim of assessing the improvements achieved in the new design.Based on the results,it can be concluded that the new layout has increased the annual generated power to almost 183 GWh(an increase of about 7.60% is achieved compared to the Andasol 1 layout that generates 169 GWh annually).Additionally,the proposed installation has achieved an efficiency of 20.55%,which represents a 7.87% increase compared to the previous design(19.05%).The Levelized Cost of Electricity(LCOE)of the new layout has been reduced by more than 5.8% compared to the Andasol 1 plant.Specifically,it has decreased from 13.11 to 12.35 c/kWh.This reduction in LCOE highlights the improved cost-effectiveness of the newlayout,making it amore economically viable option for generating electricity compared to the conventional Andasol 1 plant.

Inter-Row Spacing of PV Power Plant

When designing a solar power plant, it is much more important to avoid the shadow on the PV Panels. As the shadow falls on the PV Panels;it significantly reduces the generation of required power as planned and designed. This research paper and case study will help a lot to avoid shadow, especially when selecting inter-row spacing between the strings of solar power plants.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN ON HEAT TRANSFER OF EVAPORATOR USED IN THE LARGE QUICK FREEZE PLANT

The evaporator is the main part of a quick-freeze equipment. There are many factors influencing the heat transfer coefficient of an evaporator. The most important factors among them are the fin shape, tube diameter, distance of fin space, frost, and velocity of air flow etc. They mainly influence the thermal efficiency of an evaporator, and therefore its thermal efficiency has direct relationship with the whole efficiency of the quick freeze plant. Evaporators with different structural types have different heat transfer efficiency, in order to obtain high efficiency structure of evaporator, 8 evaporator models with different fin shape, tube diameter and tube arrangement are analyzed and compared. The calculation results show that the integral waved fins, equilateral-triangle arranged small diameter tubes and varying fin-spacing has the highest heat transfer coefficient. The experimental result also shows that the evaporator with this type of structure has better thermal efficiency. The experimental result is in good agreement with the calculation result, it can instruct engineering design for usual designer. A real quick-freeze equipment is designed and put into production. The result shows that, compared with traditional domestic quick-freeze equipments, this equipment decreases by 40% in size and by 20% in energy consumption.

Response of 14C-Salicylic Acid to Heat Stress After Being Fed to Leaves of Grape Plants

An experiment was conducted to investigate the response of salicylic acid as a second messenger to the heat stress in grape plants. For this purpose, all leaves of grape (Vitis vinifera×V. labrussa L. cv. Jingxiu) plants were removed except the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th ones. The 5th leaf was fed with C-SA, and the 4th and 6th leaves were exposed to high 14 temperature at 40±0.5°C. It was observed that more C-SA transported out from the 5th leaf and the distribution of C-SA 14 14 in each organ of plant altered in response to heat stress. The accumulation of C-SA in both the 4th and 6th leaves being 14 exposed to high temperature was at least three times higher than that in control. The distribution of C-SA in other distal 14 leaves (the 3rd and 7th leaf) decreased, but more C-SA accumulated in stems adjacent to the 4th or 6th leaf exposed to 14 high temperature. In addition, there was more C-SA being transported upwards or downwards while the 4th and 6th 14 leaves were exposed to high temperature respectively. Therefore, our results suggested that SA was closely involved in signal transduction of heat stress in grape plants. However, the ratio of C radioactivity assayed after SA being extracted 14 to that of direct assay with apparatus was more than 70%, which indicated about 30% C was lost or catabolized during 14 transportation.

Performance of a 270 MW Gas Power Plant Using Exergy and Heat Rate

The performance of a 270 MW (9 × 30 MW) AES Corporation barge mounted gas turbine power plant in Nigeria is evaluated using the heat rate and entropy generation by the components of the plant to characterize the irreversibility in each component when operating at different loads between 90% and 25%. The power plants have the peculiarity that three of the plants were supplied by three (3) different Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM);A, B and C. This study is sequel to the fact that the gas turbines were the first independent power plants in the country and after more than fifteen years of operation, it is reasonable to evaluate the performance of the major components. By analyzing the thermodynamic performance of these components, the study demonstrates the utility value of exergy efficiency as an important parameter in the evaluation of major components in a gas power plant. Exergy efficiency is shown to be an important parameter in ranking the power plant components, identifying and quantifying the possible areas of reduction in thermodynamic losses and improvement in efficiencies. A new relationship is derived to demonstrate the correlation between the exergy efficiency and the heat rate of a 30 MW gas power plant. The prediction of the derived relationship correlates well with the observed operational performance of the 30 MW power plants. The combustion chamber in each of the plants provides the maximum exergy destruction during operation. Its exergy efficiency is shown to exhibit good correlation with its energy efficiency and the plant rational exergy. The implication is that from an operational and component selection viewpoint in the specifications of a gas power plant, knowledge of the Heat Rate which is usually provided by the OEM is adequate to make a reasonable inference on the performance of some critical components of the plant.

Effect of Plant Density on the Yield of Hydroponically Grown Heat-Tolerant Tomato under Summer Temperature Conditions

Producing enough tomato to meet market demand sustainably has not been feasible in the tropics like Ghana. Attempts to improve production using greenhouse facilities have not addressed the challenge because of high-temperature conditions in the greenhouse, which are difficult to manage. Heat stress, arising from high temperatures, hinder the performance of tomato in terms of fruit set and yield. Moreover, the impending climate change is expected to impose more unfavorable environmental conditions on crop production. An experiment was conducted in (greenhouse at Chiba University, Japan) summer period, which has similar high-temperature conditions like Ghana. This work sought to increase the yield of a heat-tolerant tomato using a state-of-the-art hydroponic system through high-density planting. The outcome of this work was intended for adoption and practice in Ghana. A Heat-tolerant tomato “Nkansah HT” along with Lebombo and Jaguar cultivars, were grown at high and low plant densities (4.1 and 2.7 plants m-2 respectively). Each plant was grown in a low substrate volume culture (0.5 L plant-1) in a recirculating nutrient film technique (NFT) hydroponic system. Parameters measured were plant growth and dry matter assimilation at 12 weeks after transplanting, and the generative components. Results showed that a high plant density increased plant height but reduced chlorophyll content by 9.6%. Under temperature stress conditions, the three cultivars recorded more than 95% fruit set, but plant density did not affect the fruit set and the incidence of blossom end rot (BER). The incidence of BER reduced the marketable yield of the Jaguar cultivar by 51% but, this physiological disorder was not recorded in the HT and the Lebombo cultivars. A high-density planting increased the yield per unit area increased by 38.9%. However, it is uneconomical to cultivate the Jaguar cultivar under a heat stress condition due to its high susceptibility to blossom end rot. To improve the yield of tomatoes under tropical heat stress with a threatening climate change condition, the HT is a better cultivar suited for high-density planting. This study shows that high-density cultivation of the HT cultivar in NFT hydroponic system has the potential to increase Ghana’s current tomato yield by 4.8 times.

Construction of Plant Expression Vector of Heat Shock Factor Gene AtHsfA1a from Arabidopsis

[ Objective ] Heat shock factors （HSFs） are the major transcription factors of eukaryotic heat shock responses. This study aims to investigate the adversity stress tolerance functions of Arabidopsis heat shock factor AtHsfAla, which has important significance for in-depth understanding of adversity stress tolerance mechanisms of plants and further utilization of heat shock factor genes. [Method] Genomic DNA of Arabidopsis was extracted with CTAB method and purified to obtain Arabidopsis DNA samples for in vitro site-specific recombination cloning （ Gateway cloning） to construct plant expression vector of heat shock factor AtHs- fAla. Firstly, donor vector pDONR 201/AtHsfAla was constructed based on attB and attP site-specific recombination method （BP reaction）, to identify E. coli transformants harboring correct sequence of AtHsfAla by sequencing; secondly, plant expression vector pBTWG2/AttlsfAla overexpressing Arabidopsis heat shock factor AtHsfAla was constructed based on attL and attR site-specific recombination method （LR reaction）, to screen E. coli transformants harboring target plasmid. [ Result] Plant expression vector of Arabidopsis heat shock factor gene AtHsfAla was constructed successfully. [ Conclusion] This study not only provided experimental materials for acquiring transgenic plants overexpressing heat shock transcription factor AtHsfAla, but also laid the foundation for further investigation of the diversity of adversity stress tolerance functions reanlated by HSFs.

Expression of E. coli heat-labile enterotoxin B subunit in transgenic tobacco plants

Objective: To construct plant transformation vector containing Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin B subunit(LT-B) gene and generate LT-B transgenic tobacco plants. Methods: The LT-B coding sequence was amplified from pMMB68 by PCR, subcloned into middle vector pUCmT and binary vector pBI121 to obtain plant expression vector pBI-LTB, in which LT-B expression was controlled under the Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. The tobacco plants (Nicotiana tobacum L.Cuttivar Xanthi) were transformed by co-cultivating leaf discs method via Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 harboring the plant expression vector. The regenerated transgenic tobacco plants were selected by kanamycin and confirmed by PCR, Southern blot, Western blot and ELISA. Results:LT-B gene integrated in the tobacco genomic DNA and were expressed in 9 strains of transgenic tobacco plants. The yield was varied from 3.36-10.56 ng/mg total soluble tobacco leaf protein. Conclusion: The plant binary expression vector pBI-LTB was constructed successfully, and transgenic LT-B tobacco plants was generated, and confirmed by Southern blot. The protein LT-B expressed by engineered plants was identified by Western blot analysis and had the expected molecular weight of LT-B pentamer protein. This result is an important step close to developing an edible vaccine and supplying a mucasal immunoajuvant, which will contribute to the prevention of mucosa-route evading pathogen.

燃烧热测定实验的课程思政设计——农林废弃物的热值测定

燃烧热测定是一个经典的物理化学实验。本案例将燃烧热测定与农林废弃物燃烧发电对接,对实验内容进行了适当调整,让学生了解燃烧热测定对保障发电厂安全运行的重要意义,以及农林废弃物燃烧发电对服务“三农”、乡村振兴和“双碳”战略的重要意义,提高了学生学以致用的能力,激发了学生的学习兴趣,引导学生关心国家能源安全、环境保护、可持续发展和人民的生命健康,对提升学生的能力和素质发挥了良好作用。

电厂锅炉实验虚拟仿真系统建设与应用

为开展能动专业核心课程“锅炉原理”的实验教学,校企合作开发了电厂锅炉实验虚拟仿真系统。基于两相流动与辐射对流传热原理构建的仿真系统,由风烟和汽水两大模型构成,严格遵守质量、能量、动量守恒方程。变负荷虚拟实验显示,随锅炉负荷增加,热效率降低、燃料耗量增加。根据辐射传热原理,结合火焰平均温度计算发现:只有炉膛出口烟温增加,才能保证炉膛传热负荷增加,继而抬升排烟温度,导致排烟热损失变大、锅炉热效率降低。锅炉原理实验虚拟仿真,可训练学生运用锅炉本体热力计算原理分析问题的思维,是落实创新能力培养的重要举措。

江南华南茶树高温热害等级指标及分布特征

利用1961—2022年江南和华南茶区510个气象站的日最高气温数据和历史茶树高温热害灾情数据,采用灾情反演和K-Means聚类分析方法,构建并验证江南和华南茶区茶树高温热害等级指标,分析茶树高温热害时空分布特征。结果表明:江南和华南茶区茶树轻度、中度、重度高温热害指标为连续14 d日最高气温的滑动平均值T14≥34.5℃的持续日数分别为1~17 d、18~38 d和超过38 d,验证样本完全符合的准确率为73.9%,基本符合的准确率为91.3%;江南和华南茶区茶树高温热害总次数呈波动变化,分别在1999年和1997年达到最低值,并在2021年达到最高值;华南茶区相对于江南茶区高温热害次数更多,尤其是轻度茶树高温热害,且近62年华南茶区茶树高温热害次数增加趋势显著。

某核电厂电气仪控房间火灾排烟温度分析

对某核电厂电气厂房的2个电气仪控房间进行了火灾排烟温度模拟分析。模拟计算了排烟系统不同时刻启动时,这2个防火空间室内空气温度的变化情况。结果表明:排烟系统启动后房间空气温度迅速降低,然后逐渐升高,最后随着火灾热释放速率的降低而逐渐降低;对于手动启动的排烟系统,需及时启动才能有效排除火灾中的烟气;需合理设置排烟防火阀,以保护排烟风机等。

基于风电分时电价的虚拟电厂参与清洁供暖运营优化方法

随着“碳达峰、碳中和”目标的提出,迅速发展的风电由于其随机性与波动性,面临突出的风电消纳问题。蓄热式电采暖作为中国北方地区主要供暖设备,虚拟电厂作为需求侧资源的主要聚合技术手段,聚合蓄热式电采暖的虚拟电厂可为消纳风电、提高风电利用率提供解决途径。对此,提出一种基于风电功率的分时电价划分方法,实现虚拟电厂聚合蓄热式电采暖参与基于分时电价的清洁供暖交易优化运营。首先,阐述虚拟电厂聚合蓄热式电采暖用户参与风电供暖的交易模式;其次,考虑热惯性对蓄热式电采暖和房屋进行精细化建模,提出基于层次凝聚聚类算法的分时电价方法,建立基于Weber-Fechner定律的负荷模糊响应模型,并构建多方主体综合收益最大、弃风量最小和负荷波动最小的虚拟电厂多目标运营优化模型;最后,通过算例分析风电消纳效果和虚拟电厂收益,验证该方法能够有效促进风电消纳、提高多方主体积极性,并具有一定的规模经济性,以期为缓解弃风问题提供参考。

转录组测序分析外源水杨酸诱导茶树热激蛋白基因的响应

水杨酸是诱导植物抗性机制中重要的信号分子,外源喷施水杨酸能够调控多种防御相关蛋白质,提升农作物的抗病能力。开展外源水杨酸诱导茶树抗性机制的研究能够挖掘抗病基因,为茶树抗病育种提供分子基础。本研究采集外源喷施水杨酸0 h、6 h、12 h、24 h、48 h的茶树叶片进行转录组测序与分析,结果表明,外源喷施水杨酸6 h、12 h、24 h、48 h时茶树叶片内差异表达基因数量分别为9 360个、3 399个、596个、115个,外源水杨酸处理后各时间点均发生差异表达的基因共604个。KEGG功能富集结果显示,处理后6 h时富集于植物激素信号转导、植物-病原菌互作、核糖体、剪接体和碳代谢通路上的差异表达基因数量分别为95个、73个、121个、94个、154个。差异表达基因中有12个热激因子基因、40个热激蛋白基因和12个WRKY家族转录因子基因上调表达。处理48 h后,无上调表达的热激因子基因,但仍有28个热激蛋白基因上调表达。病程相关蛋白基因在检测阶段均上调表达。外源水杨酸的诱导作用在处理6 h时最为明显,并且引起了大量热激蛋白的响应。本研究结果为开展外源水杨酸诱导茶树抗病机制和茶树抗病分子育种研究提供了参考。

火电厂源侧综合能源系统集成及性能评估研究

本文建立了以火电厂为核心,消纳可再生能源并提供冷热电汽综合能源服务的一套能源系统,通过对整体系统及关键子系统热力性能分析,验证了提出模型和方法的有效性。并研究了一些关键运行参数对系统综合性能的影响,验证了提出模型和方法的有效性和优越性。结果表明:通过改变火电厂的源侧参数,可以提高综合能源系统荷侧的输出量;且生物质转化气对汽轮机发电功率的影响最大。热泵系统的负荷随着进入系统中的给水流量的增大而增大,利用汽轮机中的部分抽汽来驱动热泵系统,虽然发电功率下降了10.88%,但是却为用户提供了16.8MW的热负荷和16.2MW的冷负荷以及27.78t/h的蒸汽量。

热电联供电厂厂级供热集中智能管控系统开发及应用研究

为了解决多台机组供热负荷调节分散、供热系统压力波动大、供热经济性差的问题,首先提出基于MODBUS通信方式下多台机组供热单元互联控制的厂级供热集中智能管控系统;然后,结合机组实际性能试验数据建立机组性能仿真模型,获得不同电负荷下冷热再抽汽量与煤耗量的关系;最后,考虑机组安全运行边界,建立适用于多台机组热负荷经济分配的数学模型,以厂级总耗煤量最低寻优为目标,获得各机组热负荷分配方案,并成功在某装机6台、总容量3320 MW燃煤电厂实现了工程示范应用。结果表明:厂级供热集中智能管控系统可采用流量指令方式在机组安全运行边界内对各机组供热流量进行自动调节;全厂对外供热流量在50~400 t/h之间变化时,厂级供热集中智能管控系统可将供热母管压力控制在设定值的±0.03 MPa以内;通过对总供热负荷智能寻优分配,全厂总煤耗量可降低0.13~3.53 t/h。

婺源主要气象灾害对茶树生育进程的影响研究

为明确婺源茶树主要农业气象灾害的变化特征,掌握气象灾害对茶树生长发育的影响规律,提高茶园防灾减灾能力,利用Pearson相关性分析等对茶树生育进程与气象灾害的关系进行分析,并提出灾害应对措施。结果显示,2010—2022年婺源茶叶早春霜冻累计出现日数呈减少的趋势,夏季热害和冬季冻害具有偶发性。在3种主要气象灾害中,早春霜冻对茶树生育期的影响最大,早春霜冻日数越多,茶树生育进程越推迟;夏季热害对茶树生育进程有一定影响;冬季冻害对茶树生育进程影响不显著。根据灾害发生规律,提出了相关应对措施。

垃圾焚烧锅炉一通道耐火材料采取浇注料与挂砖方式的对比研究

为了加强垃圾焚烧余热锅炉辐射受热面吸热能力,降低水平烟道入口烟温,分析了一烟道耐火材料采用挂砖方式的可行性。目前一烟道耐火材料采用浇注料方式,存在导热性能不足和抗氧化性能弱等问题,无法适应垃圾高热值变化。以单条线处理规模750 t/d、设计低位热值8372 kJ/kg的生活垃圾焚烧余热锅炉为计算对象,对比两种方式在材质检验、换热效果、经济效益等方面的差别。计算结果表明:采取挂砖方式,受热面总的传热系数是浇注料的1.3~1.67倍,从而锅炉最大连续出力工况下,一烟道出口烟温可降低32℃,同时烟气停留时间满足850℃、2 s环保监测要求。