INTRODUCTION TO INCONEL ALLOY 740: AN ALLOY DESIGNED FOR SUPERHEATER TUBING IN COAL-FIRED ULTRA SUPERCRITICAL BOILERS

Chinese utilities as well as those worldwide are facing increased demand for additional electricity, reduced plant emissions and greater efficiency. To meet this challenge will require increasing boiler temperature, pressure and coal ash corrosion resistance of the materials of boiler construction of future coal-fired boilers. A new nickel-based tube alloy, INCONEL^R alloy 740, is described aiming at meeting this challenge. Emphasis will be on describing the alloy＇ s mechanical properties, coal-ash and steam corrosion resistance. Microstructural stability as a function of temperature and time is addressed as well as some of the early methodology em- ployed to arrive at the current chemical composition.

Feasibility Analysis on the Integrated Application of Solar Energy, Biogas, Coal-fired Boiler and Radiant Floor Heating for Rural Residence

The feasibility of adopting a balanced energy mix mode (domestic solar energy, biogas, coal-fired boiler and radiant floor heating) was proposed. Taking a typical rural residence in Zhengzhou City for example, the study through theoretical analysis and calculation showed that such a balanced energy mix is an economic way and efficient in saving energy and reducing air pollution, and elaborated the theoretical feasibility of popularizing such a heat supply mode in rural areas.

System Performance and Pollution Emission of Biomass Gas Co-Firing in a Coal-Fired Boiler

To reduce greenhouse gases emission and increase the renewable energy utilization portion in the world, the biomass gasification coupled with a coal-fired boiler power generation system is studied. It is a challenge to achieve optimum performance for the coupled system. The models of biomass gasification coupled with co-firing of coal in a boiler have been established. A comparative study of three kinds of biomass (Food Rubbish, Straw and Wood Pellets) has been done. The syngas produced in a 10 t/h gasifier is fed to a 330 MWe coal-fired boiler for co-combustion, and the co-firing performances have been compared with pure coal combustion case under the conditions of constant boiler load. Results show that co-firing decreases the furnace combustion temperature and raises the flue gas temperature for Food Rubbish and Straw, while, flue gases temperature decrease in case of Wood Pellets. At the same time NOx and SOx emissions have reduced. The system efficiencies at constant load for Food Rubbish, Straw and Wood Pellets are 83.25%, 83.88% and 82.56% when the optimum conditions of gasification and co-firing process are guaranteed.

Comprehensive evaluation for efficient development of coal-fired Industry boiler clearing

The Paper has introduced development of domesticand foreign coal-fired industry boiler and has implementedcomprehensive comparison for several substitution technologies（coal powder boiler, coal water mixture boiler, coal-fired boiler,gas-fired boiler and biomass boiler, etc.） of backward coal-firedindustrial boiler in technology, economy and environment, etc.;has evaluated comprehensive effect and adaptiveconditions of coal-fired industry boiler technology and has put forward suggestion forefficient development of coal-fired industry boiler clearing.

Development of 600 MW Class Coal Fired Boilers in China

This article introduces the present status anddevelopment of 600 MW class boilers in China. The statisticaldata indicate that most 600 MW generating units experiencedrelatively length" growing up" period. In this period, unitscould not operate stably , their unplanned outage times weremany and durations long, and availabilities low. On the basis oftesting and research and the summing-up of practice, it wasindicated slagging in the furnace, deviation of tine gas energy atthe exit of furnace, and overheating bursting of superheater andreheater etc, endangering the safety and economics ofoperation,main problems could be completely alleviated oravoided through design and type selection of boiler furnace andburners, coal characteristics and coal handling management,and optimization management of operation conditions etc.

Thermal-Hydraulic Calculation and Analysis on Evaporator System of a 1000 MW Ultra-Supercritical Pulverized Combustion Boiler with Double Reheat

A double reheat ultra-supercritical boiler is an important development direction for high-parameter and large-capacity coal-fired power plants due to its high thermal efficiency and environmental value.China has developed a 1000 MW double reheat ultra-supercritical boiler with steam parameters of 35 MPa at 605℃/613℃/613℃.Reasonable water wall design is one of the keys to safe and reliable operation of the boiler.In order to examine the thermal-hydraulic characteristics of the double reheat ultra-supercritical boiler,the water wall system was equivalent to a flow network comprising series-parallel circuits,linking circuits and pressure nodes,and a calculation model was built on account of the conservation equations of energy,momentum and mass.Through the iterative solving of nonlinear equations,the prediction parameters of the water wall at boiler maximum continue rate(BMCR),75%turbine heat-acceptance rate(THA)and 30%THA loads,including total pressure drops,flow distribution,outlet steam temperatures,fluid and metal temperatures were gotten.The results of calculation exhibit excellent thermal-hydraulic characteristics and substantiate the feasibility of the water wall design of the double reheat ultra-supercritical boiler.

Application of Response Surface Methodology for Analysis of Reheat Steam Temperatures in a Double Reheat Coal-Fired Boiler

For the improvement of reheat steam quality and performance of double reheat coal-fired utility boiler under wide load operation, a variety of temperature regulation ways were utilized to adjust the energy distribution between different heating surfaces. In this paper, thermodynamic calculation based on the fundamental heat transfer theory was conducted for the analysis of temperature regulation strategy effects to steam temperature. In consideration of the specific overlapping heating surface arrangement, the compartment model was adopted to solve this problem. Response surface methodology(RSM) was used to analysis the effect of each temperature regulating variables on the steam temperature and boiler efficiency;then the polynomial model was fitted to predict the primary and secondary steam temperature simultaneously. Results showed that the flue gas recirculation rate has a relatively significant influence on the steam temperature, the maximum temperature deviation between fitting value and calculation value is 3.85℃ in 75% THA;the quadratic model can well predict the steam temperature under different operation conditions in wide load change. The variation of flue gas baffle has a significant influence on the boiler efficiency, compared to the flue gas recirculation and angle of burner oscillation. The influence of various factors on the reheat steam temperature is flue gas baffle > flue gas recirculation > angle of burner oscillation.

PM10 emissions from industrial coal-fired chain-grate boilers

Industrial coal-fired boiler is an important air pollutant emission source in China. The chain-grate boiler is the most extensively used type of industrial coal-fired boiler. An electrical low-pressure impactor, and a Dekati？ Low Pressure Impactor were applied to determine mass and number size distributions of PM10 at the inlet and the outlet of the particulate emission control devices at six coalfired chain-grate boilers. The mass size distribution of PM10 generated from coal-fired chain-grate boilers generally displays a bimodal distribution that contains a submicron mode and a coarse mode. The PM in the submicron mode for burning with raw coal contributes to 33% ± 10 % of PM10 emissions, much higher than those for pulverized boilers. And the PM in the submicron mode for burning with briquette contributes up to 86 % of PM10 emissions. Multiclones and scrubbers are not efficient for controlling PM10 emission. Their average collection efficiencies for sub-micron particle and super-micron particle are 34% and 78%, respectively. Operating conditions of industrial steam boilers have influence on PM generation. Peak of the submicron mode during normal operation period is larger than the start-up period.

Research and Development of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Coal-Fired Power Systems

Using supercritical carbon dioxide(S-CO2)Brayton cycle instead of the traditional steam Rankine cycle is a promising technique to enhance the coal-fired power generation efficiency.Researchers from all over the world are actively designing and exploring efficient S-CO2 coal-fired power plants in recent years with great efforts made to overcome the significant technical challenges in the cycle layouts of S-CO2 and its specific thermal integration with coal-fired heat resources.This paper provides a detailed review of the research progress on the coal-fired power generation using S-CO2 Brayton cycles.The basic knowledge of S-CO2 properties,the promising S-CO2 power cycles and the conceptual designs for S-CO2 coal-fired power plants are comprehensively summarized,with some key issues in the constructing process and the corresponding engineering solutions being emphatically discussed.Based on the current achievements,the overall technical and economic evaluations on the S-CO2 coal-fired power system are figured out.Furthermore,the specific integration applications of S-CO2 cycles with different coal firing devices and modes including pulverized coal combustion,circulating fluidized bed combustion,oxy-coal combustion,pressurized fluidized bed combustion,chemical looping combustion are discussed.Finally,the main challenges requiring further studies are highlighted.

Nickel-base superalloys for USC power plants

The advanced ultra-supercritical power plants of the future will utilize steam pressures and temperatures that are too high for traditional ferritic steels,thus requiring austenitic materials.Older nickel-base superalloys such as 263 and 617 were initially evaluated under the European THERMIE project beginning in the 1990s.An entirely new age-hardened alloy 740 which possesses exceptional fireside corrosion resistance and creep strength was also developed for boiler tubing capable of serving at 700C.Subsequently,interest in the USA considered other product forms such as steam header piping and steam turbine forgings for service as high as 760C.A more stable and weldable alloy version now called 740H was developed to meet these more demanding conditions.This paper summarizes the current status of work on alloys 740 and 740H.

Development of TP310HCbN(07Cr25Ni21CbN) austenitic stainless steel tubes

Improving the unit heat efficiency,reducing coal consumption and the emission of CO_2 and meeting the requirements of environmental protection and energy conservation is the goal of the boiler and the power industry.Developments of large capacity and high parameter ultra-supercritical(USC) units are the tendency of the power industry.There is no doubt that the development of USC units is based on the development of materials, especially the materials used for super-heater and reheater in high-temperature USC boiler.Due to the long time exposure to the harsh environment,such as bearing the 600℃steam oxidation,and withstanding the corrosive flue gas and fly ash erosion,the materials require not only good high-temperature strength,but also a good corrosion resistance.In consideration of the requirements cited above,foreign countries had developed TP310HCbN (07Cr25Ni21CbN) austenitic heat-resistant steel.However,the domestic demands for this material still depend on import and the cost is high,so the boiler and the power industry expects eagerly that these steels can be produced by domestic metallurgical industry,especially Baosteel,to replace the imported products.In order to satisfy the requirements of domestic manufacturing super-heater and reheater used in ultra-supercritical power boiler,after developed T23、T91、T92、S30432 high pressure boiler tube,Baosteel began to develop TP310HCbN (07Cr25Ni21CbN)austenitic stainless steel tube in January of 2007.This study describes the composition design, the manufacturing process of product,and the assessment of performance of Baosteel's TP310HCbN (07Cr25Ni21CbN).The data indicates that properties of Baosteel's TP310HCbN(07Cr25Ni21CbN) conform to the ASME SA-213 standard and GB5310 standard,so it can substitute the imported products and is suitable for manufacturing power station boiler of great capacity and high steam parameters.

Large eddy simulation of a 660 MW utility boiler under variable load conditions

Large eddy simulation (LES) has become a promising tool for pulverized coal combustion with the development of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technologies in recent years. LES can better capture the unsteady features and turbulent structures of coal jet flame than Reynolds averaged Navier Stokes (RANS). The coal-fired power plants in China are now required to be operated in a wide load range and quickly respond to the electric grid. The boiler performance of variable loads should be evaluated in terms of flow, heat transfer, and combustion processes. In this paper, LES was applied to simulate a 660 MW ultra-supercritical boiler under BMCR (boiler maximum continue rate), 75%THA-100, and 50%THA-100 conditions. The predicted gas velocities agree well with the thermal calculation and the temperature error is less than 130 K. The simulation results show that the operation load has significant effects on the boiler performance. It is also proved that LES can provide guidance for the design and operation of advanced coal-fired boilers.