ENGY4000 - Week 2 Tutorial

Task 1 – Coal Fired Power Station

Setup a typical new plant with no CCS. The plant should have 1GW gross output.

Base parameters & results:

Breakeven cost $51.17

Major Flue Gas Components Auxiliary Boiler Out Stack Out (kg- Total Out Auxiliary Stack Out Total Out
(kg-mole/hr) mole/hr) (kg-mole/hr) Boiler Out (tonne/hr) (tonne/hr)
(tonne/hr)
Nitrogen (N2) 0 1.09E+05 1.09E+05 0 3062 3062
Oxygen (O2) 0 6713 6713 0 214.8 214.8
Water Vapor (H2O) 0 2.55E+04 2.55E+04 0 460.1 460.1
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 0 1.91E+04 1.91E+04 0 839.6 839.6
Carbon Monoxide (CO) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) 0 9.53E-02 9.53E-02 0 3.48E-03 3.48E-03
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 0 19.17 19.17 0 1.228 1.228
Sulfuric Acid (equivalent SO3) 0 0.1917 0.1917 0 1.54E-02 1.54E-02
Nitric Oxide (NO) 0 11.77 11.77 0 0.353 0.353
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) 0 0.6192 0.6192 0 2.85E-02 2.85E-02
Ammonia (NH3) 0 0.2733 0.2733 0 4.66E-03 4.66E-03
Argon (Ar) 0 1305 1305 0 52.11 52.11
Total 0 1.62E+05 1.62E+05 0 4630 4630

How does the net output, capital, operating and breakeven costs; and CO2 emissions change with:

 Ambient temperature and humidity – change to 30deg

o Higher capital & operating cost due to cooling requirements to reuse water

 Ambient temperature and humidity – change pressure to 0.102MPa

o Negligible change, slight increase in cost and decrease in net output
  Coal type – WPC Utah, Wyoming powder river basin and north Dakota lignite

 Capacity factor
 Steam cycle type – Sub, super and ultra supercritical
 Boiler firing type
 Cooling type,
 Discount rate

What happens to the base values when you install CCS using:

 Membranes
 Pressure Swing Adsorption

Does this new configuration represent a new plant or a retrofit of the old plant? If you want to
retrofit the old plant – consider how you might do this to ensure the cost of the existing equipment
(which has already been paid for) is not included in your overall costs.

Task 2 – Gas Fired Power Station

Setup a typical new plant with no CCS. The plant should have 3 GE 7FB turbines.

How does the net output, capital, operating and breakeven costs; and CO2 emissions change with:
  Ambient temperature and humidity
 Fuel composition – 100% methane, High CO2 - 93.1% CH4, 5%CO2, rest N2 and High C2/C3 –
92.5% CH4, 3.5% C2, 2% C3, rest CO2.
 Capacity factor
 Turbine type
 HRSG outlet temperature – 130, 140, 90
 Cooling type – wet cooled, air cooled
 Discount rate

What happens to the base values when you install CCS using:

 Ammonia