STEAM POWER PLANT

Steam / Thermal Power Plant burns fossil

fuels, biomass, and nuclear fuels to produce
electricity. It has components to convert the fuel
into heat in the combustion chamber, generate
steam in the steam generator , and convert
thermal energy to mechanical energy in the
steam turbine and then finally converting
mechanical energy to electrical energy via a
generator.
The Actual Heat Rate
1.0 ) Indicated Heat Rate (IHR )
IHR =
Power
IHR = ( - )
IP

2.0 ) Brake Heat Rate ( BHR )

BHR =
BP
BHR = ( - )
BP
3.0) Combined Heat Rate ( CHR )
CHR =
𝐄𝐩
CHR = ( - )

Note : Value of Combined Heat Rate ( CHR ) Using

Gen. Efficiency
= EP
BP
EP = BP x
EP = x
BHR
CHR =
x
BHR
CHR = BHR
The Actual Steam / Thermal Power Plant
KW Plant Use

Switch
Board
EP KW
Output
Delivered
 Steam / Thermal Power Station Rating

1.0 ) Nominal Plant Capacity Rating (EP ) = KVA x

2.0) Maximum Continous Rating (MCR )= Nominal Capacity Rating x 110 %

MCR = 1.10 x EP in ( KW )

3.0 ) Overload Capacity ( OC ) = MCR - EP in (KW)

DETERMINING THE EXIT ENTHALPY ( ACTUAL ) @
THE EXHAUST OF THE STEAM TURBINE OF THE
ACTUAL STEAM / THERMAL POWER STATION
1.0) Using the specified heat loss :

𝑸𝑳
IP
𝒎𝒔 1 2’ 𝒎𝒔

) = ( ) + IP + ( )
 ( ) = ( - ) - IP
= - - IP ; KJ /Kg.
𝒎𝒔
Where in :

= % ( Initial Enthalpy ) = %
= (Work Content ) = % ( - ) , KJ / Kg.
2.0 ) Using the Specified Brake Work / Brake Power (BP )

𝐦𝐬 BP
IP
𝐦𝐬
𝐡𝟏

=
( ) = ( ) + IP
Note : If IP and Mech. Eff. are not specified
Then : Assume IP = BP
= - BP
𝐦𝐬
 Note :
If steam consuming auxiliaries is mentioned in the
problem the steam consumed by the auxiliaries is
charged to the turbine and the benefits derived is
charged in favor of the turbine.
𝐦𝐬 𝐦𝐭
𝐦𝐚
Turbine

Auxiliaries
Boiler
 Internal / Turbine Thermal Efficiency ( ) = Power
𝐄𝐜
= IP
( - )
= IP X 3600 x 100 %

+ )( - )

Where :

=
Internal / Turbine Heat Rate IHR =
Power
IHR = ( + ) ( - )
IP

, KJ
KW – HR.