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Using Heat Pumps to Improve the Efficiency of Combined-Cycle Gas Turbines
April 19, 2023
This paper studies the integration of heat pump units (HPUs) to enhance the thermal efficiency of a combined heat and power plant (CHPP). Different solutions of integrate the HPUs in a combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant, the CCGT-450, are analyzed based on simulations developed on “United Cycle” computer-aided design (CAD) system. The HPUs are used to explore low-potential heat sources (LPHSs) and heat make-up and return network water. The use of HPUs to regulate the gas turbine (GT) intake air temperature during the summer operation and the possibility of using a HPU to heat the GT intake air and replace anti-icing system (AIS), over the winter at high humidity conditions were also analyzed. The best solution was obtained for the winter operation mode replacing the AIS by a HPU. The simulation results indicated that this scheme can reduce the underproduction of electricity generation by the CCGT unit up to 14.87% and enhance the overall efficiency from 40.00% to 44.82%. Using a HPU with a 5.04 MW capacity can save $309,640 per each MW per quarter.
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CCGT-CHPP, Energy Efficiency, heat pump unit, low-potential heat source, thermal power plant, vapor compression
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Sergeev V, Anikina I, Kalmykov K. Using Heat Pumps to Improve the Efficiency of Combined-Cycle Gas Turbines. (2023). LAPSE:2023.32139
Author Affiliations
Sergeev V: Higher School of Nuclear and Heat Power Engineering, Institute of Energy, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 St. Petersburg, Russia
Anikina I: Higher School of Nuclear and Heat Power Engineering, Institute of Energy, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 St. Petersburg, Russia [ORCID]
Kalmykov K: Higher School of Nuclear and Heat Power Engineering, Institute of Energy, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 St. Petersburg, Russia [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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9
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2685
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2021
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2021-05-07
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1996-1073
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