Ultra-Supercritical Coal Power Plants

<p>Contributor contact details</p> <p>Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 1: Introduction to advanced and ultra-supercritical fossil fuel power plants</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Introduction</p> <p>1.2 Plant design and technology</p> <p>1.3 Materials’ development for ultra-supercritical pulverised fuel plants</p> <p>1.4 Advantages and limitations of ultra-supercritical power plants</p> <p>1.5 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>1.6 About this book</p> <p>1.7 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Part I: Operating environments, materials and engineering of ultra-supercritical coal power plants</p> <p>Chapter 2: Impacts of steam conditions on plant materials and operation in ultra-supercritical coal power plants</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Introduction</p> <p>2.2 Steam cycle configuration</p> <p>2.3 Effects of dissolved solids and gases</p> <p>2.4 Impact on materials’ selection for steam turbines</p> <p>2.5 Impact on materials’ selection for boiler construction</p> <p>2.6 Future trends</p> <p>2.7 Conclusion</p> <p>2.8 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Chapter 3: Fuel considerations and burner design for ultra-supercritical power plants</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction</p> <p>3.2 Fuel quality considerations</p> <p>3.3 Coal handling, storage, processing, and preparation</p> <p>3.4 Burner design</p> <p>3.5 Alternative fuels and impacts on performance</p> <p>3.6 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>3.7 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Chapter 4: Materials for boilers operating under supercritical steam conditions</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 Classification of supercritical boilers</p> <p>4.3 Materials’ selection for major regions of the boiler</p> <p>4.4 Cost of alloys and effect on material selection</p> <p>4.5 Furnace water walls</p> <p>4.6 Superheat and reheat tubing</p> <p>4.7 High-temperature materials research</p> <p>4.8 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 5: Boiler design for ultra-supercritical coal power plants</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 Boiler types and structures</p> <p>5.3 Heat transfer calculations for boilers</p> <p>5.4 Comparison of supercritical and subcritical boilers</p> <p>5.5 Water-cooled walls</p> <p>5.6 Superheaters and reheaters</p> <p>5.7 Economizers and air heaters</p> <p>5.8 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>5.9 Acknowledgement</p> <p>Part II: Improving ultra-supercritical coal power plant performance</p> <p>Chapter 6: Ash fouling, deposition and slagging in ultra-supercritical coal power plants</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction</p> <p>6.2 Mineral matter transformation during coal combustion</p> <p>6.3 Mechanisms of ash transportation in furnaces</p> <p>6.4 Ash deposit growth and deposit strength</p> <p>6.5 Predictive tools and modelling</p> <p>6.6 Co-firing of coal with biomass</p> <p>6.7 Coal blending to mitigate ash deposition in a pulverised fuel boiler</p> <p>6.8 Conclusions and future trends</p> <p>Chapter 7: Emissions from ultra-supercritical power plants and pollution control measures</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Introduction</p> <p>7.2 Sulphur oxides (SOx)</p> <p>7.3 Nitrogen oxides (NOx)</p> <p>7.4 Particulates</p> <p>7.5 Heavy metals and trace elements</p> <p>7.6 Other pollutants</p> <p>7.7 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>7.8 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Chapter 8: Estimation, management and extension of the life of ultra-supercritical power plants</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 Key concepts in asset management</p> <p>8.3 Asset management system</p> <p>8.4 Plant life extension</p> <p>8.5 Application challenges in ultra-supercritical coal power plants</p> <p>8.6 Conclusion and future trends</p> <p>8.7 Sources of further information and advice</p> <p>Chapter 9: An economic and engineering analysis of a 700 °C advanced ultra-supercritical pulverized coal power plant</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>9.1 Introduction</p> <p>9.2 Design criteria for the study</p> <p>9.3 Performance and economic results from study</p> <p>9.4 Costs associated with CO2 emissions and capture</p> <p>9.5 Extending the study</p> <p>9.6 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 10: CO2 capture-ready ultra-supercritical coal power plants</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>10.1 Carbon capture and storage, and CO2 capture-ready plants</p> <p>10.2 General principles for the design of capture-ready coal plants for post-combustion capture</p> <p>10.3 Comparison to the ideal principles of capture-ready designs</p> <p>10.4 Conclusions</p> <p>Index</p>