To investigate off-design characteristics of the lignite-fired power system integrated with flue gas drying
a whole-system boiler-turbine coupling simulation model is developed. The model is verified with the parameters under design conditions. It is found that flue gas pre-dried lignite-fired power system is endowed with remarkable energy-saving potential compared with the conventional lignite-fired power system. The plant thermal efficiency of a 600 MW unit increases by 1.56%(absolute variation)under design condition
and the standard coal consumption rate decreases by 9.58 g·(kW·h)
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accordingly. The off-design characteristics are simulated with variable power loads and lignite pre-drying degrees. The variation tendencies of the boiler operating parameters and system standard coal consumption rate ar
e analyzed. The simulation shows that with the decreasing power load
the standard coal consumption rate increases; with the decreasing pre-drying degree
the theoretical combustion temperature and hot flue gas extracting ratio decrease
and the boiler exhaust temperature increases
which lead to a decreasing boiler thermal efficiency and an increasing coal consumption rate.
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