A study of separator-expander geometry impact on steam generation


Аuthors

Veretennikov S. V., Vasilyuk O. V., Popkova E. A.

Rybinsk State Aviation Technical University named after P.A. Soloviev, RSATU, 53, Pushkin St., Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, 152934, Russia

Abstract

The article presents the results of steam generation process modeling and analysis in a vortex separator-expander, which allows efficiency enhancing of the combined cycle gas plant steam cycle by increasing percentage of the generated steam. The authors studied numerically various options of the separator geometry, and selected the most optimal values of steam consumption and degree of dryness, as well as proposed geometry optimization, which allows increasing the values of the two above said parameters.

Keywords:

vortex tube, steam generation, separator-expander, steam-gas installation

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