Estudio técnico-económico de una central híbrida solar-ciclo combinado (ISCC)

El objetivo de este proyecto es estudiar la viabilidad de una central híbrida solar-ciclo combinado (ISCC) en Argelia. La planta consiste en un ciclo combinado basado en dos turbinas de gas de 42 MW cada una y una turbina de vapor de 60 MW de los cuales 20 MW se deben al campo solar, siendo la potencia eléctrica de la planta 144 MW. El campo solar se ha dimensionado para obtener una contribución solar del 5% sobre la producción eléctrica anual de la instalación. La tecnología solar utilizada es la de colectores cilindro parabólicos. La integración del vapor solar en el ciclo combinado se ha considerado como vapor de alta presión ligeramente sobrecalentado. El agua de alimentación al generador de vapor solar es agua precalentada en el ciclo combinado. Para proceder al diseño de la planta se ha utilizado la herramienta GT-PRO. Se ha analizado la alternativa de incluir un sistema de almacenamiento térmico de 7,5 horas con el objetivo de mejorar el aprovechamiento de la energía del campo solar y reducir así el dumping. Finalmente, para ambas alternativas de planta se ha estimado el balance anual de energía a fin de estudiar cuál de ellas conlleva una mayor rentabilidad económica.

Central de ciclo combinado de Lemóiz

El presente proyecto desarrolla el diseño de un central de ciclo combinado de 800MW de potencia nominal y establece los parámetros para su construcción. La central se ha diseñado con una configuración 1×1, es decir, turbina de gas, generador y turbina de vapor engranadas en un mismo eje, constituyendo un grupo de potencia de 400MW. La central se compone de dos de estos grupos, alimentado cada uno por una caldera de recuperación. La evacuación de gases de combustión se efectúa por medio de una chimenea de 13m de diámetro interior y 80m de altura, fabricada en hormigón armado. El circuito de refrigeración abierto, vertiendo directamente el agua de refrigeración al mar, se ha diseñado para producir un impacto mínimo sobre el medio marino. Se ha proyectado para aprovechar todo lo posible las estructuras existentes en el emplazamiento, pertenecientes a la construcción de la Central Nuclear de Lemóiz. No se ha considerado necesario para la construcción de la central demoler los edificios de la central nuclear, por haber espacio suficiente en la explanada adyacente. Se reducen así los costes de acondicionamiento del terreno.

Tratamiento de reducción de lodos de productos de la industria olivarera con cogeneración de ciclo combinado y generación de energía eléctrica a partir de biomasa en Puente Genil

En el presente trabajo se describe el diseño de una instalación orujera ubicada en la localidad Puente Genil (Córdoba). Es una planta para el tratamiento de 150.000 toneladas/año de orujo proveniente de las almazaras. La planta objeto de análisis está formada por un ciclo combinado con turbina de gas y turbina de vapor, donde se aprovecha parte de los gases de escape de la turbina de gas para el secado del orujo. Este orujo será la materia prima para la extractora de aceite de orujo. Se genera simultáneamente energía eléctrica por medio de alternadores acoplados a ambas turbinas del ciclo combinado. Además, el orujillo obtenido de la secadora se utiliza como combustible en una caldera de biomasa para la producción de energía eléctrica.

Projeto e simulação de um sistema de controle via LMIs da produção de vapor de uma caldeira aquatubular

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Avaliação da ponta de diamante CVC (Chemical Vapor Deposition) associada ao aparelho de ultra-som

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Microgeração de energia eletrica (abaixo de 100kw) utilizando turbina tesla modificada

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Estudo sobre uma turbina a gás instalada em uma refinaria de petróleo

The gas turbine (GT) is known to have: low cost of capital over the amount of energy, high flexibility, high reliability, short delivery time, commissioning and commercial operation at the beginning and quick departure. The gas turbine is also recognized for its superior environmental performance, manifested in air pollution containment and reducing greenhouse gases (Mahi, 1994). Gas turbines in simple cycle mode (SC) have long been used by utilities to limited power generation peak. In addition, manufacturing facilities use gas turbines for power generation units on site, often in combination with the process of heat production, such as hot water and steam process. In recent years, the performance of industrial gas turbines has been improved due to significant investments in research and development, in terms of fuel to electricity conversion efficiency, plant capacity, availability and reliability. The greater availability of energy resources such as natural gas (NG), the significant reduction of capital costs and the introduction of advanced cycles, have also been a success factor for the increased use of gas turbines to load applications base (Poulikas, 2004). Open Cycle Gas Turbine with a greater degree of heat to the atmosphere may alternatively be used to produce additional electricity using a steam cycle, or to compose a cogeneration process. The combined cycle (CC) uses the heat from the gas turbine exhaust gas to increase the power output and increase the overall efficiency of more than 50% second (Najjar, 2001). The initial discovery of these cycles in the commercial power generation market was possible due to the development of the gas turbine. Only from the 1970s that gas turbine inlet temperature and therefore the exhaust gas temperature was sufficiently high to allow a better efficiency in the combined cycle ... (Complete Abstract click electronic access below)

Melting, ablation, and vapor phase condensation during atmospheric passage of the Bjurbole Meteorite

A detailed study of the Bjurbole fusion crust using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive analysis (EDS) shows that filamentary crystals and ablation spheres may form on the meteoroid surface. Filamentary crystals, hollow spheres, and porous regions of the surface point to a period of intense vapor phase activity during atmospheric passage. Filamentary crystals can be divided into three categories on the basis of bulk composition and morphology. Two types of filamentary crystals are vapor phase condensation products formed during atmospheric entry of the meteoroid. The other type forms by the interaction of seawater with the fusion surface. The density and composition of ablation spheres varies with the flight orientation of the meteorite. The size range and composition of iron-nickel spheres on the surface of Bjurbole are similar to spheres collected in the stratosphere. A comparison of stratospheric dust collections with meteorite surfaces may provide further insight into the mechanisms of meteoroid entry into planetary atmospheres.

Chemical vapor deposited boron carbide : growth by a vapor-liquid-solid process

Detailed analytical electron microscope (AEM) studies of yellow whiskers produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD)1 show that two basic types of whiskers are produced at low temperatures (between 1200°C and 1400°C) and low boron to carbon gas ratios. Both whisker types show planar microstructures such as twin planes and stacking faults oriented parallel to, or at a rhombohedral angle to, the growth direction. For both whisker types, the presence of droplet-like terminations containing both Si and Ni indicate that the growth process during CVD is via a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism.

Creating gold nanoprisms directly on quartz crystal microbalance electrodes for mercury vapor sensing

A novel electrochemical route is used to form highly {111}-oriented and size-controlled Au nanoprisms directly onto the electrodes of quartz crystal microbalances (QCMs) which are subsequently used as mercury vapor sensors. The Au nanoprism loaded QCM sensors exhibited excellent response–concentration linearity with a response enhancement of up to ~ 800% over a non-modified sensor at an operating temperature of 28 °C. The increased surface area and atomic-scale features (step/defect sites) introduced during the growth of nanoprisms are thought to play a significant role in enhancing the sensing properties of the Au nanoprisms toward Hg vapor. The sensors are shown to have excellent Hg sensing capabilities in the concentration range of 0.123–1.27 ppmv (1.02–10.55 mg m − 3), with a detection limit of 2.4 ppbv (0.02 mg m − 3) toward Hg vapor when operating at 28 °C, and 17 ppbv (0.15 mg m − 3) at 89 °C, making them potentially useful for air monitoring applications or for monitoring the efficiency of Hg emission control systems in industries such as mining and waste incineration. The developed sensors exhibited excellent reversible behavior (sensor recovery) within 1 h periods, and crucially were also observed to have high selectivity toward Hg vapor in the presence of ethanol, ammonia and humidity, and excellent long-term stability over a 33 day operating period.

Formation and electron field emission of graphene films grown by hot filament chemical vapor deposition

Graphene films with different structures were catalytically grown on the silicon substrate pre-deposited with a gold film by hot filament chemical vapor deposition under different conditions, where methane, hydrogen and nitrogen were used as the reactive gases. The morphological and compositional properties of graphene films were studied using advanced instruments including field emission scanning electron microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results indicate that the structure and composition of graphene films are changed with the variation of the growth conditions. According to the theory related to thermodynamics, the formation of graphene films was theoretically analyzed and the results indicate that the formation of graphene films is related to the fast incorporation and precipitation of carbon. The electron field emission (EFE) properties of graphene films were studied in a high vacuum system of ∼10-6 Pa and the EFE results show that the turn-on field is in a range of 5.2-5.64 V μm-1 and the maximum current density is about 63 μ A cm-2 at the field of 7.7 V μm-1. These results are important to control the structure of graphene films and have the potential applications of graphene in various nanodevices.

Room-temperature photoluminescence from nitrogenated carbon nanotips grown by plasma-enhanced hot filament chemical vapor deposition

Nitrogenated carbon nanotips with a low atomic concentration of nitrogen have been synthesized by using a custom-designed plasma-enhanced hot-filament plasma chemical vapor deposition system. The properties (including morphology, structure, composition, photoluminescence, etc.) of the synthesized nitrogenated carbon nanotips are investigated using advanced characterization tools. The room-temperature photoluminescence measurements show that the nitrogenated carbon nanotips can generate two distinct broad emissions located at ∼405 and ∼507 nm, respectively. Through the detailed analysis, it is shown that these two emission bands are attributed to the transition between the lone pair valence and bands, which are related to the sp3 and sp2 C-N bonds, respectively. These results are highly relevant to advanced applications of nitrogenated carbon nanotips in light emitting optoelectronic devices.

Tailoring carbon nanotips in the plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition: Effect of the process parameters

Carbon nanotips have been synthesized from a thin carbon film deposited on silicon by bias-enhanced hot filament chemical vapor deposition under different process parameters. The results of scanning electron microscopy indicate that high-quality carbon nanotips can only be obtained under conditions when the ion flux is effectively drawn from the plasma sustained in a CH4 + NH3 + H2 gas mixture. It is shown that the morphology of the carbon nanotips can be controlled by varying the process parameters such as the applied bias, gas pressure, and the NH3 / H2 mass flow ratios. The nanotip formation process is examined through a model that accounts for surface diffusion, in addition to sputtering and deposition processes included in the existing models. This model makes it possible to explain the major difference in the morphologies of the carbon nanotips formed without and with the aid of the plasma as well as to interpret the changes of their aspect ratio caused by the variation in the ion/gas fluxes. Viable ways to optimize the plasma-based process parameters to synthesize high-quality carbon nanotips are suggested. The results are relevant to the development of advanced plasma-/ion-assisted methods of nanoscale synthesis and processing.

Analysis of photoluminescence background of Raman spectra of carbon nanotips grown by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

Carbon nanotips with different structures were synthesized by plasma-enhanced hot filament chemical vapor deposition and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition using different deposition conditions, and they were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The results indicate that the photoluminescence background of the Raman spectra is different for different carbon nanotips. Additionally, the Raman spectra of the carbon nanotips synthesized using nitrogen-containing gas precursors show a peak located at about 2120 cm-1 besides the common D and G peaks. The observed difference in the photoluminescence background is related to the growth mechanisms, structural properties, and surface morphology of a-C:H and a-C:H:N nanotips, in particular, the sizes of the emissive tips.