TY - GEN
T1 - Performanceanalysis of integrated solar combined cycle power plant for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
AU - Sanusi, Yinka Sofihullahi
AU - Gandhidasan, Palanichamy
AU - Mokheimer, Esmail M.A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Saudi Arabia is blessed with abundant solar energywhichcan be use to meet its ever increasing power requirement. In this regard, the energy analysis and plant performance of integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC) plant with direct steam generation (DSG) was carried out for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia using four representative months of March, June, September and December. The plant consists of 180MW conventional gas turbine plant and two steam turbines of 80MW and 60MW powered by the solar field and gas turbine exhaust. With high insolation during the summer month of June the plant can achieve up to 25% of solar fraction with ISCC plant efficiency of 45% as compared to gas turbine base of 38%.This can however be improved by increasing the number of collectors or/and the use of auxiliary heater.
AB - Saudi Arabia is blessed with abundant solar energywhichcan be use to meet its ever increasing power requirement. In this regard, the energy analysis and plant performance of integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC) plant with direct steam generation (DSG) was carried out for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia using four representative months of March, June, September and December. The plant consists of 180MW conventional gas turbine plant and two steam turbines of 80MW and 60MW powered by the solar field and gas turbine exhaust. With high insolation during the summer month of June the plant can achieve up to 25% of solar fraction with ISCC plant efficiency of 45% as compared to gas turbine base of 38%.This can however be improved by increasing the number of collectors or/and the use of auxiliary heater.
KW - Direct steam generation
KW - Energy analysis
KW - Integrated solar combined cycle
KW - Plant performance
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84892835150
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.492.568
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.492.568
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84892835150
SN - 9783037859919
T3 - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SP - 568
EP - 573
BT - Power and Energy Systems III
PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
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