Natural Gas-Fired

CombinedCycle
Power Plant Alternative
for the Railbelt Region of
Alaska
Balanga, John Carlo M.
Brazil, Sehwanie Mariel N.
BSME V-1
• The plant design selected for this powerplant is a
nominal 200 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant
utilizing two combustion turbines of 74.5 MW capacity
each and a heat recovery steam generator supplying a
steam turbine generator of 50 MW rated capacity. Gross
plant rating is thus 208 MW; net rating, less internal
loads, is 198 MW at standard conditions. The annual
average heat rate is estimated to be approximately 8200
Bu/kWh
1.Combustion Plant
2.Steam Plant
3.Electrical Plant
COMBUSTION PLANT
• Each combustion turbine is a large-frame industrial-type with an
axial flow multi-staged compressor and power turbine on a common
shaft. The combustion turbine is directly coupled to an electric
generator, and can be started, synchronized, and loaded in about
one-half hour under normal conditions. Each combustion turbine
generator package also includes an inlet air filtration system, fuel
system, water injection system, lube oil cooling system, and various
minor subsystems as required and furnished by the manufacturer.
STEAM PLANT
The heat recovery steam generators are considered part of the steam
plant, although physically the steam generators will be housed with
the gas turbines in a common building.
ELECTRICAL PLANT
• Two types of prime movers are utilized for electrical generation, two gas
fired combustion turbines with generators rated at 74.5 MW and one steam
turbine generation unit rated at 59 MW. Each gas turbine will deliver
approximately 80 MVA to the switchyard. The steam turbine will add 50
MVA, resulting in a total of 210 MVA delivered to the switchyard.
• Transformer- an apparatus for reducing or
increasing the voltage of an alternating
current.
• Combustor-A combustor is a component or
area of a gas turbine, ramjet, or scramjet
engine where combustion takes place. It is
also known as a burner, combustion chamber
or flame holder. In a gas turbine engine,
the combustor or combustion chamber is fed
high pressure air by the compression system.
• Gas Compressor- is a mechanical device that
increases the pressure of a gas by reducing
its volume
• Filter- Gas Turbine are protected by air
inlet filters that remove particulate
contaminants to prevent blade fouling and
erosion. The most common filters used today
are medium grade filters, which are
insufficient to capture submicron particles
that cause fouling and performance loss.
• Superheater- is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into
superheated steam or dry steam.

• Economizer- A common application of economizers in steam power plants is

to capture the waste heat from boiler stack gases (flue gas) and transfer it to
the boiler feedwater. This raises the temperature of the boiler feedwater,
lowering the needed energy input, in turn reducing the firing rates needed
for the rated boiler output

• Feed Water Heater- is a power plant component used to pre-

heat water delivered to a steam generating boiler. Preheating
the feedwater reduces the irreversibilities involved in steam generation and
therefore improves the thermodynamic efficiency of the system.
• Generator- a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy)
into electrical power for use in an external circuit. Sources of mechanical energy
include steam turbines, gas turbines, water turbines, internal combustion engines,
wind turbines and even hand cranks

• Condenser- is a type of heat exchanger that transforms gas or vapor into a liquid
that transfers heat from the tube to the air near the tube in a very rapid manner.

• Cooling Tower - is a heat rejection device, which extracts waste heat to the
atmosphere though the cooling of a water stream to a lower temperature. ... The
generic term "cooling tower" is used to describe both direct (open circuit) and
indirect (closed circuit) heat rejection equipment.

• Condensate Pumps- is a specific type of pump used to pump the condensate (water)
produced in an HVAC (heating or cooling), refrigeration, condensing boiler furnace,
or steam system.
THE PROCESS
• Natural Gas from the supply will go to the compressor to be compressed to
have a higher pressure to goes to the combustor. The gas will be combusted
and will be expanded through the gas turbines which will result to
electricity generation.
• Exhaust gas from the turbines will flow to the dual pressure steam
generator for generate a higher-pressure steam and for building heating
system by heat transfer. A bypass damper and stack are provided for safety
purposes e.g. steam overheating. The gas from the DPSG will be discharged
in the stack.
• Steam generated from the dual pressure steam generator will be expanded
in the generator to generate power. After passing the generator it will be
condensed using Water-cooled condenser to return the steam to liquid state.
The water used in condensing the steam will be discharged by a cooling
tower which will lower the temperature of the steam and be exhausted in
the atmosphere. The condensate will return in the system after being
condensed.