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发表于 2017-10-31 21:04:54
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Why does a steam turbine have more efficiency than a gas turbine?
This question is honestly a good question, even if it's like comparing rice and noodles. I think the answer can be found in the current technical limitations for each base component of such plants. But this comparison needs a bit of background to have a solid comparison.
Let us assume we compare a heavy-duty gas turbine simple cycle plant and a heavy-duty steam turbine plant (fired with whatever and without considering district heating), similar power output and both designed for 20 years base-load operation, state of the art aero design as well as an economical and competitive operation. The GT is usually designed for Combined Cycle operation, hence the GT exhaust delivers enough heat and pressure for a HRSG.
The efficiency limit on the steam plant is mostly given by the last low pressure stages, where the steam gets wet. The more water drops are in the steam, the more the blades suffer from pitting corrosion/erosion. Complex hydrodynamic flows as well as materials are limiting to get to lower pressures. The best steam plants have an efficiency above 46%. (e.g. Lünen in Germany, hard coal fired STPP operated by Trianel)
The best heavy-duty gas turbines in simple cycle have an efficiency of 42% (aeroderivatives better then combined cycle designed GT). The limit on the gas turbines is the temperature capability of the turbine inlet section (front turbine rows). The reason why GT have such high lambda values (stoichiometric air to fuel ratio) is mainly not the combustion stability or the emissions. It's limited by the material temperature limits, which limits the efficiency. |
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