Title :
Increasing the efficiency of steam power plant with the help of solar energy
Author :
Ahmed, Razin ; Billah, Mutasim ; Hossain, Md Maruf
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EEE, American Int. Univ.-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract :
In today´s world, electricity is mostly generated from steam power plants that use water as its main working fluid; water being abundantly available on earth. Solar energy is one of the most available source of renewable energy and could be used to increase the effectiveness of steam power plants. This paper establishes that the efficiency of a steam power plant can be enhanced by integrating solar energy to increase the temperature of the feed water entering the boiler. As a result, the amount of fuel needed to heat the feed water inside the boiler to produce steam is reduced.
Keywords :
boilers; renewable energy sources; solar energy conversion; steam power stations; boiler; electricity generation; feed water heating; renewable energy; solar energy; steam power plant; Boilers; Feeds; Fossil fuels; Lenses; Mirrors; Power generation; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET), 2012 2nd International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0463-4
