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Operation strategies of axial flow fans in a direct dry cooling system under various meteorological conditions

Journal

HEAT TRANSFER
Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 4481-4500

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/htj.22084

Keywords

air-cooled condenser; axial flow fan; direct dry cooling system; meteorological conditions; rotational speed; turbine back pressure

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51776067, 51821004]

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The study highlights the impact of environmental conditions on the efficiency of direct dry cooling systems, with adjustments to the rotational speed of axial flow fans leading to reductions in standard coal consumption.
For a direct dry cooling system, the turbine back pressure fluctuates with the meteorological conditions. Moreover, the operation of axial flow fans plays an important role in the cooling performance of air-cooled condensers (ACC). It is of significant use to study the operation strategies of axial flow fans under various ambient conditions. Based on typical 2 x 660 MW direct dry cooling power generating units, the ACC model coupled with the turbine thermodynamic characteristics is developed, by which the thermo-flow performances of the ACC are predicted in the dominant wind direction, and then the standard coal consumption is calculated. The results show that the increased ambient temperature and wind speed, or the reduced fan rotational speed leads to the high turbine back pressure. At the low ambient temperature and wind speed, the standard coal consumption rate of the unit can be reduced by reducing the speed of axial flow fans appropriately, with the maximum drop in coal consumption rate reached 0.734 g/(kWh) when the ambient temperature is 10 degrees C without wind. If the wind speed exceeds 12 m/s or the ambient temperature reaches 25 degrees C, 110% of the rated fan rotational speed is recommended.

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