Power plant efficiencyConsultancy for improving the general efficiency of gas fired power plants and combined cycle gas turbines on the one hand, and of coal and oil fired power plants on the other. Implementation of continuous efficiency monitoring in power stations Our consultancy involves, among other services: - Advice on purchasing components
- Maintenance strategies
- Simulation of sub-processes, often with tools we have developed in house
- Monitoring of thermodynamic processes
- Advice for improving efficiency
- Performance tests
- Implementation of a plant’s thermal balance
- Evaluation of improvement measures, from concept and supplier evaluation and installation, through commissioning and start-up
Our experience includes every single aspect and installation in a power plant, including all of the following: - For gas-fired plants and CCGTs: - Inlet filters
- Inlet air cooling
- Anti-icing installation
- Compressor
- Turbine
- Combustion dynamics
- Fuel
- Air condenser
For coal and oil fired plants - Boilers
- Fuel
- Thermal balance
- Burner settings: fuel and air distribution
- Cooling circuit optimization
- Cooling tower
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