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HRSG Temperature Profiles and Steam Generation: Chemical Engineering Progress - August 1996

The document discusses heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and their steam generation capabilities and gas and steam temperature profiles. HRSGs behave differently than conventional steam generators due to their lower inlet gas temperatures and larger gas to steam ratios. Arbitrarily assuming an exit gas temperature or steam generation rate for an HRSG can lead to temperature cross situations. The document includes a figure showing typical gas and steam temperature profiles in an HRSG consisting of a superheater, evaporator, and economizer operating at a single pressure.

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HRSG Temperature Profiles and Steam Generation: Chemical Engineering Progress - August 1996

The document discusses heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and their steam generation capabilities and gas and steam temperature profiles. HRSGs behave differently than conventional steam generators due to their lower inlet gas temperatures and larger gas to steam ratios. Arbitrarily assuming an exit gas temperature or steam generation rate for an HRSG can lead to temperature cross situations. The document includes a figure showing typical gas and steam temperature profiles in an HRSG consisting of a superheater, evaporator, and economizer operating at a single pressure.

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HRSG temperature profiles and

steam generation
The starting point in the engineering of
a HRSG is the evaluation of its steam
generation capability and gas and steam
temperature profiles. For a
conventional fired steam generator, one
can assume a desired steam flow rate
and exit gas temperature and then fire
the necessary amount of fuel to meet
the steam demand. A HRSG behaves
differently due to the low inlet gas
temperature (900-1,050°F in the unfired
mode) and the large gas/steam ratio.
Arbitrarily assuming an exit gas
temperature or steam generation rate
can lead to "temperature cross situa-
tions" (discussed below).
Figure 2 shows the typical gas and
steam temperature profiles in a HRSG
consisting of a superheater, evaporator,
and economizer operating at a single
pressure. Because the gas temperature
entering the HRSG is low (900 -1,050°F
in unfired units), the steam generation
will also be lower than in conventional
steam gen erators for the same gas flow.
(Re

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROGRESS • AUGUST 1996 • 33

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