To study the effect of decarbonization on thermal power units, a simulation model is established to analyze the performance changes of the conventional scheme of carbon capture retrofitting in thermal power units. Moreover, a zero-output scheme of a low-pressure turbine is further proposed to improve the flexibility of the units. The conventional method uses the exhaust steam of the intermediate-pressure cylinder as the reboiler heat source, and the zero-output scheme of the low-pressure cylinder cuts off the low-pressure cylinder inlet steam. On one hand, the two methods are analyzed separately by taking a 300 MW coal-fired power unit as an example. On the other hand, the effects of the two schemes on thermal power units of the whole province is predicted by taking a province in northwest China as a research object. The results show that, the unit output range under the conventional scheme is reduced from 87~300 MW to 147~217 MW, and the power supply efficiency under rated operating conditions decreases from 37.32% to 27.02%. The minimum unit load ratio increases to about 70%. The unit load range ise widened to 47~217 MW when the zero output scheme of the low-pressure cylinder is adopted, which is 2.44 times of that of the conventional scheme. For the discussed northwestern province, the thermal power output range is reduced from 1 103~3 940 MW to 1 875~2 793 MW under the conventional scheme, and the output range is widened to 550~2 793 MW under the low-pressure cylinder zero output scheme.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |