In this paper, the power plant cycle of Isfahan refinery with the capacity of 64 MW was discussed
and irreversibility percentage and exergy efficiency were calculated for cycle component using exergy, energy and
mass balance equations. Also, the results obtained from exergy analysis introduced boiler as the most important
factor for exergy destruction. Increasing feed water temperature has a significant effect on the decrease of exegy
loss therefore, there have been suggestions for increasing the feed water temperature. Considering the calculations
conducted in this paper, per 20ºC increase in feed water temperature, there was 0.6% increase in the exergetic
efficiency of the cycle and 0.4% increase in the boiler’s exergetic efficiency also, assuming the fuel price of 0.198
/$kg, there was 520000 /$year economic saving.
Nasser Azadani, S., & Ahmadi Danesh, H. (2023). Exergy and Energy Analysis of the Steam Power Plant in Isfahan Refinery in Iran. Energy Engineering and Management, 2(2), 28-39.
MLA
S.Hossin Nasser Azadani; Hossin Ahmadi Danesh. "Exergy and Energy Analysis of the Steam Power Plant in Isfahan Refinery in Iran", Energy Engineering and Management, 2, 2, 2023, 28-39.
HARVARD
Nasser Azadani, S., Ahmadi Danesh, H. (2023). 'Exergy and Energy Analysis of the Steam Power Plant in Isfahan Refinery in Iran', Energy Engineering and Management, 2(2), pp. 28-39.
VANCOUVER
Nasser Azadani, S., Ahmadi Danesh, H. Exergy and Energy Analysis of the Steam Power Plant in Isfahan Refinery in Iran. Energy Engineering and Management, 2023; 2(2): 28-39.
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