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1. Introduction - Firenze University Press

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CO2 rich loading(molCO2/molMEA) 0.45<br />

Energy consumption of reboiler (MJ/t CO2) 3404<br />

Energy consumption of condenser (MJ/t CO2) -684<br />

Mass purity of CO2 (%) 99.8<br />

Mole purity of CO2 (%) 99.6<br />

3.3. Capture Case 1: CO2 capture case without considering the<br />

constraint of existing power plant<br />

Case 1 is a typical 600MW coal-fired power generation unit combined with CO2 capture system. A<br />

simplified process flow diagram of Case1 is shown in Fig. 6. As it can be seen from this figure, flue<br />

gas of the generation unit directly enters the absorber of the capture process, and the thermal energy<br />

consumed by stripper reboiler is supplied by the steam extracted from the steam turbine subsystem.<br />

Fig. 6 illustrates the extraction scheme of the water/steam system. Thus, steam with pressure of 2.1<br />

bar is directly extracted from the IP cylinder of the turbine, supplying thermal energy with<br />

temperature of 115oC for stripper reboiler. The pressure selected can ensure a reasonable<br />

temperature differential in the reboiler. However, this scheme neglects the constraint of existing<br />

power plant.<br />

Fig. 6. 600MW supercritical coal-fired power plant with CO2 capture<br />

The power generation in Case 1 is the same as that of base case. Besides, its input fuel, boiler<br />

capacity, main steam and reheated steam flow rate also equal to that of base case. Neglecting the<br />

constraint of existing power plant, large amounts of 2.1 bar steam is directly extracted from the<br />

turbine system to provide heat and energy for MEA regeneration in the stripper without<br />

consideration of the pressure change in the IP cylinder after the large-scale extraction.<br />

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