Machines. Technologies. Materials.
Vol. 19 (2025), Issue 1, pg(s) 7-10

MACHINES

Exergy analysis of 160 MW three cylinder steam turbine segments

  • 1 Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia
  • 2 Department of maritime sciences, University of Zadar, Croatia

Abstract

Exergy analysis of three cylinder steam turbine segments is performed in this research. The highest mechanical power of 47389.66 kW is developed in the first segment (Seg. I, which actually represents the entire HPC – High Pressure Cylinder). Intermediate Pressure Cylinder (IPC) is the dominant mechanical power producer of all cylinders and it develops 48.95% of cumulative mechanical power produced in the whole turbine. The outlet Low Pressure Cylinder (LPC) segments (Seg. VII and IX) have the highest exergy destructions and the lowest exergy efficiency (equal to 61.27%) of all turbine segments. The best exergy performance shows IPC segments – Seg. V has the lowest exergy destruction (equal to 363.84 kW), while Seg. II has the highest exergy efficiency (equal to 94.04%) of all turbine segments. Outlet LPC segments (Seg. VII and IX) are the most sensitive to the ambient temperature change – their exergy efficiency decreases for 3.19% when the ambient temperature increases from 5 °C to 45 °C.

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