CASE STUDY: Steam product solutions

Baima China

Circulating Fluidised Bed (CFB) Boiler

One of the worlds largest operating CFB boilers.

Baima is an anthracite fired 300 MWe power plant built in the Sichuan province of China. It was a demonstration plant for large capacity CFB boilers under the Transfer of Technology agreement to three of Chinas major boiler manufacturers, and seven members of the Chinese Electric Power Design Institute. The deployment of large utility class Alstom CFBs was to help meet Chinas rapid demand growth with clean, cost-effective power. Customer: Sichuan Baima CFB Demonstration Power Plant Co. Ltd Scope of supply: 1300 MWe Circulating Fluidised Bed boiler (CFB) Electrical output: 300 MWe Commercial operation: 2006

CHALLENGES

Fuel flexibility: The fuel as received at Baima is a very difficult fuel with low volatile
matter and high ash content including stones. Alstom CFB boiler technology must accommodate to considerable variations in fuel quality that happen over a few operating hours.

No back-end flue gas cleaning systems required: 95% sulphur removal rate is

reached without scrubber while the potential SO2 is close to 12,000mg/Nm3 and a challenging low limestone consumption is required corresponding to a 1.6Ca/S ratio. of minimum load without oil support (technical minimum) firing anthracite while keeping the steam temperatures at the 540C/540C rated values.

Minimum load without oil support: Alstom CFB technology has the advantage

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CASE STUDY: Steam product solutions Baima China

PROJECT RESULTS

Alstom CFB technology met all the performance guarantees with a 1% increase in the boiler efficiency because of low unburnt carbon. Low No emission over a wide range of operation has demonstrated
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that 100mg/Nm3 can be controlled with Alstom CFB technology without need of back end treatment such as SNCR. Availability was continually improved to go up to 99% rate, after two years of commercial operation.

Technical specifications
Technical data of steam generator Main steam flow Superheater outlet steam pressure Superheat/reheat steam temperature Feedwater temperature Guarantee 1,025t/hr/2,260M lb/hr 175Bar/2,538psi 540C/540C (1,004F/1,004F) 281C/538F Air and flue gas systems 250% primary air fans 250% secondary air fans 525% fluidising air fans 250% induced draft fans

Fuel (as received) Origin/type Gross calorific value Moisture content Ash content Sulphur Volatile matter Fixed carbon (MJ/kg) (BTU/lb) %wt %wt %wt %wt %wt

Design 19.2 8262 7.69 35.27 3.54 8.55 48.41

Range of Coals Chinese anthracite 17.220.6 4.6911.00 30.2740.27 2.944.30

Air heater Quadrisector air heater

Associated equipment 2100% limestone injection systems 4 rotary ash coolers Gravimetric coal feeders Drag chain conveyors

Flue-gas emission levels at stack NOx SO2

mG/Nm3 @ 6% O2 250 600

LB/mmbtu 0.20 0.50

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PWER/BPROS/eng/PWSC/03.13/CH/7397 ALSTOM 2013. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is indicative only. No representation or warranty is given or should be relied on that it is complete or correct or will apply to any particular project. This will depend on the technical and commercial circumstances. It is provided without liability and is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties, without express written authority, is strictly prohibited. Alstom contributes to the protection of the environment. This leaflet is printed on environmentally-friendly paper.