The Pacific Northwest is a particularly good candidate for a
power plant fired with wood since the wood products industry is so
important in the area. The combined cycle concept for such a plant
has increased in popularity due to the generally greater efficiency
of the gas turbine part of...
This report investigates the use of wood to fuel a
trimburner incorporated in a combined-cycle, biomass-fired
power plant. The term "trimburner" applies to a
ductburner which is designed to boost the temperature of
the air stream entering the gas turbine. The work
presented here is part of a larger biomass...
This publication collates the published ranges of fuelwood characteristics for 33 conifer and 20 hardwood species in the Pacific Northwest. The following characteristics are covered: specific gravity, percent moisture content, higher heating value, and percent ash of wood and bark; percent bark by volume; and ultimate analysis (percent carbon, hydrogen,...
This report presents the off-design analysis of various
wood-fired combined-cycle power plants using a computer
model to simulate plant performance. The combined-cycle
systems investigated are characterized by having a woodfueled
combustor, an indirect-fired gas turbine, and a
Rankine steam cycle. This work was conducted as part of a
larger biomass...
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This report presents the study of wood combustion and
combustion systems for a combined cycle wood-fired power
plant. The power plant consists of a twin air cycle and a
single steam cycle. The fuel for this power plant is wood
and wood waste with particle size in the range of...