Feasibility study of cogeneration for a gas power plant

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to study the feasibility of heat recovery from Mashhad power plant's exhaust gas for the heating and ventilation of a visitor facility. The first stage of this research involves gathering information and technical documents: technical specifications of gas turbines, physical and chemical analysis of exhaust gas, construction layout of the utility, and maintenance and overhaul schedules. The next stages involve calculating the dew point of the exhaust gas, assessing the gas turbines' remaining lifetime, calculating the total potential heat energy that can be recovered, considerations on selecting the carrier fluid, and finally, the economic feasibility studies. This study demonstrates the feasibility of this project as having a high potential for return of investment in a short period of time.