Date of Award

Spring 2000

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Program/Concentration

Mechanical Engineering

Committee Director

A. S. Roberts, Jr.

Committee Member

S. K. Chaturvedi

Committee Member

A. Taylor

Call Number for Print

Special Collections; LD4331.E56 M86

Abstract

The desire to optimize plant performance continues to direct the goals of design and plant engineers associated with larger thermal systems. With the increasing availability of software designed for modeling thermal systems, the task of improving plant performance continues to develop. The ability to model a facility using a commercially available software package allows the design engineer and plant engineer to investigate the effects of variations in plant conditions or components on overall plant operations.

An analysis of the Kirk Lumber Company's co-generating facility was performed using the modeling program PROSIM written by the consulting engineering firm Endat Oy, of Finland. A "base case" model was constructed in PROSIM using data taken at the plant for each of the major components. Once this model was designed and the component's characteristics established in PROSIM, several areas of interest were investigated to determine changes that would lead to improved plant performance. By varying a single aspect of the plant model at a time, the effects of increasing electrical generating capacity, combustion air, and main condenser size can be simulated. A profile of expected plant performance is developed that can be used to identify areas where the existing plant can be modified to increase plant performance.

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DOI

10.25777/nf1e-t482

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