Technology for trimming of greenhouse gas in thermal plant system

Green Ibim Abba * and Ugoji Kelechi Uchenna

Mechanical Engineering Technology, Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria.
 
Review
World Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology and Sciences, 2023, 10(01), 091–097.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjaets.2023.10.1.0235
Publication history: 
Received on 09 July 2023; revised on 20 September 2023; accepted on 23 September 2023
 
Abstract: 
Industrial expansion depends largely on electric power generation for its operations. These industrial activities have contributed significantly to environmental degradation from frequent emission of large volume of greenhouse gases. Concentration of suspended greenhouse gases in the air of many cities exceed World Health Organization standards and its effect on human health can be devastating. Thus, utmost importance is to generate clean and efficient energy from power plant. The aim of this work is to foster a way of reducing emissions in Power Plants by integrating gasification technologies to the system. Emission data from thermal power plant was analysed with varying gasifier pressure, air-fuel ratio, steam-fuel ratio, and flue gas-fuel ratio. Numerical simulation of the gasification cycle with varying parameters was carried out using MATLAB. The analysis indicated supplementary power generation and cleaner exhaust. The progress of this work can greatly reduce greenhouse emission.
 
Keywords: 
Numerical simulation; Emissions, Gasification; Greenhouse gases: Power plant
 
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