How flexible are the dedicated expert programs? How easy is creating a plant with the dedicated expert programs? Are the component models similar in different Thermoflow programs? I only do big-picture feasibility studies on gas turbine plants, which program s should I use? Is there additional guidance on selecting programs for my type of work?
Why no PDE equivalent for conventional steam plants? No, the suite is a comprehensive plant design and simulation expert system, comprising nine modules, which taken together go far beyond the intended scope and capability of heat balance software.
Heat balance programs simulate a network of components defined by the user. Some heat balance programs can simulate components based on their physical design. They require the user to know, a priori, the network configuration, its logic, and how to impose and debug it by writing code or scripts. They require the user to know initial values of key flows and pressures, and where to impose them without under- or over-specifying the network. They require the user modelling physical components to know, a priori, their physical design details or performance characteristics.
These generic tools can work well for modelling existing plants for which these inputs are already known; provided their user is highly skilled and has plenty of time to focus on a single model. However, no matter how skilled the user is, these programs are not practically useful to create new designs, because it is unrealistic with them to try many configurations, different permutations and combinations of technical parameters, consider the effect of design variations on performance, cost and economics, and find optimal solutions, all within a reasonable time frame.
By automating and seamlessly combining network and component design with preliminary engineering, cost estimation and economics, it allows evaluation of hundreds of design options to reach an optimum outcome within a reasonable time frame.
The program has a unique approach: a default hierarchy of pressure and flow dictators will automatically create a solution for a new design of any common type of power or cogeneration plant. Its unique logical automation, which makes it very user friendly, does not inhibit flexibility. Explains the difference between Design and Off-Design mode and how each mode affects components.
A walkthrough of the GT PRO program, both input and output screens, complete with voice-over narration and description of the inputs. A walkthrough of the process of building a model, from connecting components to make a cycle and specifying inputs for the model.
An overview of how to incorporate PEACE components into your model, the difference between obtaining component size vs.
A walkthrough of how to model a steam cycle, from the choice of choice of components to input selection. Webinar 3: Multi-Point Design. Webinar 7: Modelling Solar Thermal Systems. Webinar Thermoflow Version 27 - What's New. Webinar Steam Turbine Tuning. Webinar Cooling System Optimization. It helps you to create a new power plant optimized both technically and economically for your own unique situation.
It empowers you to take charge, judge your options on their merit, and avoid being steered towards cookie-cutter solutions that may, or may not, be the best for your application. The system will automatically, and within minutes not days, create for you plant configurations and technical parameters that suit your criteria. For each of your plant options, and for each variation within each option, the system will:. The Thermoflow suite includes two parallel approaches, to serve all users and markets.
0コメント