US20180283222A1 - Device for controlling supply of working fluid - Google Patents
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- Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid, and more particularly, to a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid capable of efficiently and economically controlling a flow rate and a pressure of the working fluid to supply the working fluid into a power generation cycle.
- supercritical CO 2 has a density similar to the liquid state and viscosity similar to the gas state, an equipment utilizing the property may be miniaturized and power consumption required to compress and circulate the fluid may be minimized.
- supercritical CO 2 with its critical points of 31.4° C. and 72.8 atm much lower than the critical points of water at 373.95° C. and 217.7 atm, may be handled very easily.
- the power generation system using supercritical CO 2 is mostly operated as a closed cycle in which carbon dioxide used for power generation is not emitted to outside, thus greatly reducing the emission of pollutants.
- the working fluid is supplied into the cycle for two purposes: power generation and a turbo machine.
- power generation the working fluid is injected into a power generation cycle to drive the turbo machine.
- turbo machine the working fluid is for bearing lubrication and sealing of the turbo machine.
- U.S. Pat. No. 8,281,593 discloses a method for supplying a working fluid stored in a storage tank into a cycle and a turbo machine using a high-pressure piston pump. Further, a mass control tank is provided for controlling a flow rate of the working fluid and controlling a pressure at an inlet and an outlet of a compressor.
- the mass control tank is also referred to as an inventory tank.
- the mass control tank is connected to a high pressure line of the outlet of the compressor and a low pressure line of an inlet of a precooler.
- a high pressure valve may be open to send some of the flow rate to the mass control tank, thereby reducing the pressure.
- the low pressure valve may be open to send some of the flow rate of the mass control tank to the inlet line of the compressor, thereby increasing the pressure.
- the mass control tank is connected to the high pressure line of the outlet of the compressor, it is essential that the mass control tank is made of expensive materials and components capable of withstanding the high pressure, which leads to an increase in cost and a decrease in economical efficiency.
- An object of the present disclosure is to provide a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid capable of efficiently and economically controlling a flow rate and a pressure of a working fluid to supply the working fluid into a power generation cycle.
- the device may further comprise: a supply pump disposed between the storage tank and the flotation tank to supply the working fluid from the storage tank to the flotation tank; and a control valve disposed between the storage tank and the flotation tank to discharge the working fluid from the flotation tank to the storage tank.
- the flotation tank may be a piston accumulator type tank.
- the flotation tank may comprise: a tank body into which the working fluid is introduced; and a piston installed inside the tank body to be elevated by a control fluid supplied from the outside.
- the flotation tank may further comprise: a control fluid inflowing portion provided at a lower end of the tank body and having the control fluid inflowing and outflowing therethrough; a first inlet provided at one side of the tank body and having the working fluid inflowing from the supply pump thereinto; and a first outlet provided at the other side of the tank body and having the working fluid discharged to the control valve therethrough.
- the flotation tank may further comprise: a second inlet provided at an upper part of the tank body and having the working fluid inflowing from the precooler thereinto; and a second outlet provided at the upper part of the tank body and having the working fluid discharged to the compressor therethrough.
- control fluid When P 1 which is a pressure at a rear end of the precooler or P 2 which is a pressure at a front end of the compressor rises, the control fluid may be supplied to the control fluid inflowing portion and the control valve may be open to discharge the working fluid within the flotation tank to the storage tank through the first outlet.
- the supply of the control fluid and the discharge of the working fluid to the storage tank may be made until a height of the piston reaches a height corresponding to a set value.
- the supply pump may be operated to supply the working fluid into the flotation tank through the first inlet.
- the supply of the working fluid into the flotation tank may be made until a height of the piston reaches a height corresponding to a set value.
- the working fluid is discharged from the flotation tank to the storage tank, and if the pressure at the outlet of the precooler or the inlet of the compressor falls, the working fluid may be supplied from the storage tank to the flotation tank.
- the flotation tank may be a piston accumulator type tank.
- the flotation tank may comprise: a tank body into which the working fluid is introduced; and a piston installed inside the tank body to be elevated by a control fluid supplied from the outside.
- the flotation tank may further comprise: a control fluid inflowing portion provided at a lower end of the tank body and having the control fluid inflowing and outflowing therethrough; a first inlet provided at one side of the tank body and having the working fluid inflowing from the supply pump thereinto; and a first outlet provided at the other side of the tank body and having the working fluid discharged to the control valve therethrough.
- the flotation tank may further comprise: a second inlet provided at an upper part of the tank body and having the working fluid inflowing from the precooler thereinto; and a second outlet provided at the upper part of the tank body and having the working fluid discharged to the compressor therethrough.
- control fluid When P 1 which is a pressure at a rear end of the precooler or P 2 which is a pressure at a front end of the compressor rises, the control fluid may be supplied to the control fluid inflowing portion and the control valve may be open to discharge the working fluid within the flotation tank to the storage tank through the first outlet.
- the supply of the control fluid and the discharge of the working fluid to the storage tank may be made until a height of the piston reaches a height corresponding to a set value.
- the supply pump may be operated to supply the working fluid into the flotation tank through the first inlet.
- the supply of the working fluid into the flotation tank may be made until a height of the piston reaches a height corresponding to a set value.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a power generation cycle to which a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic diagrams showing an operating state of the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid shown in FIG. 2 .
- the power generation system using supercritical CO 2 configures a close cycle in which CO 2 used for power generation is not emitted to outside, but uses supercritical CO 2 as a working fluid.
- the power generation system using supercritical CO 2 can use exhaust gas emitted from a thermal power plant or the like since a working fluid is the supercritical CO 2 . Accordingly, the power generation system using supercritical CO 2 may not only be used as a single power generation system, but also be used for a hybrid power generation system with the thermal power generation system.
- the working fluid of the power generation system using supercritical CO 2 may also supply CO 2 separated from the exhaust gas and may also supply CO 2 separately.
- Supercritical CO 2 within the cycle passes through a compressor, and it is then heated while passing through a heat source such as a heater to become a high-temperature high-pressure working fluid, thereby driving a turbine.
- a generator or a pump is connected to the turbine, the turbine connected to the generator produces power, and the turbine connected to the pump operates the pump.
- the working fluid passing through the turbine is cooled while passing through a heat exchanger, and the cooled working fluid is again supplied to the compressor to be circulated within the cycle.
- the turbine or the heat exchanger may be provided in multiple.
- the power generation system using supercritical CO 2 includes a system where all the working fluids flowing within the cycle are in the supercritical state as well as a system where most of the working fluids are in the supercritical state and the rest of the working fluids are in a subcritical state.
- CO 2 is used as the working fluid.
- CO 2 may include pure carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide including slight impurities, and even a fluid where carbon dioxide is mixed with one or more fluids as additives.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a power generation cycle to which a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied.
- the power generation cycle may be a power generation cycle using supercritical CO 2 , which comprises one turbine, a plurality of recuperators 200 , and a plurality of external heat exchangers 300 .
- the components of the present disclosure are connected to each other by a transfer pipe in which the working fluid flows.
- a transfer pipe in which the working fluid flows.
- the components and areas actually serving as the transfer pipe may be present in the integrated components. Therefore, even in this case, it is to be understood that the working fluid flows along the transfer pipe, where in the present disclosure, the transfer pipe is indicated by numbers in parentheses.
- the working fluid supplied into the cycle through the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid is compressed to a high pressure by a compressor 100 .
- Some of the working fluid is branched to the recuperator 200 , and a part thereof is branched to the external heat exchanger 300 .
- the recuperator 200 is configured to comprise a first recuperator 210 and a second recuperator 230 which are arranged in series, such that the working fluid passing through the first recuperator 210 is sequentially introduced into the second recuperator 230 .
- the working fluid passing through the turbine 400 is first introduced into the first recuperator 210 , such that the first recuperator 210 exchanges heat with a relatively higher-temperature working fluid than the second recuperator 230 .
- the external heat exchanger 300 is configured to comprise a first heat exchanger 310 and a second heat exchanger 330 .
- the first heat exchanger 310 and the second heat exchanger 330 use a gas (hereinafter, a waste heat gas) having waste heat like exhaust gas emitted from a boiler of a power plant as a heat source, and serve to exchange heat between the waste heat gas and a working fluid circulating within a cycle to heat the working fluid.
- a waste heat gas having waste heat like exhaust gas emitted from a boiler of a power plant as a heat source
- the plurality of heat exchangers 300 may be classified into relatively low temperature, medium temperature, high temperature or the like depending on the temperature of the waste heat gas. That is, the heat exchanger can perform heat exchange at the high temperature as the waste heat gas is introduced into an inlet end, and the heat exchanger performs heat exchange at the lower temperature as the waste heat gas is discharged through an outlet end.
- the first heat exchanger 310 may be a heat exchanger using relatively a high or medium-temperature waste heat gas compared to the second heat exchanger 330
- the second heat exchanger 330 may be a heat exchanger using a relatively medium or low-temperature waste heat gas. That is, an example in which the first heat exchanger 310 and the second heat exchanger 330 are sequentially disposed from the inlet end into which the waste heat gas is introduced toward the outlet end will be described.
- some of the working fluid passing through the compressor 100 is sent to the second recuperator 230 and exchanges heat with the working fluid passing through the first recuperator 210 to be heated primarily, and is then sent to the first recuperator 210 and exchanges heat with the working fluid passing through the turbine 400 to be heated. Thereafter, the working fluid is transferred to a front end of the first heat exchanger 310 .
- Some of the working fluid passing through the compressor 100 is sent to the second heat exchanger 330 and exchanges heat with the waste heat gas to be heated primarily, and is then mixed with the working fluid heated by the first recuperator 210 and is supplied to the first heat exchanger 310 .
- the working fluid heated by the first heat exchanger 310 is supplied to the turbine 400 .
- the turbine 400 is driven by the working fluid, and the turbine 400 may be connected to a generator (not shown) to produce power.
- the working fluid is expanded while passing through the turbine 400 , and therefore the turbine 400 also serves as an expander.
- the working fluid passing through the turbine 400 is transferred to the first recuperator 210 .
- the working fluid cooled by exchanging heat with the working fluid passing through the compressor 100 in the first recuperator 210 and the second recuperator 230 is transferred to a precooler 50 .
- the precooler 50 uses air or cooling water as a refrigerant and secondarily cools the working fluid which passes through the recuperator 200 and is primarily cooled.
- the working fluid cooled by passing through the precooler 50 is supplied to the compressor 100 via a flotation tank 500 .
- the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid to the compressor 100 comprises the flotation tank 500 disposed between the above-mentioned precooler 50 and the compressor 100 , a storage tank 10 storing the working fluid, a supply pump 20 supplying the working fluid from the storage tank 10 to the flotation tank 500 , and a control valve 30 discharging the working fluid of the flotation tank 500 to the storage tank 10 .
- the storage tank 10 which is a large-capacity reservoir capable of storing and supplying the flow rate of the working fluid which is required over the whole cycle has a size enough to store the amount of working fluid required at the time of the initial driving of the cycle. Since the storage tank 10 is also used to discharge some of the flow rate of the working fluid within the cycle, it is preferable to store a flow rate larger than that of the total of working fluid within the cycle.
- the pressure of the working fluid supplied from the storage tank 10 to the flotation tank 500 may be primarily boosted by the supply pump 20 and secondarily controlled within the flotation tank 500 to supply the working fluid to the compressor 100 .
- the flotation tank 500 is installed at the inlet end of the compressor 100 , and therefore serves as a buffer against the change in the pressure at the inlet of the compressor 100 . Therefore, the control of the pressure at the inlet of the compressor 100 may be automatically controlled by the flotation tank 500 .
- the buffer action against the change in the pressure at the inlet of the compressor 100 is made by the buffer action against the change in the pressure within the flotation tank 500 .
- the flotation tank 500 is preferably provided as piston accumulator type tank.
- the maximum allowable flow rate of the flotation tank 500 may be, for example, 215 L/sec.
- the piston accumulator type tank has the advantage that a response speed and a reaction time of the control reaction are very fast.
- the flotation tank 500 Since the flotation tank 500 is installed at the inlet end of the compressor 100 , the working fluid is temporarily stored or flows before it gets compressed. Accordingly, since the flotation tank 500 is positioned in the low-pressure line within the cycle, the flotation tank 500 has an advantage in that the cycle can be economically configured without expensive materials and components to withstand the high pressure like the conventional inventory tank.
- the flotation tank 500 is of a size enough to store the working fluid corresponding to about 1 ⁇ 3 of the flow rate of the whole cycle for the pressure buffer function. Accordingly, since the size of the flotation tank 500 may be reduced to 1 ⁇ 3 of that of the conventional inventory tank, the construction cost for the cycle may be reduced.
- the pressure buffer function of the flotation tank 500 will be described in detail as follows.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid shown in FIG. 1
- FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic diagrams showing an operating state of the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid shown in FIG. 2 .
- the flotation tank 500 comprises a tank body 510 , a piston 530 installed inside the tank body 510 , a control fluid inflowing portion 510 a formed at a lower end of the tank body 510 to elevate the piston 530 and having a fluid for controlling a position of the piston inflowing and outflowing therethrough, a first inlet 512 provided at one side of the tank body 510 and having the working fluid inflowing from the supply pump 20 thereinto, and a first outlet 514 provided at the other side of the tank body 510 and having the working fluid discharged to the control valve 30 therethrough.
- an upper part of the tank body 510 spaced apart from the first inlet 512 and the first outlet 514 is provided with a second inlet 516 into which the working fluid is introduced from the precooler 50 and a second outlet 518 spaced apart from the second inlet 516 and having the working fluid discharged to the compressor 100 therethrough.
- P 1 is a pressure at a rear end of the precooler 50
- P 2 is a pressure at a front end of the compressor 100
- Ps is a pressure inside the flotation tank 500
- F 1 means the flow rate of the control fluid for controlling the position of the piston 530 , where other working fluids which are fluids different from the working fluid supplied into the cycle or fluids other than supercritical CO 2 may be used as the control fluid.
- Hs means a height of the piston 530 depending on a set point in the flotation tank 500
- H A means the height of the piston 530 depending on the change in the pressure in the flotation tank 500 .
- Ps and Hs are set to a predetermined set value at the time of designing the cycle and are controlled so that these set values in the flotation tank 500 are maintained depending on the change in the pressure.
- the method for controlling the flotation tank 500 based on the change in the pressure will be described in detail with reference to the above description.
- P 1 may rise. If P 1 rises, the height of the piston 530 within the flotation tank 500 falls from Hs to H A . At this time, the piston 530 rises to the set height Hs in the flotation tank 500 , and at the same time the flow rate of the control fluid is injected into F 1 to maintain the reference pressure Ps. At the same time, the control valve 30 is open to discharge the flow rate of some of the working fluid in the flotation tank 500 and to send the working fluid to the storage tank 10 . According to this process, when Ps and Hs are maintained at the set value, the control valve 30 is closed to stop the injection of the flow rate of the control fluid into F 1 and to stop the discharge of the working fluid from the flotation tank 500 simultaneously. At this time, the supply pump 20 is not driven.
- the piston 530 may fall to the height of H A as shown in FIG. 3 . Even in this case, the height of the piston 530 falls from Hs to H A within the flotation tank 500 . Therefore, the control fluid is injected into F 1 to keep the reference pressure Ps, and the control valve 30 is open to raise the piston 530 to Hs, thereby discharging some of the working fluid within the flotation tank 500 to the storage tank 10 . When Ps and Hs are maintained at the set value, the control valve 30 is closed to stop the injection of the flow rate of the control fluid into F 1 and to stop the discharge of the working fluid from the flotation tank 500 simultaneously.
- P 1 may fall. If P 1 falls, the height of the piston 530 within the flotation tank 500 is increased from Hs to H A . At this time, the piston 530 falls to the set height Hs within the flotation tank 500 , and at the same time the supply pump 20 is operated to maintain the reference pressure Ps, thereby supplementing the flow rate of the working fluid into the flotation tank 500 . According to this process, if Ps and Hs reach the set values, the supply pump 20 stops the supply of the working fluid to the flotation tank 500 , thereby maintaining Ps and Hs. At this time, the control valve 30 is not driven, and the control fluid for positioning the piston 530 is also not supplied.
- the piston 530 may rise to the height of H A as shown in FIG. 4 . Therefore, the piston 530 falls to the set height Hs within the flotation tank 500 , and at the same time the supply pump 20 is operated to maintain the reference pressure Ps, thereby supplementing the flow rate of the working fluid into the flotation tank 500 . According to this process, if Ps and Hs reach the set values, the supply pump 20 stops to stop the supply of the working fluid to the flotation tank 500 , thereby maintaining Ps and Hs.
- the pressure within the flotation tank and the flow rate of the working fluid are changed depending on the change in the pressure at the inlet of the compressor and the outlet of the precooler, the pressure within the flotation tank and the height of the piston may be maintained at a predetermined set value.
- the flotation tank serves as the buffer depending on the change in the pressure at the inlet of the compressor, the flotation tank does not require the separate pressure control and therefore needs not use the expensive materials and components like the conventional inventory tank, such that the construction cost of the cycle may be saved.
- the flow rate of the working fluid may be efficiently controlled by only the flotation tank, and the pressure at the inlet and outlet of the compressor may be controlled, such that the construction cost of the cycle can be reduced and the economical efficiency can be improved.
- the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid can control the pressure at the inlet and outlet of the compressor without using the expensive inventory tank and can efficiently control the flow rate of the working fluid to save the cost of the cycle construction, thereby improving the economical efficiency.
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- This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0039383, filed on Mar. 28, 2017 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid, and more particularly, to a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid capable of efficiently and economically controlling a flow rate and a pressure of the working fluid to supply the working fluid into a power generation cycle.
- Various efforts for increasing a power output while decreasing the emission of pollutants have been made. As one of such efforts, research and development of a power generation system using supercritical CO2 as a working fluid have been actively conducted.
- Because supercritical CO2 has a density similar to the liquid state and viscosity similar to the gas state, an equipment utilizing the property may be miniaturized and power consumption required to compress and circulate the fluid may be minimized. At the same time, supercritical CO2, with its critical points of 31.4° C. and 72.8 atm much lower than the critical points of water at 373.95° C. and 217.7 atm, may be handled very easily.
- In addition, the power generation system using supercritical CO2 is mostly operated as a closed cycle in which carbon dioxide used for power generation is not emitted to outside, thus greatly reducing the emission of pollutants.
- The working fluid is supplied into the cycle for two purposes: power generation and a turbo machine. For the purpose of power generation, the working fluid is injected into a power generation cycle to drive the turbo machine. For the purpose of the turbo machine, the working fluid is for bearing lubrication and sealing of the turbo machine.
- U.S. Pat. No. 8,281,593 discloses a method for supplying a working fluid stored in a storage tank into a cycle and a turbo machine using a high-pressure piston pump. Further, a mass control tank is provided for controlling a flow rate of the working fluid and controlling a pressure at an inlet and an outlet of a compressor. The mass control tank is also referred to as an inventory tank. In general, the mass control tank is connected to a high pressure line of the outlet of the compressor and a low pressure line of an inlet of a precooler. As the pressure at the outlet of the compressor increases, a high pressure valve may be open to send some of the flow rate to the mass control tank, thereby reducing the pressure. As the pressure at the inlet of the compressor decreases, the low pressure valve may be open to send some of the flow rate of the mass control tank to the inlet line of the compressor, thereby increasing the pressure.
- Therefore, since the mass control tank is connected to the high pressure line of the outlet of the compressor, it is essential that the mass control tank is made of expensive materials and components capable of withstanding the high pressure, which leads to an increase in cost and a decrease in economical efficiency.
- An object of the present disclosure is to provide a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid capable of efficiently and economically controlling a flow rate and a pressure of a working fluid to supply the working fluid into a power generation cycle.
- Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure can be understood by the following description, and become apparent with reference to the embodiments of the present disclosure. Also, it is obvious to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains that the objects and advantages of the present disclosure can be realized by the means as claimed and combinations thereof.
- In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid for supplying the working fluid to a power generation cycle comprising a compressor compressing the working fluid and a precooler cooling the working fluid supplied to the compressor comprises: a storage tank storing the working fluid supplied to the power generation cycle; and a flotation tank disposed between the precooler and the compressor to flow or temporarily store the working fluid, wherein a pressure within the flotation tank and a flow rate of the working fluid are controlled depending on pressures at an inlet of the compressor and an outlet of the precooler.
- The device may further comprise: a supply pump disposed between the storage tank and the flotation tank to supply the working fluid from the storage tank to the flotation tank; and a control valve disposed between the storage tank and the flotation tank to discharge the working fluid from the flotation tank to the storage tank.
- The flotation tank may be a piston accumulator type tank.
- The flotation tank may comprise: a tank body into which the working fluid is introduced; and a piston installed inside the tank body to be elevated by a control fluid supplied from the outside.
- The flotation tank may further comprise: a control fluid inflowing portion provided at a lower end of the tank body and having the control fluid inflowing and outflowing therethrough; a first inlet provided at one side of the tank body and having the working fluid inflowing from the supply pump thereinto; and a first outlet provided at the other side of the tank body and having the working fluid discharged to the control valve therethrough.
- The flotation tank may further comprise: a second inlet provided at an upper part of the tank body and having the working fluid inflowing from the precooler thereinto; and a second outlet provided at the upper part of the tank body and having the working fluid discharged to the compressor therethrough.
- When P1 which is a pressure at a rear end of the precooler or P2 which is a pressure at a front end of the compressor rises, the control fluid may be supplied to the control fluid inflowing portion and the control valve may be open to discharge the working fluid within the flotation tank to the storage tank through the first outlet.
- The supply of the control fluid and the discharge of the working fluid to the storage tank may be made until a height of the piston reaches a height corresponding to a set value.
- When P1 which is a pressure at a rear end of the precooler or P2 which is a pressure at a front end of the compressor falls, the supply pump may be operated to supply the working fluid into the flotation tank through the first inlet.
- The supply of the working fluid into the flotation tank may be made until a height of the piston reaches a height corresponding to a set value.
- In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid for supplying the working fluid to a power generation cycle comprising a compressor compressing the working fluid and a precooler cooling the working fluid supplied to the compressor comprises: a storage tank storing the working fluid supplied to the power generation cycle; a flotation tank disposed on a low pressure line of an inlet of the compressor to flow or temporarily store the working fluid; a supply pump disposed between the storage tank and the flotation tank to supply the working fluid from the storage tank to the flotation tank; and a control valve disposed between the storage tank and the flotation tank to discharge the working fluid from the flotation tank to the storage tank.
- If a pressure at an outlet of the precooler or an inlet of the compressor rises, the working fluid is discharged from the flotation tank to the storage tank, and if the pressure at the outlet of the precooler or the inlet of the compressor falls, the working fluid may be supplied from the storage tank to the flotation tank.
- The flotation tank may be a piston accumulator type tank.
- The flotation tank may comprise: a tank body into which the working fluid is introduced; and a piston installed inside the tank body to be elevated by a control fluid supplied from the outside.
- The flotation tank may further comprise: a control fluid inflowing portion provided at a lower end of the tank body and having the control fluid inflowing and outflowing therethrough; a first inlet provided at one side of the tank body and having the working fluid inflowing from the supply pump thereinto; and a first outlet provided at the other side of the tank body and having the working fluid discharged to the control valve therethrough.
- The flotation tank may further comprise: a second inlet provided at an upper part of the tank body and having the working fluid inflowing from the precooler thereinto; and a second outlet provided at the upper part of the tank body and having the working fluid discharged to the compressor therethrough.
- When P1 which is a pressure at a rear end of the precooler or P2 which is a pressure at a front end of the compressor rises, the control fluid may be supplied to the control fluid inflowing portion and the control valve may be open to discharge the working fluid within the flotation tank to the storage tank through the first outlet.
- The supply of the control fluid and the discharge of the working fluid to the storage tank may be made until a height of the piston reaches a height corresponding to a set value.
- When P1 which is a pressure at a rear end of the precooler or P2 which is a pressure at a front end of the compressor falls, the supply pump may be operated to supply the working fluid into the flotation tank through the first inlet.
- The supply of the working fluid into the flotation tank may be made until a height of the piston reaches a height corresponding to a set value.
- The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present disclosure will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a power generation cycle to which a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid shown inFIG. 1 ; and -
FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic diagrams showing an operating state of the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid shown inFIG. 2 . - Hereinafter, a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- Generally, the power generation system using supercritical CO2 configures a close cycle in which CO2 used for power generation is not emitted to outside, but uses supercritical CO2 as a working fluid.
- The power generation system using supercritical CO2 can use exhaust gas emitted from a thermal power plant or the like since a working fluid is the supercritical CO2. Accordingly, the power generation system using supercritical CO2 may not only be used as a single power generation system, but also be used for a hybrid power generation system with the thermal power generation system. The working fluid of the power generation system using supercritical CO2 may also supply CO2 separated from the exhaust gas and may also supply CO2 separately.
- Supercritical CO2 (hereinafter, referred to as working fluid) within the cycle passes through a compressor, and it is then heated while passing through a heat source such as a heater to become a high-temperature high-pressure working fluid, thereby driving a turbine. A generator or a pump is connected to the turbine, the turbine connected to the generator produces power, and the turbine connected to the pump operates the pump. The working fluid passing through the turbine is cooled while passing through a heat exchanger, and the cooled working fluid is again supplied to the compressor to be circulated within the cycle. The turbine or the heat exchanger may be provided in multiple.
- The power generation system using supercritical CO2 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a system where all the working fluids flowing within the cycle are in the supercritical state as well as a system where most of the working fluids are in the supercritical state and the rest of the working fluids are in a subcritical state.
- Further, in various embodiments of the present disclosure, CO2 is used as the working fluid. Here, CO2 may include pure carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide including slight impurities, and even a fluid where carbon dioxide is mixed with one or more fluids as additives.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a power generation cycle to which a device for controlling a supply of a working fluid according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , the power generation cycle may be a power generation cycle using supercritical CO2, which comprises one turbine, a plurality ofrecuperators 200, and a plurality ofexternal heat exchangers 300. - The components of the present disclosure are connected to each other by a transfer pipe in which the working fluid flows. However, when a plurality of components is integrated, the components and areas actually serving as the transfer pipe may be present in the integrated components. Therefore, even in this case, it is to be understood that the working fluid flows along the transfer pipe, where in the present disclosure, the transfer pipe is indicated by numbers in parentheses.
- The working fluid supplied into the cycle through the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid is compressed to a high pressure by a
compressor 100. Some of the working fluid is branched to therecuperator 200, and a part thereof is branched to theexternal heat exchanger 300. - The
recuperator 200 is configured to comprise afirst recuperator 210 and asecond recuperator 230 which are arranged in series, such that the working fluid passing through thefirst recuperator 210 is sequentially introduced into thesecond recuperator 230. The working fluid passing through theturbine 400 is first introduced into thefirst recuperator 210, such that thefirst recuperator 210 exchanges heat with a relatively higher-temperature working fluid than thesecond recuperator 230. - The
external heat exchanger 300 is configured to comprise afirst heat exchanger 310 and asecond heat exchanger 330. Thefirst heat exchanger 310 and thesecond heat exchanger 330 use a gas (hereinafter, a waste heat gas) having waste heat like exhaust gas emitted from a boiler of a power plant as a heat source, and serve to exchange heat between the waste heat gas and a working fluid circulating within a cycle to heat the working fluid. - When the plurality of
heat exchangers 300 are provided, they may be classified into relatively low temperature, medium temperature, high temperature or the like depending on the temperature of the waste heat gas. That is, the heat exchanger can perform heat exchange at the high temperature as the waste heat gas is introduced into an inlet end, and the heat exchanger performs heat exchange at the lower temperature as the waste heat gas is discharged through an outlet end. - In the present embodiment, the
first heat exchanger 310 may be a heat exchanger using relatively a high or medium-temperature waste heat gas compared to thesecond heat exchanger 330, and thesecond heat exchanger 330 may be a heat exchanger using a relatively medium or low-temperature waste heat gas. That is, an example in which thefirst heat exchanger 310 and thesecond heat exchanger 330 are sequentially disposed from the inlet end into which the waste heat gas is introduced toward the outlet end will be described. - As described above, some of the working fluid passing through the
compressor 100 is sent to thesecond recuperator 230 and exchanges heat with the working fluid passing through thefirst recuperator 210 to be heated primarily, and is then sent to thefirst recuperator 210 and exchanges heat with the working fluid passing through theturbine 400 to be heated. Thereafter, the working fluid is transferred to a front end of thefirst heat exchanger 310. - Some of the working fluid passing through the
compressor 100 is sent to thesecond heat exchanger 330 and exchanges heat with the waste heat gas to be heated primarily, and is then mixed with the working fluid heated by thefirst recuperator 210 and is supplied to thefirst heat exchanger 310. The working fluid heated by thefirst heat exchanger 310 is supplied to theturbine 400. - The
turbine 400 is driven by the working fluid, and theturbine 400 may be connected to a generator (not shown) to produce power. The working fluid is expanded while passing through theturbine 400, and therefore theturbine 400 also serves as an expander. The working fluid passing through theturbine 400 is transferred to thefirst recuperator 210. - The working fluid cooled by exchanging heat with the working fluid passing through the
compressor 100 in thefirst recuperator 210 and thesecond recuperator 230 is transferred to aprecooler 50. - The
precooler 50 uses air or cooling water as a refrigerant and secondarily cools the working fluid which passes through therecuperator 200 and is primarily cooled. The working fluid cooled by passing through theprecooler 50 is supplied to thecompressor 100 via aflotation tank 500. - The device for controlling the supply of the working fluid to the
compressor 100 comprises theflotation tank 500 disposed between the above-mentionedprecooler 50 and thecompressor 100, astorage tank 10 storing the working fluid, asupply pump 20 supplying the working fluid from thestorage tank 10 to theflotation tank 500, and acontrol valve 30 discharging the working fluid of theflotation tank 500 to thestorage tank 10. - The
storage tank 10 which is a large-capacity reservoir capable of storing and supplying the flow rate of the working fluid which is required over the whole cycle has a size enough to store the amount of working fluid required at the time of the initial driving of the cycle. Since thestorage tank 10 is also used to discharge some of the flow rate of the working fluid within the cycle, it is preferable to store a flow rate larger than that of the total of working fluid within the cycle. The pressure of the working fluid supplied from thestorage tank 10 to theflotation tank 500 may be primarily boosted by thesupply pump 20 and secondarily controlled within theflotation tank 500 to supply the working fluid to thecompressor 100. - The
flotation tank 500 is installed at the inlet end of thecompressor 100, and therefore serves as a buffer against the change in the pressure at the inlet of thecompressor 100. Therefore, the control of the pressure at the inlet of thecompressor 100 may be automatically controlled by theflotation tank 500. - The buffer action against the change in the pressure at the inlet of the
compressor 100 is made by the buffer action against the change in the pressure within theflotation tank 500. To this end, theflotation tank 500 is preferably provided as piston accumulator type tank. The maximum allowable flow rate of theflotation tank 500 may be, for example, 215 L/sec. The piston accumulator type tank has the advantage that a response speed and a reaction time of the control reaction are very fast. - Since the
flotation tank 500 is installed at the inlet end of thecompressor 100, the working fluid is temporarily stored or flows before it gets compressed. Accordingly, since theflotation tank 500 is positioned in the low-pressure line within the cycle, theflotation tank 500 has an advantage in that the cycle can be economically configured without expensive materials and components to withstand the high pressure like the conventional inventory tank. - While the
storage tank 10 should have a minimum size enough to store the flow rate of the working fluid which is required over the whole cycle, theflotation tank 500 is of a size enough to store the working fluid corresponding to about ⅓ of the flow rate of the whole cycle for the pressure buffer function. Accordingly, since the size of theflotation tank 500 may be reduced to ⅓ of that of the conventional inventory tank, the construction cost for the cycle may be reduced. - The pressure buffer function of the
flotation tank 500 will be described in detail as follows. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid shown inFIG. 1 , andFIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic diagrams showing an operating state of the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid shown inFIG. 2 . - As shown in
FIG. 2 , theflotation tank 500 comprises atank body 510, apiston 530 installed inside thetank body 510, a controlfluid inflowing portion 510 a formed at a lower end of thetank body 510 to elevate thepiston 530 and having a fluid for controlling a position of the piston inflowing and outflowing therethrough, afirst inlet 512 provided at one side of thetank body 510 and having the working fluid inflowing from thesupply pump 20 thereinto, and afirst outlet 514 provided at the other side of thetank body 510 and having the working fluid discharged to thecontrol valve 30 therethrough. In addition, an upper part of thetank body 510 spaced apart from thefirst inlet 512 and thefirst outlet 514 is provided with asecond inlet 516 into which the working fluid is introduced from theprecooler 50 and asecond outlet 518 spaced apart from thesecond inlet 516 and having the working fluid discharged to thecompressor 100 therethrough. - In
FIG. 2 , P1 is a pressure at a rear end of theprecooler 50, P2 is a pressure at a front end of thecompressor 100, and Ps is a pressure inside theflotation tank 500. Further, F1 means the flow rate of the control fluid for controlling the position of thepiston 530, where other working fluids which are fluids different from the working fluid supplied into the cycle or fluids other than supercritical CO2 may be used as the control fluid. Hs means a height of thepiston 530 depending on a set point in theflotation tank 500, and HA means the height of thepiston 530 depending on the change in the pressure in theflotation tank 500. Ps and Hs are set to a predetermined set value at the time of designing the cycle and are controlled so that these set values in theflotation tank 500 are maintained depending on the change in the pressure. The method for controlling theflotation tank 500 based on the change in the pressure will be described in detail with reference to the above description. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , P1 may rise. If P1 rises, the height of thepiston 530 within theflotation tank 500 falls from Hs to HA. At this time, thepiston 530 rises to the set height Hs in theflotation tank 500, and at the same time the flow rate of the control fluid is injected into F1 to maintain the reference pressure Ps. At the same time, thecontrol valve 30 is open to discharge the flow rate of some of the working fluid in theflotation tank 500 and to send the working fluid to thestorage tank 10. According to this process, when Ps and Hs are maintained at the set value, thecontrol valve 30 is closed to stop the injection of the flow rate of the control fluid into F1 and to stop the discharge of the working fluid from theflotation tank 500 simultaneously. At this time, thesupply pump 20 is not driven. - On the other hand, even if P2 rises, the
piston 530 may fall to the height of HA as shown inFIG. 3 . Even in this case, the height of thepiston 530 falls from Hs to HA within theflotation tank 500. Therefore, the control fluid is injected into F1 to keep the reference pressure Ps, and thecontrol valve 30 is open to raise thepiston 530 to Hs, thereby discharging some of the working fluid within theflotation tank 500 to thestorage tank 10. When Ps and Hs are maintained at the set value, thecontrol valve 30 is closed to stop the injection of the flow rate of the control fluid into F1 and to stop the discharge of the working fluid from theflotation tank 500 simultaneously. - Conversely, as illustrated in
FIG. 4 , P1 may fall. If P1 falls, the height of thepiston 530 within theflotation tank 500 is increased from Hs to HA. At this time, thepiston 530 falls to the set height Hs within theflotation tank 500, and at the same time thesupply pump 20 is operated to maintain the reference pressure Ps, thereby supplementing the flow rate of the working fluid into theflotation tank 500. According to this process, if Ps and Hs reach the set values, thesupply pump 20 stops the supply of the working fluid to theflotation tank 500, thereby maintaining Ps and Hs. At this time, thecontrol valve 30 is not driven, and the control fluid for positioning thepiston 530 is also not supplied. - In addition, even when P2 falls, the
piston 530 may rise to the height of HA as shown inFIG. 4 . Therefore, thepiston 530 falls to the set height Hs within theflotation tank 500, and at the same time thesupply pump 20 is operated to maintain the reference pressure Ps, thereby supplementing the flow rate of the working fluid into theflotation tank 500. According to this process, if Ps and Hs reach the set values, thesupply pump 20 stops to stop the supply of the working fluid to theflotation tank 500, thereby maintaining Ps and Hs. - As described above, since the pressure within the flotation tank and the flow rate of the working fluid are changed depending on the change in the pressure at the inlet of the compressor and the outlet of the precooler, the pressure within the flotation tank and the height of the piston may be maintained at a predetermined set value. As described above, since the flotation tank serves as the buffer depending on the change in the pressure at the inlet of the compressor, the flotation tank does not require the separate pressure control and therefore needs not use the expensive materials and components like the conventional inventory tank, such that the construction cost of the cycle may be saved. Further, the flow rate of the working fluid may be efficiently controlled by only the flotation tank, and the pressure at the inlet and outlet of the compressor may be controlled, such that the construction cost of the cycle can be reduced and the economical efficiency can be improved.
- According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device for controlling the supply of the working fluid can control the pressure at the inlet and outlet of the compressor without using the expensive inventory tank and can efficiently control the flow rate of the working fluid to save the cost of the cycle construction, thereby improving the economical efficiency.
- The various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, which is described as above and shown in the drawings, should not be interpreted as limiting the technical spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by matters set forth in the claims and those skilled in the art can modify and change the technical subjects of the present disclosure in various forms. Therefore, as long as these improvements and changes are apparent to those skilled in the art, they are comprised in the protective scope of the present disclosure.
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