Subtopic 2C: Advanced Power Plant Simulation

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Subtopic 2C: Advanced Power Plant Simulation: Program Area of Interest 2: Power Systems Advanced Research Background: Advanced Research provides the means by which advanced concepts are transformed into future working technologies. Improvement of our energy infrastructure, which includes power plants, power transmission systems, fuel production and transportation systems, co-production of higher value products (such as chemicals), environmental protection and remediation efforts, is dependent on research. This research must produce technologies that meet the performance specifications for hostile operating conditions, economic constraints of advanced industrial applications, and public demands for a cleaner environment, reliability, and low consumer cost. Advanced Research develops fundamental understandings of relationships among energy processes, their performance requirements, and the environment, including: a) basic information and knowledge needed to bridge the gap between fundamental science and advanced engineering development programs; and b) innovative concepts and ideas that enhance the pace of technology innovation for fossil energy systems. These crosscutting activities involve research having applications in many, if not all, coal and gas power generation and coal fuels technology areas. Overall Program Goals Develop the scientific knowledge base for the development of revolutionary technologies and processes with substantial improvements and advances in power, environmental, and fuel systems, and that will be an integral part of meeting the coal and power systems strategic goals. Research Objectives for Program Area of Interest 2 Subtopics Program Area of Interest 2 has three subtopics, Subtopic 2A: Novel High Temperature Materials for In-situ Sensing Devices; Subtopic 2B: Materials for Ultra Supercritical Steam (USC) Turbines, and Subtopic 2C: Advanced Power Plant Simulation. NOTE: The project narrative for Program Areas of Interest 1, 2 and 3 shall not exceed 30 pages (excluding the cover page and table of contents). Subtopic 2C: Advanced Power Plant Simulation Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-PS26-04NT42249-2C The capability to predict the performance of advanced power generation components and complete power plants is critical to develop new technologies in a timely and cost effective manner. Aerospace, automotive, and chemical process industries have incorporated simulation into their design process and have demonstrated its value. The work solicited in this subtopic will continue DOE efforts to bring that same capability to the development of advanced power generation systems. To further improve the analysis of advanced power generation systems, NETL computational scientists, building on collaborations with NETL contracted activities, are focusing on the need for more high-fidelity process simulation capabilities. One advanced simulation concept receiving considerable attention is the integration of detailed equipment models, for example those based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), with process simulation models. Integrated CFD and process simulations provide a better understanding of the fluid mechanics that drive overall performance and efficiency of the power plant. In addition, the analysis and optimization of the equipment models (e.g., gasifiers, gas turbines, fuel cells) using CFD is not done in isolation but within the context of the whole power generation system. The development of these simulation capabilities for advanced power generation systems has been initiated under DOE funding (Osawe, et al., 2003 (Osawe, M, Syamlal, M., Thotapalli, K., Zitney, S., 2003, Development of Technologies and Analytical Capabilities For Vision 21 Energy Plants, Quarterly Progress Report, July 1, 2003:September 30, 2003, http://www.osti.gov/dublincore/gpo/servlets/purl/821671-Nbn61y/native/821671.pdf ); Bockelie, et al., 2004 (Bockelie, M., Swensen, D., Denison, M., Chen, Z., Maguire, M., Sarofim, A., Yang, C., Shim, H., 2003, A Computational Workbench Environment for Virtual Power Plant Simulation, Quarterly Progress Report , October 1, 2003: December 31, 2003, http://www.osti.gov/dublincore/gpo/servlets/purl/822914-fPGbll/native/822914.pd) ). In an effort to enhance and extend these capabilities, the following areas of interest are offered: Develop enhanced capabilities to configure, manage, integrate, solve, and visualize equipment models based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) within a CAPE-OPEN-compliant, steady-state, power plant simulator. This capability will include CAPE-OPEN integration of CFD-based equipment models involving solids handling and processing. Demonstrate the systematic and automatic generation of Reduced-Order Models (ROMs) based on 2D and 3D CFD results for use in a CAPE-OPEN-compliant, steady-state, power plant simulator. ROMs can involve techniques such as multiple nonlinear regression, neural networks, proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) and other dimension reduction methods. In addition, ROMs can include methods to reduce CFD results to fast networks of lumped-parameter models in an automated manner. Assess the performance and accuracy of these ROM approximations and identify suitable methods for integration with power plant simulations. All ROMs will comply with the process industry CAPE-OPEN-standard interfaces for unit operations. Connect advanced power plant simulations to user-centered, interactive, hierarchical environments at the 2D process flowsheet section level (e.g., gasification, gas clean-up, gas-turbine, steam cycle) and the immersive, 3D plant walkthrough level. Provide capability to interact with and visualize results for individual equipment models and overall plant model. Prototype and demonstrate the use of CAPE-OPEN-compliant equipment models in an existing, commercial dynamic process simulator for the design and analysis of advanced power plants, including those requiring solids handling and processing. The prototype will be capable of integrating a hierarchy of models from ROMs to CFD providing varying levels of fidelity and computational speed suitable for either preliminary conceptual design or final detailed design. Prototype a CAPE-OPEN compliant power plant simulation executive for coupling and solving multiple integrated CFD/process simulations using a parallel-modular approach. Develop this parallel simulation environment for both steady-state and dynamic simulations. In developing project plans, potential applicants are encouraged to consider the existing advanced simulation software that was developed by DOE funding as described by Osawe, et al. (2003) and Bockelie, et al (2003). These advanced power plant simulation tools are presently being applied to processes of interest to DOE, such as FutureGen and SECA applications and this role for these tools is projected to continue. 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