Performance design analysis of the supercritical pressure bottoming system of combined cycle power plants using once-through steam generator

This study analyzed the design performance of the bottoming system of combined cycle power plants using a once-through heat recovery steam generator. For a parallel arrangement of the main heater and reheater, parametric analyses were carried out to present the criteria for determining the reheat pressure and the location of the starting point of the reheater in the HRSG. The performance of the bottoming system was presented for a range from high subcritical to supercritical pressure. The steam turbine power is as high as that of conventional triple-pressure bottoming systems. The serial arrangement of heat exchangers with division of each heater into several segments can achieve similar power level