Abstract
Placid is starting up a 7.6 MW cogeneration system in their Port Allen, Louisiana Refinery. The project was justified on efficiency improvement, reduced flaring and improved power reliability. The project was implemented on a fast track schedule in order to tie-in during a scheduled refinery wide turnaround and to be on line during the summer 1990 operating period. The two gas turbines exhaust to two existing boilers where the oxygen in the turbine exhaust is utilized for combustion. Supplementary firing is considerably higher than typical duct burner systems.
Passman, K. W.; Taylor, R. I.; Williams, D. E.; Emanuel, D. (1990). Refinery Fuel Balancing with Cogeneration. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92272.