Browsing by Author "Gosai, Priyesh"

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A modelling methodology to quantify the impact of plant anomalies on ID fan capacity in coal fired power plants

Author: Khobo, Rendani Yaw-Boateng Sean Date: 2020 In South Africa, nearly 80 % of electricity is generated from coal fired power plants. Due to the complexity of the interconnected systems that make up a typical power plant, analysis of the root causes of load losses is not a straightforward ... Read more
Online boiler convective heat exchanger monitoring: a comparison of soft sensing and data-driven approaches

Author: Prinsloo, Gerto Date: 2018 Online monitoring supports plant reliability and performance management by providing real time information about the condition of equipment. However, the intricate geometries and harsh operating environment of coal fired power plant boilers ... Read more
Viability assessment of enhancing dry cooling systems using thermal storage ponds

Author: Gosai, Priyesh Date: 2014 Dry cooled systems are employed to reject heat in modern power plants. Unfortunately, these cooling systems become less effective under windy conditions and when ambient temperatures are high. One proposed solution to this problem is to augment ... Read more

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