Introduction to Thermoflow - GT Pro and GT Master Modules

Explore thermoflow modules and how ISO, design, and off-design conditions affect gas and steam plants, including GTE Pro, Synchro, Steam Master, and the flex module.

Explore the user interface of the Gte-pro module for designing or simulating gas power plants and combined cycles, including left tabs, inputs, and preferences like si units.

Use the plant design expert in GT Pro to configure a plant when data is missing, selecting condenser type, cooling water, and a gas turbine.

Explore a heat balance diagram for simulating a gas turbine plant in GTE Pro, detailing the HRSG and steam turbine configuration, bypass valves, and condensers in an air-cooled system.

Configure the Gte-pro model with natural gas under ISO conditions, select the GE 7191 E turbine, and run automatic adjustments to match exhaust flow, temperature, and generator power.

Open the GT Pro module to start a new design or load an existing file, adjust defaults, select fuel, and explore configurations from simple to cogeneration and combined cycles.

Choose visual or classic heat-balance design in Thermoflow, set a three pressure level hrsg, and route the lowest level to the deaerator or processor steam, with steam to the turbine.

configure site conditions, select an air cooled condenser, and set calculation options (including auxiliary load) in the plant criteria lecture.

Select the gas turbine model in GT selection to meet 127 mw within 100–130 mw; if exact specs are unavailable, pick the library turbine and configure two turbines with generators.

Explore GT inputs for a gas turbine in a combined cycle plant, configuring water/steam injection, NOx control, pressure losses, inlet heating, compressor recirculation, model adjustments, off-design control, and auxiliary loads.

Learn to set steam properties in a GT Pro/GT Master heat balance, choosing pressure, temperature, mass flow, pinch temperature, and deaerator settings.

Configure HRSG inputs in GT Pro and GT Master by selecting gas turbine fuel, including dark burners, and setting minimum stack temperature and pinch.

Configure the water circuit by selecting integral or individual feed pumps for IP and HP paths, set makeup water locations, and assess LTE material and pegging implications.

Explore the HRSG layout in Thermoflow GT Pro, configuring zone sequences, pressure levels, and active versus inactive elements, and arranging economizers, evaporators, and superheaters to match the heat balance.

Configure the cooling system and condenser parameters using automatic or manual modes, enter condenser pressure from the heat balance, and size the condenser with phase velocity or draft class options.

Configure steam turbine inputs for a single hp/ihp casing, including valve types and efficiency settings. Manage leaks with the gland steam system and specify exhaust and leakage paths.

Review environment thermophilic combustion calculations, learn how to include nonstoichiometric pollutants, adjust water balance, and add CO2 capture, while considering basic economic parameters in thermoflow.

Run the GT Pro simulation to view plant results, including gross and net power, heat balance, and efficiency, with graphical outputs and detailed equipment data, and explore a sensitivity analysis.

This lecture contrasts GT-Pro and GT-Master, showing how GT-Master keeps equipment dimensions fixed while evaluating plant performance under off design conditions, ambient temperature changes, and pressure drop calculations.

Select GT Master mode, adjust ambient conditions, and run simulations to observe how gross power changes with turbine count and load, and how LTE temperature adjustments affect plant performance.

Explore how the control loop in GT master adjusts fogger overspray, duct burner exit temperature, and GT load to reach a target gross power like 410 MW.

Celebrate completing the training and recognize you are equipped with new knowledge and skills for Thermoflow GT Pro and GT Master modules.