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1. The Get Results Program Area You may return to Get Results to look at results at any time click its tab at the top of the screen Detailed descriptions of all results are given in the User Manual Overall Plant When you first enter the Get Results program area the Technology Navigation Tab which is active is for the Overall Plant This area contains result screens for the plant as a whole 1 Diagram When you first enter the Overall Plant result area the 1 Diagram result screen is displayed This screen displays the plant configuration settings on the left side of the page and a diagram of the plant as configured at the right of the page No results are displayed on this screen You may use the Plant Diagram as an alternate way to move among input Technology Navigation Tabs similarly to the alternatives available on the Set Parameters program area Sce Dverall Plant pn page 29 Jo see the alternatives 2 Performance Summary Click the Result Navigation Tab for the 2 Perf Summary result screen It displays performance results for the plant as a whole Values for the major input and outputs of the power plant are given The screen should look like the following Model Tutorial Case Study 33 EIS q E E B El 3 D The Overall Plant 2 Perf Summary result screen When you first enter a screen with results there may be a short2. Index 40 il Contents Model Tutorial Introduction The Integrated Environmental Control Model This Integrated Environmental Control Model IECM and Interface were developed for the U S Department of Energy s National Energy Technology Laboratory NETL formerly known as the Federal Energy Technology Center FETC under contracts No DE AC22 92PC91346 and DE AC21 92MC29094 Purpose The purpose of the model is to calculate the performance emissions and cost of employing alternative environmental control methods in a coal fired power plant The model consists of a base plant and various control technology modules these modules may be implemented together in any desired combination A Graphical User Interface GUI facilitates the configuration of the technologies entry of data and retrieval of results System Requirements The current model requires the following configuration Intel based computer running Windows 95 or better or Windows NT 40 or better operating system Pentium Processor any SYGA or better display at a resolution of 800x600 or more pixels at least 40 Megabytes of free hard disk space at least 32 Megabytes of total memory Smaller screen resolution results in the interface screens being scaled smaller The taskbar part of the Windows operating system reduces the useable resolution of the screen if it is always visible This may force the IECM interface to be sc
3. Pull down the Help menu at the top of the IECM window Select Help Topics This opens the help file to the table of contents Click the Context Sensitive Help icon on the toolbar on the left side of the IECM window The IECM supports context sensitive help and will open the help file to the topic associated with the item or screen you are viewing Click the Help Topics icon on the toolbar on the left side of the IECM window This opens the help file to the table of contents The IECM Help File Contents window will display Camere fma ida bak ant and Opan Diana dh d Urbem an Heb meing e tse e vr ovens korr o Funring re mamme an cese sara The IECM Help File Topics Window Model Tutorial User Documentation and Help 5 A Tour of the Interface The Tour This tour gives a graphical introduction to the interface It reproduces and describes the commonly used screens of the interface so that you become familiar with how the model functions The IECM Window and Logo Box When you first start the model the IECM Interface Window and Logo Box will display ee o Hiii The IECM Logo Box The Logo Box will disappear in 5 seconds after which just the IECM Window will remain and the interface will be ready for use The IECM Window contains all the screens used by the Interface 6 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial The IECM Window Note the variou
4. maintenance cost screens It provides a consistent basis of reporting for a wider audience of users Other Input Areas As has been noted there are up to nine input areas depending on the technologies selected in Configure Plant Each contains performance and or cost screens as is appropriate to the technology Each will have at least one performance input screen one retrofit cost screen one capital cost screen and one O amp M cost screen The detail of each parameter on each screen is described in detail in the User Manual The general use of the options shown on the input screens is described in more detail in the Getting Started manual Get Results The third program area is Get Results From this area you can view the results for the session Ar eT The Overall Plant Diagram screen Note the nine tabs below the program area navigation tabs at the top of the screen Clicking one of these tabs chooses the result area that displays The result screens correspond to the various technologies chosen in Configure Plant Note also the four tabs atthe bottom of the screen Clicking one of these tabs chooses the result screen in the particular area that displays Overall Plant The first tab of the Get Results program area is for the Overall Plant This area contains result screens for the plant as a whole 16 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial 1 Diagram The first scre
5. from the Time Period menu The flow rates on the result screen are automatically updated 3 Select Result Tools from the View menu again This closes the window An alternative way to close the window is to lick the 2 box in the upper right corner of the window The numbers on the result screen will automatically be updated The year costs are reported can be changed on this tool window Model Tutorial Case Study 35 ETETERETETEITTETETES oncom t pr Dior OT 4 Cost Summary The Overall Plant 3 Flow Summary result screen annual average values Click the Result Navigation Tab for the 4 Cost Summary result screen It displays costs associated with the power plant as a whole Costs are in constant 1996 dollars The screen should look like the following gant aes Bb Ge Ss p The Overall Plant 4 Cost Summary result sereen Each result is described in detail in the User Manual 36 Case Study Model Tutorial Boiler Click the Technology Navigation Tab for the Boiler result area This area contains result screens for flows and costs related to the Boiler itself 1 Diagram When you first enter the Boiler result area the 1 Diagram result screen is displayed This screen displays an icon for the Boiler and values for major flows in and out of it The flow rates are shown in annual average
6. The two screens for Coal Properties are 1 Properties and 2 Cost 1 Properties The first screen of the Coal Properties input arca is the 1 Properties input screen sce picture above The type of coal and its properties are selected on this screen There are two panes one for the ash and coal properties of the Current Coal the other for those of Favorite Coals The current coal is the coal which the model will conduct its calculations Favorite coals are those that you use most From this screen you may choose a favorite coal choose a coal from the model defaults enter a user defined coal choose a previously saved user defined coal or manage your coal lists Ash properties are provided by default with each model default coal User defined coals must have ash properties provided by the user If none are provided properties ofa similar coal are defined based on the sulfur content of the coal and coal rank Please refer to the User Manual for more information on the use of the buttons and other options on this input screen Detailed instructions for choosing modifying or adding a coal and its properties are described there 2 Cost The second screen of the Coal Properties input arca is the 2 Cost input screen The cost of the cleaned coal transportation costs and other miscellaneous coal costs are accessed on the 2 Cost input screen 3 Mercury The third screen of the Coal Properties input area is the 3 Mercu
7. associated with the base plant are on this input screen Every technology tab of the Set Parameters program area contains a capital cost input screen The capital cost parameters and terminology used in the IECM are based on the methodologies developed by the Electric Power Research Institute EPRI They have prepared a Technical Assessment Guide TAG to provide a consistent basis for reporting cost and revenues associated with the electric power industry The IECM has been developed around this TAG system so that costs associated with various technologies can be compared directly on a consistent basis and communicated in the language used by energy engineers researchers planners and managers 14 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial hre The Base Plant 5 Capital Cost input screen 6 O amp M Cost Inputs for the operation and maintenance costs of the base plant itself are entered on the 6 O amp M Cost input screen shown below O amp M is a short form for operating and maintenance Every technology tab of the Set Parameters program area contains an O amp M cost input screen TBE ER for eee to manoa EE R52 DO Tiersen o The Base Plant 6 O amp M Cost input screen Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interface 15 The EPRI TAG method of categorization has been also used for operating and
8. delay as results are calculated Once results are calculated there should be little more than a split second delay when you move to other screens However if you change the plant configuration or input values and then return to Get Results the results will have to be recalculated causing another delay You should notice that the Gross Plant Size is the same as you entered earlier The other parameters are calculated by the model as a function of the other input parameters and technologies loaded Each result is described in detail in the User Manual 3 Flow Summary Click the Result Navigation Tab for the 3 Flow Summary result screen It displays values for the major flows in through and out of the power plant The screen should look like the following 34 Case Study Model Tutorial oncom t pr Dir OT Tuer Tem oc O O The Overall Plant 3 Flow Summary result screen maximum hourly values As mentioned before the totals are highlighted for you in yellow Each result is described in detail in the User Manual The results above are based on a maximum hourly flow rate which assumes 100 capacity To see the annual average values which takes into consideration the capacity factor you entered earlier do the following 1 Select Result Tools from the View menu This displays a window with result menu options eu Result Tools 2 Select Avg Annual Avg
9. distribution for boiler efficiency 1 Click the Boiler Efficiency uncertainty button in the Unc column This will bring up the Uncertainty Editor window Select Triangular from the Distribution drop down menu Assume the boiler efficiency can be 1 higher or lower than the nominal value calculated by the IECM This would be represented by entering 0 99 1 00 and 1 01 in the Mid Mode and Max input fields respectively Notice that these are multiplicative factors The nominal or actual values are displayed immediately below the normalized values you entered Model Tutorial Case Study 31 After you are finished entering the triangular distribution parameters the screen should look like the following ud Uncertainty Editor 4 Click the Done button to close the Uncertainty Editor Notice that a appears inside the uncertainty button This is a reminder that uncertainty has been applied to this input parameter This is shown in the following The Base Plant 1 Performance input screen Other Input Areas and Technologies Default parameters will be used for all the other input areas for the base plant and other technology tabs You may browse these input screens to view the defaults 32 Case Study Model Tutorial Get Results Click the tab for the Get Results program arca From this area you can view the results for this session Men roro pu
10. units tons yr due to the unit change made earlier Due to the trace flow rates of mercury it s low rate is reported in Ib yr The screen should look like the following Tamam oaae 7000 Sudut ne Pramen CRY Merong T EE Be EELEE mn hein Aahar TEETE The Boiler 1 Diagram result screen Each result is described in detail in the User Manual 2 Capital Cost Click the Result Navigation Tab for the 2 Capital Cost result screen It displays tables for the direct and indirect capital costs related to the Boiler Costs are in constant 1996 dollars The screen should look like the following Model Tutorial Case Study 37 ss E EST e IBI The Boiler 2 Capital Cost result screen Each result is described in detail in the User Manual 3 O amp M Cost Click the Result Navigation Tab for the 3 O amp M Cost result screen It displays tables for the variable and fixed O amp M costs involved with the Boiler Costs are in constant 1996 dollars The screen should look like the following 2 EErEE mank mj The Boiler 3 O amp M Cost result screen Each result is described in detail in the User Manual 38 Case Study Model Tutorial Graphs Double click the result value on the Boiler 3 O amp M Cost result screen for the Total Variable costs A graph
11. you use the software you will have to create a new session At subsequent startups you can create a new session or use a previously saved session To create a new session 1 Pull down the File menu and select New Session The New Session dialog box will display 2 Type Case Study The screen should look like the follofsjng The New Session dialog box 3 Click the Ok button A more detailed description of managing session data is described in the Getting Started manual Once you have created a session a session window will display It contains all the screens used by the session The screen should look like the following i tor aen Bee ma le mlale k Bll The Session Window Model Tutorial Case Study 27 Configure Plant The Configure Plant Program arca will be the first screen displayed in the session window On this screen use the menus to choose the following technologies Combustion Controls NOx Control In Furnace Controls Post Combustion Controls Particulates Cold Side ESP Mercury Carbon Water Injection S02 Control Wet FGD A description of drop down or pop up menus is given in the Gerting Started manual Detailed descriptions of all individual settings are given in the User Manual The screen should look like the following tor ae Bis Ez hlel le meloo s The Configure Plant Program Area Once you have chosen the options move on t
12. 4 Cost Summary result sereen 18 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial Boiler The third tab in the Get Results program area is for the Boiler result area It contains result screens for flows and costs related to the Boiler itself The individual result screens for this result area will be described in the following sections They are representative of all the result screens for the remainder of the result areas in the Get Results program area Each result area contains the same result screens The first is a pictorial diagram with the major flow rates temperatures and performance values The second screen is a table summarizing the capital costs The third result screen shows a detailed breakdown of the O amp M costs The fourth screen summarizes the total costs shown on the second and third screens but on an annualized basis The fifth screen summarizes the input parameters used to derive the results on the second third and fourth screens The sixth and last screen summarizes the flue gas component flow rates in and out of the device 1 Diagram The first screen in the Boiler result area is the 1 Diagram result screen It displays an icon for the Boiler and values for major flows in and out of it pan ate Fahd pen Py naoa paa MeO Lo meme cmm cy BELICE BENE TY CT The Boiler 1 Diagram result screen 2 Capital Cost The second screen in the Boiler result area is the 2 Capital
13. ANY The current version of MDAC is 2 5 This is installed with the full installer for the IECM 3 4 Any update installers provided for upgrading the IECM from version 3 4 to a higher version does not upgrade MDAC unless the user updates MDAC separately 2 Introduction Model Tutorial INFORMATION APPARATUS METHOD PROCESS OR SIMILAR ITEM DISCLOSED IN THIS REPORT INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR II THAT SUCH USE DOES NOT INFRINGE ON OR INTERFERE WITH PRIVATELY OWNED RIGHTS INCLUDING ANY PARTY S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR III THAT THIS REPORT IS SUITABLE TO ANY PARTICULAR USER S CIRCUMSTANCE OR B ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHATSOEVER INCLUDING ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF DOE OR ANY DOE REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR SELECTION OR USE OF THIS REPORT OR ANY INFORMATION APPARATUS METHOD PROCESS OR SIMILAR ITEM DISCLOSED IN THIS REPORT Organization s that prepared this report Carnegie Mellon University Copyright Notices DIGITAL Visual Fortran 5 0 Copyright 1997 Digital Equipment Corporation All Rights Reserved Spread 3 0 Copyright 1998 FarPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Tab Pro 2 0 Copyright 1996 FarPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Graphics Server 4 5 Copyright 1996 Bits Per Second Ltd and Pinnacle Publishing Inc All Rights Rese
14. Cost result screen It displays tables for the direct and indirect capital costs related to the Boiler Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interface 19 ec ee co The Boiler 2 Capital Cost result screen 3 O amp M Cost The third screen in the Boiler result area is the 3 O amp M Cost result screen It displays tables for the variable and fixed operation and maintenance costs involved with the Boiler The Boiler 3 O amp M Cost result screen 20 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial 4 Total Cost The fourth screen in the Boiler result arca is the 4 Total Cost result screen It displays a table which totals the annual fixed variable operations and maintenance and capital costs associated with the boiler LM The Boiler 4 Total Cost result screen 5 Cost Inputs The fifth screen in the Boiler result area is the 5 Cost Inputs result screen It displays tables for the performance and economic inputs used in deriving total costs for the boiler Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interface 21 The Boiler 5 Cost Inputs result screen 6 Gas Summary The sixth screen in the Boiler result area is the 6 Gas Summary result screen It displays a table of quantities of flue gas components entering the boiler in heated air and e
15. Integrated Environmental Control Model Model Tutorial Prepared for the National Energy Technology Laboratory U S Department of Energy By Michael B Berkenpas John J Fry Karen Kietzke Edward S Rubin Center for Energy and Environmental Studies Carnegie Mellon University sburgh PA 15213 November 2000 Web and email addresses updated July 2015 Contents Introduction The Integrated Environmental Control Model Em Requirements Uncertainty Features oftware Used in Development Pisclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liabilities Eopyright Notices FS ser Documentation and Help zum Started z fodel Tutorial 3j Paline Help 4 A Tour of the Interface 6 c Tour sj je TECM Window and Logo Box ning a Session 7 onfigure Plant E 1 Parameters io Dverall Plant 16 Coal Properties 16 Base Plant 12 ther Input Areas 16 Ecce T6 Dverall Plant 16 Boiler 19 ther Result Areas 23 Eris 25 Ease Study 25 e Case Sud 5 installing the TECM Software 25 The IECM Window and Logo Box 26 ic New Session Dialog Box 27 vonfigure Plant 28 et Parameters 25 Dveral Plant 2 Goal Properties 29 Base Plant 30 ther Input Areas and Technologies 32 Model Tutorial Contents i T Results werall Plant oiler raphe
16. aled down slightly To avoid this situation select the Auto Hide option of the Taskbar properties in Windows Model Tutorial Introduction 1 Uncertainty Features The ability to characterize uncertainties explicitly is a feature unique to this model As many as one hundred input parameters can be assigned probability distributions When input parameters are uncertain an uncertainty distribution of results is returned Such result distributions give the likelihood of a particular value in contrast to conventional single value estimates The model can run using single deterministic values or uncertainty distributions The conventional deterministic form using single values for all input parameters and results may be used or probabilistic analyses may be run for instance to analyze advanced technology costs Software Used in Development The underlying engineering models are written in Digital Equipment Corporation s Fortran Fortran runtime libraries are included with the IECM Interface software This language provides the flexibility to configure many various power plant designs while also providing the power to conduct probabilistic analyses All databases are in Microsoft Access format and may be viewed in Access as long as they are not changed This format is a software industry standard and facilitates sharing and updating of information To simplify the use of the model a Graphical User Interface GUI ha
17. ding tab for that technology Coal Properties Click the Technology Navigation Tab for the Coal Properties input area Inputs in this area define the composition and cost of the coal used in the plant Model Tutorial Case Study 29 1 Properties When you first enter the Coal Properties input area the 1 Properties input screen is displayed On this screen you select the particular coal and its properties There are two panes one for the ash and coal properties of the Current Coal the other for those of Favorite Coals The current coal is the coal which the model will conduct its calculations Favorite coals are those that you use most From this screen you may choose a favorite coal choose a coal from the model defaults enter a user defined coal choose a previously saved user defined coal or manage your coal lists Choose the Appalachian Medium Sulfur coal for this model run 1 Click the Browse AIl Coals button in the Favorite Coals pane 2 Click Appalachian Medium Sulfur in the drop down menu of the Select Coal pane 3 Click the Use This Coal button When you are finished the screen should look like the following e ta i SIS nen fi S a uj a 3 2 a amn s xi The Coal Properties 1 Properties input screen Base Plant Click the Technology Navigation Tab for the Base Plant input area Inputs in this area define p
18. e 23 24 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial Case Study The Case Study This chapter is meant to be used with the IECM Interface installed and running The case study takes you to the commonly used screens described in the previous chapter It is recommended that you 1 Follow the directions to set up a plant enter input parameters and look at results for the sample plant and 2 compare the screen shots to the screens you see Installing the IECM Software To install the IECM software see the instructions in Getting Started and the User Manual Model Tutorial Case Study 25 The IECM Window and Logo Box Once you have installed the IECM software a program group called IECM Interface will appear in the Programs group in the Start Menu To start the Model click the IECM Interface icon in the Start Menu The IECM Logo Box The model will launch and the IECM Interface Window and Logo Box will display The Logo Box will disappear in 5 seconds after which the interface will be ready for use You may also click the Close button in the upper right hand comer of the logo box to begin Once launched the IECM Window displays The IECM Window contains all the screens used by the Interface and all the tools that control the software e Sex aran ien EEGs SEs The IECM Window 26 Case Study Model Tutorial The New Session Dialog Box The first time
19. en of the Overall Plant result arca is the 1 Diagram result screen sce picture above It displays the plant configuration settings on the left side of the page and a diagram of the plant as configured at the right of the page No results are displayed on this screen 2 Performance Summary The second screen of the Overall Plant result area is the 2 Perf Summary result screen It displays performance results for the plant as a whole Values for the major input and outputs of the power plant are given EEE EEE The Overall Plant 2 Perf Summary result screen 3 Flow Summary The third screen of the Overall Plant result area is the 3 Flow Summary result screen It displays values for the major flows in through and out of the power plant Subtotals and totals are highlighted with yellow on this and all result screens Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interface 17 The Overall Plant 3 Flow Summary result screen 4 Cost Summary The fourth screen of the Overall Plant result area is the 4 Cost Summary result screen It displays costs associated with the power plant as a whole Details of each of the values shown on this screen can be accessed in the cost tables for each separate technology This is described in more detail in the following sections Retee ean aA sen The Overall Plant
20. erformance and costs directly associated with the power plant particularly the boiler 1 Performance When you first enter the Base Plant input area the 1 Performance input screen is displayed Inputs for the major flow rates and concentrations of the gas and solids streams are entered on this screen 30 Case Study Model Tutorial The first six inputs are highlighted in blue to point out their importance Detailed descriptions of all inputs are given in the User Manual Descriptions of how to enter inputs and replacing calculated values are given in the Getting Started manual Enter the following values for the first five inputs Gross Electrical Output 600 MW Steam Cycle Heat Rate 8100 Btw kWh Boiler Efficiency this is calculated by the model do not change it Capacity Factor 80 Excess Air For Furnace this is calculated by the model do not change it Leakage Air at Preheater 10 override calculated value When you are finished the screen should look like the following amanta Bll The Base Plant 1 Performance input screen Uncertainty distributions are provided by default with several of the cost input parameters of the technologies accessible from the various navigation tabs These are described in more detail in the User Manual For this case study only one performance parameter will be used to demonstrate the use of uncertainty Define a triangular
21. o the Set Parameters program area You may return to Configure Plant to change the settings at any time click its tab at the top of the screen 28 Case Study Model Tutorial Set Parameters Click the tab for the Set Parameters program arca The screen should look like the following sl me le malolo wl The Set Parameters Program Area You may return to Set Parameters and change the inputs at any time click its tab at the top of the screen Detailed descriptions of all inputs are given in the User Manual Overall Plant When you first enter the Set Parameters program area the active Technology Navigation Tab is for the Overall Plant This screen displays the plant configuration settings on the left side of the page and a diagram of the plant as configured at the right of the page No inputs are entered on this screen You can navigate to the other Technology Tabs by either clicking on them or using a keyboard equivalent described in more detail in the Getting Started manual You may use the Plant Diagram as an alternate way to move among input Technology Navigation Tabs Click the button for the technology for which you would like to provide inputs and it will activate the corresponding tab for that technology You may also move through the Plant Diagram by pressing the Tab key a highlighting box will surround the technology selected and press the Space bar to activate the correspon
22. of the value will display The screen should look like the loving z j a mi IH EB n Graph of Total Variable Costs Uncertain When you first bring up a graph there will be a short delay as ll result graphs are drawn Once all the graphs are drawn there should be little more than a split second delay when you choose another graph However if you change the plant configuration or input values and then retum to Get Results the graphs will have to be redrawn causing another delay While all of the values displayed in diagrams and tables are deterministic some have uncertainty in their calculation If there is no uncertainty in the vale s calculation the graph displays a vertical line I uncertainty is present the graph displays a curve of all possible values Model Tutorial Case Study 39 Index Boiler 20 c Coal Properties 11 D Development software 2 G Getting Started 4 1 Import 8 M Model Tutorial 4 o Online Help 4 Overall Plant 16 17 18 P Print 8 Session delete 8 import 8 new 8 T Technical Manual 4 u Uncertainty 2 Uncertainty Distributions 2 User Manual 4 40 Index Model Tutorial
23. on from model defaults Open Session Opens a previously created session Close Session Closes the currently active session Delete Session Deletes a session Unlock Session Unlocks a session that was not closed normally e g because of a crash or loss of network connectivity Save Results Saves the results from a session in an external file Save As Saves a session with a different name Import Imports a session from an external database file Print Prints configuration settings inputs or results Exit Closes the current session and exits the interface 8 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial Configure Plant The first program area and the first screen displayed is Configure Plant De Ea Yer wre ee us Conci Cons EE REE wee oa The Configure Plant Program Area On this screen you choose the technologies implemented by the plant and how they operate Available options are presented via pull down menus on the left side of the screen A Plant Diagram displays on the right side of the screen and reflects the various plant technologies you have chosen Note the three tabs at the top of the screen Clicking one of these tabs chooses the program area you are in The three program areas are Configure Plant Set Parameters and Get Results Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interface 9 Set Parameters The second program arca is Set Parameters F
24. rom this area you can modify the input values for this session The Set Parameters Program Area Note the nine tabs below the program area navigation tabs at the top of the screen Clicking one of these tabs chooses the input area you will use The input screens correspond to the various technologies chosen in Configure Plant Overall Plant The first tab of the Set Parameters program area is for the Overall Plant see picture above This screen displays the plant configuration settings on the left side of the page and a diagram of the plant as configured at the right of the page No inputs are entered on this screen The Plant Diagram in Set Parameters may be used as an alternate way to move among input Technology Navigation Tabs Clicking the button of the technology for which you would like to provide inputs chooses that input screen Coal Properties The second tab of the Set Parameters program area is for the Coal Properties input area Inputs inthis area define the composition of the coal composition of the ash and cost of the coal used in the plant for this session 10 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial Teese Coa eee The Coal Properties 1 Coal Prop input screen Note the two tabs at the bottom of the screen Clicking one of these tabs chooses the input screen you will use
25. rved Microsoft Visual C 5 0 Copyright 1997 Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved InstallBuilder 8 1 Copyright 2000 Wise Solutions Inc All Rights Reserved Microsoft Data Access Components 2 5 Copyright 2000 Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved Integrated Environmental Control Model IECM Interface 3 4 Copyright 2000 Carnegie Mellon University All Rights Reserved Integrated Environmental Control Model IECM 3 4 Copyright 2000 Carnegie Mellon University All Rights Reserved Median Latin Hypercube and Hammersley Sequence Sampling Copyright 1997 Urmila Diwekar Carnegie Mellon University All Rights Reserved Graphics Server is a trademark of Bits Per Second Ltd Microsoft is a registered trademark Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT and Visual C are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Spread is a trademark of FarPoint Technologies Inc Tab Pro is a trademark of FarPoint Technologies Inc DEC DEC Fortran and DIGITAL are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation Model Tutorial Introduction 3 User Documentation and Help Getting Started Getting Started gives step by step instructions for installing the model software and using the interface It describes navigating the model using the main program areas working with sessions and printing or exporting results User Manual The User Manual gives further information on both
26. ry input screen The concentration in the coal and speciation of Mercury in the flue gasare defined here Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interface 11 Base Plant The second tab of the Set Parameters program area is for the Base Plant input area Inputs in this arca define performance and costs directly associated with the base power plant particularly the boiler The Base Plant 1 Performance input screen Note the six tabs at the bottom of the screen Clicking one of these tabs chooses the input screen you will use The Base Plant input area contains a Performance screen and five screens having to do with cost parameters 1 Performance The first screen of the Base Plant input area s the 1 Performance input screen see picture above Inputs determining the overall plant size temperature profiles and major flow rates and concentrations of the gas and solids streams are entered on this screen The first six inputs are highlighted in blue to point out their importance 2 Furnace Factors The second input screen in this section defines the emission rates of various gas components of the flue gas during the combustion of fuel The emission of carbon ash sulfur and nitrogen are specified by the United States Government s Environmental Protection Agency s EPA compilation of emission factors Also included from the compilation are the incomplete transfer percentages of solid and ga
27. s been added The interface eliminates the need to master the underlying commands normally required for model operation The interface is written in Microsoft Visual C a standard software development tool for the Windows environment Visual C runtime libraries are included with the IECM Model software and do not need to be licensed separately Wise InstallBuilder was used to generate full and upgrade installer programs This product was chosen based on its flexibility and its support pf Visual Basic runtime libraries and Microsoft Data Access Components MDACE The Visual Basic runtime libraries provide the support needed to run the database file compactor program provided with the IECM MDAC provides the software support needed to link Microsoft amp Access data files to the IECM interface program Wise InstallBuilder provides the VB and MDAC installation as an option rather than forcing the user to download it from Microsoft and install it prior to installing the IECM Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liabilities This report was prepared by the organization s named below as an account of work sponsored or cosponsored by the U S Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory NETL NEITHER NETL ANY MEMBER OF NETL ANY COSPONSOR THE ORGANIZATION S NAMED BELOW NOR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF THEM A MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WHATSOEVER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED 1 WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF
28. s tools used to control the software Ll Pull down menus File View Window Help in the upper left hand corner of the screen 2 The Toolbar the row of buttons running down the left hand side of the screen Opening a Session A session is defined as the power plant configuration and all the parameters associated with the plant technologies or components The configuration input values and results are all stored in a file on your computer for each session you save The figure in the previous section shows the IECM with no sessions open A session must be opened in order to use the IECM You can open a new or existing session by using an option present under the File menu Either clicking on the menu in the menubar or typing the letter F on the keyboard while holding down the Alt key can open the menu A more detailed description of the menubar its content and its use can be found in the Getting Started manual Below is a figure showing the File menu after being clicked Each item in the menu is described in more detail below the figure Although the New Session and Open Session menu items are used to open a session the other items in the menu are also described They deal with other ways of dealing with the file holding your session data Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interface 7 EA Vis Whew dr The File menu You may choose the following commands from the file menu New Session Creates a new sessi
29. seous forms of these substances 12 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial T ea TS a B ee The Base Plant 2 Furnace Factors input screen 3 Financing The third base plant input screen describes the factors required to determine the carrying charge for all capital investments The carrying charge is defined as the revenue required to pay for any capital investment The total charge can also be expressed as a levelized cost factor or fixed charge factor moa EELEE The Base Plant 3 Financing input screen Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interface 13 4 Retrofit Cost The fourth screen of the Base Plant input area is the 4 Retrofit Cost input screen shown below The retrofit cost factor of each process is a multiplicative cost adjustment which considers the cost of retrofitted capital equipment relative to similar equipment installed in a new plant These factors affect the capital costs directly and the operating and maintenance costs indirectly Every technology tab of the Set Parameters program area contains a retrofit cost input screen 238877357773 p E2E 3E 2C2E E a a E E Awe The Base Plant 4 Retrofit Cost input screen 5 Capital Cost The fifth screen of the Base Plant input area is the 5 Capital Cost input screen shown below The necessary capital cost input parameters
30. the interface and the underlying model It provides detailed descriptions of plant configurations parameter settings and result screens It also describes technical details behind the model s operation and includes an introduction to uncertainty analysis Model Tutorial The Model Tutorial is a pictorial introduction to the IECM It presents a graphical tour of the interface a case study to follow using the model and an appendix which reproduces every screen in the model These tools help any user to quickly become more familiar with the interface and model Technical Manual The Technical manual is detailed engineering description of the technologies and costing assumptions used in the IECM This manual is not provided by default with the IECM software however it can be downloaded with any web browser from http www icem online com Online Help Online help is provided via a Windows Help File containing the text of Getting Started and the User Manual r Documentation and Help Model Tutorial Accessing the IECM Help file If you are not running the IECM interface click the Help icon inside the IECM folder on the Start menu This opens the help file to the table of contents If you are running the IECM interface do any one of the following Press the F key The IECM supports context sensitive help and will open the help file to the topic associated with the item or screen you are viewing
31. xiting the boiler in the flue gas For each component quantities are given in both moles and mass per hour han Gu ease A Pre CO cosy om Piroti asise EET Simoes Deos DU 3 a ls WIEN METTE METTI MENT TENA The Boiler 6 Gas Summary result screen 22 A Tour of the Interface Model Tutorial Other Result Areas As has been noted there are up to nine result areas depending on the technologies selected in Configure Plant Each contains diagram and or cost screens as is appropriate to the technology Graphs Double clicking any of the result values given on any of the result screens displays a graph of the value While all of the values displayed in diagrams and tables are deterministic some have uncertainty in their calculation If there is no uncertainty in the value s calculation the graph displays a vertical line If uncertainty is present the graph displays a curve of all possible values Potted CDF Git o u tn lative Probability E peus usan evan ecuampucs s sean p sam tm Soles roo tan sum Boiler Flue Gas Solids Flow Graph Deterministic Resuli pe onl ac Cumulative Probability apis UOGA pam awapyunm sgg onaaresa nosats anspsse 00807566 sokis ruw tnt on ornnes ESP Flue Gas Out Solids Flow Graph Uncertain Result Model Tutorial A Tour of the Interfac
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