Disclosed is a gas turbine and pressurized water reactor steam turbine combined circulation system, using a heavy duty gas turbine and a pressurized water reactor steam turbine to form a combined circulation system. Heat of the tail gas of the gas turbine is utilized to raise the temperature of a secondary circuit main steam from 272.8 C., and the temperature of the secondary circuit main steam slides between 272.8 C. and 630 C. according to different pressurized water reactor steam yields and different input numbers and loads of the heavy duty gas turbine. The system has a higher heat efficiency than that of the pressurized water reactor steam turbines in the prior art; and as for the electric quantity additionally generated by gas, the heat efficiency of the system is also significantly higher than that of gas-steam combined circulation in the prior art.

A thermal power generation system includes: a boiler; at least one steam turbine; a generator; a condenser; at least one low-pressure feed water; a high-pressure feed water pump; at least one high-pressure feed water heater capable of heating water pumped by the high-pressure feed water pump by utilizing extracted steam; a catalyst device including at least one kind of catalyst capable of promoting reduction reaction of nitrogen oxide and oxidation reaction of metallic mercury, the nitrogen oxide and the metallic mercury both being contained in the exhaust gas; at least one mercuric oxide removing device capable of removing mercuric oxide produced by the oxidation reaction of the metallic mercury from the exhaust gas; and an exhaust gas temperature adjustment device capable of adjusting a temperature of the exhaust gas at the catalyst device, by adjusting heating of the water by the at least one high-pressure feed water heater.

A thermal power generation system includes: a boiler; at least one steam turbine; a generator; a condenser; at least one low-pressure feed water; a high-pressure feed water pump; at least one high-pressure feed water heater capable of heating water pumped by the high-pressure feed water pump by utilizing extracted steam; a catalyst device including at least one kind of catalyst capable of promoting reduction reaction of nitrogen oxide and oxidation reaction of metallic mercury, the nitrogen oxide and the metallic mercury both being contained in the exhaust gas; at least one mercuric oxide removing device capable of removing mercuric oxide produced by the oxidation reaction of the metallic mercury from the exhaust gas; and an exhaust gas temperature adjustment device capable of adjusting a temperature of the exhaust gas at the catalyst device, by adjusting heating of the water by the at least one high-pressure feed water heater.

The steam boiler system comprises a steam boiler comprising a burner and a chimney for exhausting flue gases, a feedwater line for leading feedwater to said steam boiler for producing steam, a steam line leading from said steam boiler to at least one application heat exchanger for feeding steam to said application heat exchanger, said application heat exchanger for heating an application fluid, and a condensate line leading away from said application heat exchanger for recuperating condensate from said application heat exchanger. An economizer heat exchanger is provided in said chimney, wherein at least one of said condensate return line and said feedwater line circulates through said economizer heat exchanger for allowing at least one of said condensate and said feedwater to be in heat exchange relationship with the flue gases for simultaneously cooling the flue gases while heating at least one of the condensate and the feedwater.

The steam boiler system comprises a steam boiler comprising a burner and a chimney for exhausting flue gases, a feedwater line for leading feedwater to said steam boiler for producing steam, a steam line leading from said steam boiler to at least one application heat exchanger for feeding steam to said application heat exchanger, said application heat exchanger for heating an application fluid, and a condensate line leading away from said application heat exchanger for recuperating condensate from said application heat exchanger. An economizer heat exchanger is provided in said chimney, wherein at least one of said condensate return line and said feedwater line circulates through said economizer heat exchanger for allowing at least one of said condensate and said feedwater to be in heat exchange relationship with the flue gases for simultaneously cooling the flue gases while heating at least one of the condensate and the feedwater.

A thermal power plant has an exhaust gas system, a feed-water system, a high-pressure feed-water heater provided to the feed-water system, a main economizer, a catalytic NOx removal equipment, and a sub economizer. The main economizer is provided to the secondary side of the high-pressure feed-water heater of the feed-water system and increases the temperature of the feed-water by using the residual heat of the combustion gas from the boiler. The catalytic NOx removal equipment is provided to the secondary side of the main economizer of the exhaust gas system. The exhaust gas is supplied to the catalytic NOx removal equipment at a required temperature or higher. The sub economizer is provided between the high-pressure feed-water heater and the main economizer and increases the temperature of water by using the exhaust gas on the secondary side of the NOx removal equipment.

A thermal power plant has an exhaust gas system, a feed-water system, a high-pressure feed-water heater provided to the feed-water system, a main economizer, a catalytic NOx removal equipment, and a sub economizer. The main economizer is provided to the secondary side of the high-pressure feed-water heater of the feed-water system and increases the temperature of the feed-water by using the residual heat of the combustion gas from the boiler. The catalytic NOx removal equipment is provided to the secondary side of the main economizer of the exhaust gas system. The exhaust gas is supplied to the catalytic NOx removal equipment at a required temperature or higher. The sub economizer is provided between the high-pressure feed-water heater and the main economizer and increases the temperature of water by using the exhaust gas on the secondary side of the NOx removal equipment.

An apparatus and method for recovery of waste heat in a boiler system, wherein heat from the low pressure steam in the feed water tank, which otherwise would be lost through dissipation, is used for other applications. Particularly, the waste heat energy recovered in the form of low pressure steam can be used to heat make-up water for the boiler system.

A system for supplying feed water for an evaporator in a water-steam circuit has a condenser for condensing steam to obtain water that can be supplied with steam from a turbine installation. A degasification device for degasing condensate is coupled to the condenser such that a first portion of the condensate of the condenser can be fed to the degasification device. The heat exchanger is coupled to the condenser such that a second portion of the condensate of the condenser can be fed to the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger being coupled to a supply line such that feed water can be fed to the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is configured such that the feed water can be heated using the second portion of the condensate. The heat exchanger is coupled to the degasification device such that the heated feed water can be fed to the degasification device.

A system for supplying feed water for an evaporator in a water-steam circuit has a condenser for condensing steam to obtain water that can be supplied with steam from a turbine installation. A degasification device for degasing condensate is coupled to the condenser such that a first portion of the condensate of the condenser can be fed to the degasification device. The heat exchanger is coupled to the condenser such that a second portion of the condensate of the condenser can be fed to the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger being coupled to a supply line such that feed water can be fed to the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is configured such that the feed water can be heated using the second portion of the condensate. The heat exchanger is coupled to the degasification device such that the heated feed water can be fed to the degasification device.