Keywords: Oxyfuel CCS fossil fuel power plant operation.png A schematic showing the operation of a oxyfuel carbon capture and storage CCS fossil fuel power plant The schematic was based on the image at http //news bbc co uk/2/hi/science/nature/7586569 stm and the information in EOS magazine March 2010 1 air inlet <br /> 2 mechanical energy is supplied <br /> 3 nitrogen outlet <br /> 4 oxygen outlet <br /> 5 recycled exhaust gas inlet <br /> 6 fuel inlet ie coal <br /> 7 cold water pipe <br /> 8 steam inlet pipe <br /> 9 steam turbine <br /> 10 steam outlet pipe <br /> 11 steam condensor <br /> 12 cooling pipe of steam condensor <br /> 13 bottom ash <br /> 14 fly-ash removal <br /> 15 sulphur + gypsum removal <br /> 16 cooler <br /> 17 water condensor water removal <br /> 18 mechanical energy is supplied CO²-compressor <br /> 19 CO² outlet <br /> Note 1 6 7 and 8 form the whole of the firebox < br/> Note 2 for the workings of the steam condensor a non essential part simply increases efficiency see http //commons wikimedia org/wiki/File Surface_Condenser png < br/> own 2010-07-02 KVDP Fossil fuels Fossil fuel power plants Carbon capture and storage |