Mathematical Model for Optimizing the Composition and operating Modes of TPP Steam Boilers according to the Environmental Safety Criterion

Abstract This paper deals with the problem of optimizing the composition and operating modes of boilers of thermal power plants according to the criteria of environmental performance in accordance with the main changes made to Federal law № 219-FZ of 21.07.2014 «On amendments to the Federal law «On environmental protection» and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation» and taking into account the new principles of environmental management of energy enterprises. It is proposed to use the minimum value of the total index of harmful combustion products, depending on the type of fuel being burned, as a criterion for the environmental safety of the gas and oil boiler. The contribution of each individual harmful component of combustion products is taken into account based on the determination of specific indicators of the harmfulness of flue gas components. The proposed approach allows us to take into account the influence of important operational and technological factors on the change in total mass emissions of substances and the formation of a total indicator of the harmfulness of flue gases, including the dynamic nature of changes in the load of TPP boilers.