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How do you preserve the power plants equipments in long shutdown??

POWER PLANT EQUIPMENTS LONG SHUTDOWN PRESERVATION METHODS
SL NO.
EQUIPMENT
PRESERVATION METHOD
A
MECHANICAL

1
Boiler
1-Wet preservation (If shutdown period is up to one month)
Maintain pH: 10-10.5
Hydrazine concentration :> 200 ppm
Note: Check water sample at various locations like steam drum, mud drum, super heater, economiser & Water wall tubes. Concentration should be same at all collection points
2-Dry Preservation (If shutdown period is more than one month)
2
Deaerator & Surge tanks
Wet preservation
Maintain pH: 10-10.5
Hydrazine concentration :>200 ppm
3
Travelling grate (TG)
After cleaning, inspection & Maintenance, keep run TG at least 10-15 minutes on every 6-7 days to avoid shaft jam in bush/bearings
4
ESP
After cleaning & Inspection, close all the man hole doors air tight & keep lime trays at various locations to avoid moisture accumulation on internals
5
APH & Economiser
After cleaning & Inspection, close all man hole doors air tight & keep lime trays at various locations to avoid moisture accumulation on internals
6
Boiler fans
After cleaning & Inspection..close all man hole doors air tight
Change the shaft orientation at every 10-15 days by rotating shaft manually to avoid shaft sagging/bending
7
Boiler feed pumps
Keep suction valve open
Change the shaft orientation at every 10-15 days by rotating shaft manually to avoid shaft sagging/bending
8
Air Compressors
Operate Air compressors at least 10-15 minutes at every 7-8 days or else rotate the flywheel one complete rotation
9
Main & Auxiliary cooling water pump
Rotate the shaft on every 10-15 days to avoid impeller jam in wear ring
10
Steam Turbine
1-Turbine dehumidification by blowing hot air through Turbine HP suction to LP suction & ensure relative humidity in Turbine is <40%
2-Put turbine on barring gear for 20-30 minutes at every 6-7 days
3-Operate HP & LP valves from 0 to 100% at every 15 days
4-Operate ESV at every 15 days
11
Turbine lub oil system
Keep "ON" oil centrifuge at least twice in a week
12
Ash handling system
Ensure all ash handling & storage systems are clean to avoid rusting/corrosion
13
Fuel feeding system
Maintain fuel feeding system internals clean to avoid corrosion & rusting
B
E&I

1
Generator
Keep "ON" Generator space heaters for 8-10 hours if atmosphere temperature is very less (In rain & winter seasons)
2
Power Transformer
Charge transformers at least 6-8 hours at every week to avoid moisture formation in oil
3
VFD drives
Keep charged all VFD drives continuously
Note: Avoid interruption of power supply to VFDs
4
Batteries
Inspect battery voltages regularly (twice in a month)
5
UPS & AVR
Check Healthiness of redundancy systems regularly
6
Motors
1-Cover all motors terminals by polythene covers to avoid entry of rain water
2-For higher KW motor keep "ON" space heaters
7
MCC & PCC
Keep lime trays at MCC, PCC to avoid moisture formation
8
DCS
Ensure DCS healthiness regularly
Note: If DCS kept OFF, inspect the panels regularly to ensure rats/lizards are not entering into the panels
C
WTP

1
RO plant
Preserve RO membranes with 2-3% SMBS or other chemical for 30-40 days. After that drain  the preserved water & perform membrane flushing on every 7-8 days
2
Cooling tower
If CT is not necessary in shutdown, drain the cooling tower ,clean the sumps & apply lime
3
Cat ion & Anion Resin
Maintain normal water level in vessels
Replace the vessels water at every 10-15 days
D
SAFETY

1
Fuel yard & Fuel handling
Depute a particular person to have daily round to avoid fire incidents due to saturation of coal/bagasse or any other fuel
2
Fire fighting system
Conduct fire fighting pumps trial (especially Diesel fire fighter pump & Main fire fighter pump) to ensure healthiness
3
Plant fire alarm system
Check Healthiness of fire alarm systems  regularly

1 comment:

  1. Sir can we keep storage tanks and deaerator in dry conditions sealing all man hole doors.

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