Steam Power Plant

Plant|Flexibility
Start-Up Boost
Questionnaire on
Unit Start-Up, Turbine Trips and Flexibility

Would you like to have a discussion on unit-start-up-improvement, related to less start-up fuel consumption, turbine solid particle erosion problems and solutions with an ALSTOM specialist? ALSTOM Thermal Power offers sophisticated solutions for your specific problems from its broadly based product portfolio. Please answer the following short questions and contact us.
Unit name Unit operator Unit size and quantity,
457MW e.g. 3 x

MW

Location Plant age, operating hours total and expected operating life Brief descriptions: Additional Process Data: Main Steam: p...........bar T...........C m..........kg/s Cold Reheat: p...........bar T...........C Hot Reheat: p...........bar T...........C Condenser: p...........bar T...........C Final Feed Water: p...........bar T...........C

Years

Hrs

Year 20__

Type and lower heating value of primary and start-up fuel: Boiler Type and manufacturer (e.g. drum-type natural convection, Benson, etc.): Predominant boiler operation mode (e.g. fixed or sliding pressure): Manufacturer and type of combustion system including mills and burners (e.g. ball mills, low NOx burners, etc.): Turbine Manufacturer and brief description (e.g. HP/IP LP, full arc admission, reheat): Turbine Condenser Type and Manufacturer: Manufacturer and Type of DCS:

What kind of turbine bypass is installed? How many starts per unit and year do you experience? current future

None Hot

HP War m War m War

IP/LP Cold

Hot How much start-up fuel do you need per start? What are the approximate fuel costs per start-up? Hot

Cold

Cold

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m What is the average capacity factor for the plant %? What is the design plant performance heat rate? What is the current (or most recent measured) plant performance heat rate? Do you experience or expect turbine trips (caused by grid frequency instabilities)? Do you have problems with solid particle erosion at HP and / or IP turbine? Have improvements regarding cycling behaviour been done on the turbine and / or the boiler?
If yes, what were the most important changes?

% KJ/KWhr KJ/KWhr Yes Yes Yes No No No

Can you provide the load regime for a unit for a representative time, e.g. 1 or 2 weeks? Can you provide the start-up curves for a representative time? The diagram should include boiler and turbine characteristics. Would reduced start-up times be of financial benefit? Are you interested in a sharper load profile? Is the period between coming off load and starting again limited? If yes, please provide the length of the period. Are you interested in overnight shutdowns and safe hot starts instead of staying at minimum load at night? What is the water demand for start-up? Hot start Warm Start Cold Start What is the capacity of the Demin Plant and the Demin Tanks?Capacity Demin Plant Demin Tanks Other comments miscellaneous if applicable;

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No No No No No No m m m m/h m

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