steam turbine
steam turbine
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I want to know about following topics..
1.what are the functions of gland steam condenser?
2.what is drain coolers?
3.How to startup the turbine? I wanna know from initially..
I'm working in 500mw thermal plant..recently joined in o&m depart..and also suggest me some books for thermal power plant o&m...thank u..
1.what are the functions of gland steam condenser?
2.what is drain coolers?
3.How to startup the turbine? I wanna know from initially..
I'm working in 500mw thermal plant..recently joined in o&m depart..and also suggest me some books for thermal power plant o&m...thank u..





RE: steam turbine
References:
"Steam Turbines for Modern Fossil-Fuel Power Plants" by Alexander S. Leyzerovich
"Power Generation, Operation, And Control" by Allen J Wood and Bruce F Woolenberg
"Operation and Maintenance of Large Turbo-Generators" by Geoff Klempner amd Isidor Kerszenbaum
Some of those might be at a level beyond your current level of understanding, but there is a wealth of knowledge captured in these texts.
RE: steam turbine
most utility plants have some training material. I am surprised informing you about its location was not part of your new hire introduction.
to simply answers the question I can.
the steam turbine's gland steam condensor is to prevent sealing steam from exiting the turbine casing and remove the air mixed with the sealing steam, returning the condensed sealing steam back into the cycle
I don't know drain cooler, could only guess
turbine startup is fairly complex and especially unit specific
in general, place support systems in service. this includes lube oil, hydraulics, sealing steam, vacuum etc.
control the heating of the turbines metal as limit the rate of change. this is where units vary greatly based not only on the turbine but the plants configration
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Well, there's the recommended start-up procedure, and then there's what actually happens.
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And in a SSCC it is also different if there is, or not, a clutch to disengage the ST
And it also varies from model to model and from manufacturer to manufacturer, depending on the construction type of the rotor (bolted, welded), sections (HP, RP, LP), etc.
too many variables, but in general:
first: pre-heating of the unit
second: temperature matching/stress control
and finally loading to full load
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