TURBINE GLAND SEALING SYSTEM

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FUNCTION :

BUILDING UP OF VACUUM IN THE CONDENSER IS THE FIRST STEP DURING START UP. FOR
BUILDING UP VACUUM, IT IS NECESSARY TO SEAL THE TURBINE GLANDS BY SUPPLYING STEAM
TO THE SHAFT THROUGH THE VALVE . THE CONTROL SYSTEM OPENS THE GLAND STEAM
SUPPLY VALVE UNTIL THE PRESSURE IN THE HEADER ACQUIRES A PRESET VALUE.
SUBSEQUENTLY WHEN THE SET PICKS UP LOAD, THE PRESSURE OF STEAM INSIDE HP AND IP
TURBINE BUILDS UP RESULTING IN THE LEAKAGE OF STEAM FROM THE TURBINE INTO GLAND
STEAM SUPPLY HEADER WHICH IN TURN WOULD RESULT IN INCREASE OF PRESSURE IN THE
HEADER. THE CONTROLLER GRADUALLY CLOSES THE GLAND STEAM SUPPLY VALVE AND OPENS
GLAND LEAK OFF VALVE , IF REQUIRED.
ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC VALVE ACTUATORS

THE ACTUATORS OF THE TWO CONTROL VALVES ARE CONTINUOUSLY

UNDER THE CONTROL COMMANDS FROM THE ELECTRIC CONTROLLER
THROUGH TWO ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC POSITIONERS. ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC
POSITIONER GETS (4-20 mA) SIGNAL FROM CONTROLLER AND COMPARES
THE INPUT SIGNAL WITH VALVE POSITION AND CONTROLS PNEUMATIC
SIGNAL TO ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS WHICH ACCORDINGLY OPENS
THE GLAND STEAM SUPPLY VALVE AND GLAND LEAK OFF VALVE . IN THE
EVENT OF AIR SUPPLY FAILURE, THE VALVE REMAINS IN STAY PUT POSITION.
PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS:

THE PRESSURE IN THE HEADER IS MEASURED BY MEANS OF A PRESSURE

TRANSMITTER. THIS MEASUREMENT IS USED FOR CONTROL AS WELL AS DISPLAY
PURPOSES. THE MEASUREMENT RANGE IS -100 TO +900MM WATER COLUMN
(MMWC).

SEAL STEAM PRESSURE CONTROL:

SEAL STEAM CONTROL SYSTEM IS COMBINED CONTROL SYSTEM OF AUXILIARY

STEAM SUPPLY AND GLAND LEAK-OFF STEAM WITH A COMMON HEADER
MAINTAINING AT AROUND 250 MM WC PRESSURE.
CONDENSER VACUUM PULLING
SYSTEM
VACUUM PULLING PROCEDURE:

 NO PTW IS PENDING
 GLAND STEAM SYSTEM IS LINED UP
 ENSURE HI TEMP AUX STEAM IS AVAILABLE EITHER FROM UNIT OR FROM OTHER UNIT SOURCE
 GLAND STEAM LINE WARM UP VALVE IS OPEN
 COOLER IS CHRGED FROM ACW SIDE
 SEPERATOR TANK LEVEL NORMAL AND ITS MAKEUP SOURCE IS LINED UP
 POWER TO RECIRCULATION PUMP AND VACUUM PUMP IS AVAILABLE
 START RECIRCULATION PUMP
 START VACUUM PUMP AND OPEN AIR LINE VALVES
 CLOSE VACUUM BREAKER
 AT 0.06 KG/CM2 CONDENSER PRESS CHARGE TURBINE GLAND SEALING LINE
 PUT THE SECOND VACUUM PUMP SET IN SERVICE IN THE SAME WAY
 AFTER ACHIEVING COND PRESS AT AROUND 0.08-0.10 STOP ONE SET VACUUM PUMP.
ISOLATION OF ONE VACUUM PUMP SET:

 ENSURE COND VACUUM IS STEADY AT AROUND 0.08 – 0.10 KG/CM2

 CLOSE STAND BY VACUUM PUMP AIR EVACUATION LINE VALVES AND OBSERVE
COND VACUUM IS NOT DROPPING
 STOP STANDBY VACUUM PUMP SET
 ISOLATE THE SAID VACUUM PUMP ELECTRICALLY
Thank you