Operation and Maintenance Schedule of A Steam Turbine Plant and Flow Diagram

SAIMAA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Faculty of Technology
Department Of Mechanical Engineering and Production Technology
KEHINDE BOLAJI
OKWUEJUNTI EMEKA
Operation and Maintenance Schedule of a Steam Turbine Plant

(A Case Study of Egbin Thermal Power Station)
Thesis 2014
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ABSTRACT'
Kehinde Bolaji
Okwujuenti Emeka
Operation and Maintenance Schedule of a Steam Turbine Plant, 99 pages, 2 appendices
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Lappeenranta
Technology, Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering and Production Technology
Thesis 2014
Supervisor: Jukka Nisonen
Thermal electrical power generation is one of the major methods used in Egbin thermal station. Due to
inconsistency and failure in the power supply in Nigeria, there is a need for a proper operation and
maintenance schedule strategy of the various kinds of power plants accessories so as to facilitate their
efficiencies and functionality.
Egbin thermal station, which is one of the major power generating stations in Nigeria
was used as a case study. The station has an installed capacity of 1320 MW
consisting of 6 units of 220MW each. It is in the generating sector of the Power
Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) which is the state owned Electric Power
company. Egbin thermal station was commissioned on 11th May, 1985.
Thermal electrical power generation is one of the major methods, used in Egbin thermal station. The
major components of Egbin thermal station are boiler, steam turbine, condenser and the feed pumps.
The objective of this research was to study and enumerate profound solutions in order to
minimize the risk of failure and effectively manage the reliability of the substation
equipment, stemming from a proper maintenance strategy.
The operation and maintenance of Egbin Thermal station was examined and the conclusion was that it
was challenged with insufficient Gas supply and restrictions, poor water quality and breakdown of two
units due to boiler explosion in 2007, causing power generating plant to be shut down creating a 880
Mega Watts drop in power generation in the whole country. This occurrence has had a massive
setback on the power plant, hence a proper maintenance strategy needs to be designed to curb the
effect and develop a long lasting solution to prevent further potential disaster.
Keywords: Power supply in Nigeria, steam turbine, thermal station, operation and maintenance
Schedule of thermal station
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CONTENTS
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ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................... 2"
1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 4"
1.1 The major components of a steam power plant ...................................................................... 5"
1.1.1 Steam turbine .................................................................................................................... 6"
1.1.2 Boiler ................................................................................................................................. 7"
1.1.3 Condenser....................................................................................................................... 10"
1.2 Classification of power plant ................................................................................................. 12"
1.3 Existing power stations, location and their generated power in nigeria ................................ 15"
2 POWER PLANT ........................................................................................................................... 17"
2.1 HISTORY ON MAJOR TYPES OF POWER PLANT ............................................................ 18"
2.1.1 Steam Power Plant ......................................................................................................... 18"
2.1.2 Gas Power Plant ............................................................................................................. 20"
2.1.3 Hydropower plant ............................................................................................................ 21"
3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A STEAM POWER PLANT CYCLE ............................. 25"
3.1 The carnot vapor cycle ........................................................................................................... 25"
3.2 Rankine cycle: The ideal for vapor power cycles ................................................................... 27"
3.3 OPERATIONS........................................................................................................................ 28"
3.4 Energy analysis of the steam cycle ....................................................................................... 29"
3.5 Reheat cycle .......................................................................................................................... 33"
3.6 Regenerative cycle................................................................................................................. 34"
3.7 Maintenance of steam power plant accessories .................................................................... 35"
3.7.1 Maintenance of boiler ........................................................................................................ 39"
3.7.2 General Requirements for a Safe and Efficient Boiler Room .......................................... 40"
3.7.3 Maintenance of steam turbine ......................................................................................... 41"
4 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A STEAM POWER PLANT.................................................... 46"
4.1 Formula .................................................................................................................................. 47"
5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................... 69"
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................ 71"
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................... 72"
POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA PLC, EGBIN ELECTRIC POWER BUSINESS UNIT.72"
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1. INTRODUCTION
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This chapter gives a short introduction to the research subject and describes the
classification of the power plant, existing power plants, location and their generated power
in Nigeria. A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam
driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an
electrical generator. After which it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a
condenser; this is known as the Rankine cycle.
Steam turbines are devices used to convert the pressure energy of high pressure steam to kinetic and
hence electrical energy in power plants and certain types of engines. While steam turbines might be
one of the more revolutionary inventions in the power generation and conversion industry. High
performance steam turbines of today are specialized in their design and incorporate many efficiency
increasing technologies.
Steam turbine maintenance is of high importance to keep the steam turbines efficiency high and to
conform to safety standards to avoid any unforeseen dangers. The steam turbine operates under high
steam pressures, and has a number of moving parts that move at extremely high velocities. The
nozzles and turbine blades are designed via careful analysis and the parts are manufactured to a high
degree of finish and accuracy.
A steam power plant continuously converts the energy stored in fossil fuels i.e. coal, oil, etc. or fossil
fuels e.g. uranium, thorium into shaft work and ultimately into electricity. The working fluid is "water"
which is sometimes in the liquid phase and sometimes in the vapor phase during its cycle of
operations.
A fossil fuelled power plant is an example of bulk energy converter from fuel to electricity using "water"
as the working medium. The energy released by the burning fuel is transferred to water in the boiler to
generate steam at high temperature, which then expands in the steam at high temperature, which then
expands in the steam turbine to a low pressure to produce shaft work. The steam leaving the turbine is
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condensed into water in the "condenser" where cooling water from a river or sea circulates, carrying
away the heat released during condensation. The water (condensate) is then feedback to the boiler by
the pump and the cycle goes on repeating itself.
Steam turbine power plants operate on "Rankine cycle" for the production of electric power. If the
steam from the waste heat boiler is used for process or space heating, the term "cogeneration" is the
more correct terminology (simultaneous production of electric and heat energy).
Steam turbine plants generally have a history of achieving up to 95% availability and can operate for
more than a year between shutdowns for maintenance and inspections. Their unplanned or forced
outage rates are typically less than 2% or less than one week per year. Modern large steam turbine
plants (over 500MW) have efficiencies of about 40-45%. These plants have installed cost between
$800 (441 euros) and $2000/KW (1500 euros), depending on environmental permitting requirements.
This paper presents an assessment of the state of the thermal plants in Nigeria, with a view to
suggesting solutions to remedy the deteriorating states of the plants, in order to improve the power
supply system in the country.
1.1 The major components of a steam power plant

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Turbine (High, Intermediate and Low pressure).
Boiler (Economizer, Evaporator, Drum and Super heater).
Generator
Condenser
Feed pumps
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1.1.1 Steam turbine

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Steam turbines are machines that are used to generate mechanical (rotational motion) power from the
pressure energy of steam. Steam turbines are the most popular power generating devices used in the
power plant industry primarily because of the high availability of water, moderate boiling point, cheap
nature and mild reacting properties. The most widely used and powerful turbines of today are those
that run on steam. From nuclear reactors to thermal power plants, the role of the steam turbine is both
pivotal and result determining.
A steam turbine is basically an assemblage of nozzles and blades. Steam turbines are not only
employed to operate electric generators in thermal and nuclear power plants to produce electricity, but
they are also used (a) to propel large ships, submarines and so on, and (b) to drive power absorbing
machines like large compressors, blowers, fans and pumps.
Turbines can be condensing or non-condensing, depending on whether the back pressure is below or
equal to the atmospheric pressure. For small units without reheat, the steam turbine may consist of a
single turbine when the steam expanding through the turbine exhausts to a condenser or a process
line. For a large unit without reheat, the steam may expand through an initial section and then exhaust
to a condenser or to a process. The initial turbine is designated as the high-pressure (HP) turbine and
the second turbine the low-pressure (LP) turbine.
For a single reheat cycle, the steam from the boiler flows to the HP turbine where it expands and is
exhausted back to the boiler for reheating. The reheat steam coming from the boiler flows to the
intermediate-pressure (IP) or reheat turbine where it expands and exhausts into a crossover line that
supplies steam to double-flow LP turbine (O. I. Okoro, and T. C. Madueme, Renewable Energy, vol.
29, pp.1599-1610, 2004).
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Figure 1a. Steam turbine
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1.1.2 Boiler
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A boiler generates steam at the desired pressure and temperature by burning fuel in its furnace.
Boilers are used in both fossil-fuel and nuclear-fuel electric generating power stations. A boiler is a
complex integration of furnace, super heater, reheater, boiler or evaporator, economizer, and air
preheater along with various auxiliaries such as pulverizers, burners, fans, stokes, dust collectors and
precipitators, ash-handling equipment, and chimney or stack. The boiler is where phase change (or
evaporator) occurs from liquid (water) to vapour (steam), essentially at constant pressure and
temperature (The Control of Boilers, 2nd Edition, Sam G. Dukelow, 1991).
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Figure 2. Boiler
The components of a boiler include
Economizer: An economizer is a heat exchanger which raises the temperature of the feed
water leaving the highest pressure feed water heater to about the saturation temperature
corresponding to the boiler pressure. This is done by hot flue gases exiting the last super heater
or reheater at a temperature varying from 370C to 540C.
Evaporator: is where phase change occurs from liquid (water) to vapour (steam), essentially at
constant pressure and temperature.
Drum:
Made from high carbon steel with high tensile strength and its working involves
temperatures around 390C and pressures well above 350 psi (2.4MPa). The separated steam
is drawn out from the top section of the drum and distributed for process. Further heating of the
saturated steam will make superheated steam normally used to drive a steam turbine.
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Saturated steam is drawn off the top of the drum and re-enters the furnace in through a super
heater. The steam and water mixture enters the steam drum through riser tubes, drum internals
consisting of demister separate the water droplets from the steam producing dry steam. The
saturated water at the bottom of the steam drum flows down through the down comer pipe,
normally unheated, to headers and water drum. Its accessories include a safety valve, a waterlevel indicator and level controller. The feed-water of the boiler is also fed to the steam drum
through a feed pipe extending inside the drum, along the length of the steam drum.
A steam drum is used without or in the company of a mud-drum/feed water drum which is
located at a lower level. A boiler with both steam drum and mud/water drum is called a bi-drum
boiler and a boiler with only a steam drum is called a mono-drum boiler. The bi-drum boiler
construction is normally intended for low pressure-rating boiler while the mono-drum is mostly
designed for higher pressure-rating(Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics" Moran and
Shapiro, Published by Wiley).
Super heater:
The super heater is a heat exchanger in which heat is transferred to the
saturated steam to increase its temperature. It raises the overall cycle efficiency. In addition it
reduces the moisture content in the last stages of the turbine and thus increases the turbine
internal efficiency. In modern utility high pressure, more than 40% of the total heat absorbed in
the generation of steam takes place in the super heaters. So large surface area is required for
superheating of steam (Pearsons, Sir Charles A, The Steam Turbine p.20-22).
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Figure 3. Superheater
1.1.3 Condenser
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Condenser: The condenser condenses the steam from the exhaust of the turbine into liquid to
allow it to be pumped. If the condenser can be made cooler, the pressure of the exhaust steam
is reduced and efficiency of the cycle increases. The surface condenser is a shell and tube heat
exchanger in which cooling water is circulated through the tubes. The exhaust steam from the
low pressure turbine enters the shell where it is cooled and converted to condensate (water) by
flowing over the tubes. Such condensers use steam ejectors or rotary motor-driven exhausters
for continuous removal of air and gases from the steam side to maintain vacuum. For best
efficiency, the temperature in the condenser must be kept as low as practical in order to achieve
the lowest possible pressure in the condensing steam. Since the condenser temperature can
almost always be kept significantly below 100 C where the vapor pressure of water is much
less than atmospheric pressure, the condenser generally works under vacuum. Thus leaks of
non-condensable air into the closed loop must be prevented. Typically the cooling water causes
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the steam to condense at a temperature of about 35 C (95 F) and that creates an absolute
pressure in the condenser of about 27 kPa (0.592.1 in Hg), i.e. a vacuum of about -95 kPa
(28.1 inHg) relative to atmospheric pressure. The large decrease in volume that occurs when
water vapor condenses to liquid creates the low vacuum that helps pull steam through and
increase the efficiency of the turbines. The limiting factor is the temperature of the cooling water
and that, in turn, is limited by the prevailing average climatic conditions at the power plant's
location (it may be possible to lower the temperature beyond the turbine limits during winter,
causing excessive condensation in the turbine). Plants operating in hot climates may have to
reduce output if their source of condenser cooling water becomes warmer; unfortunately this
usually coincides with periods of high electrical demand for air conditioning (Wichtmann, A.,
Wechsung, M., Rosenkranz, J., Wiesenmller, W., Tomschi, U., Flexible Load Operation and
Frequency Support for Steam Turbine Power Plants, VGB PowerTech 7/2007, pp. 49-55).
Figure 4. Condenser
The condenser generally uses either circulating cooling water from a cooling tower to reject
waste heat to the atmosphere, or once-through water from a river, lake or ocean. The heat
absorbed by the circulating cooling water in the condenser tubes must also be removed to
maintain the ability of the water to cool as it circulates. This is done by pumping the warm water
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from the condenser through either natural draft, forced draft or induced draft cooling towers that
reduce the temperature of the water by evaporation, by about 11C to 17 C (20 to 30 F)
expelling waste heat to the atmosphere. The circulation flow rate of the cooling water in a 500
MWe unit is about 14.2 m/s (225,000 US gal/min) at full load. The condenser tubes are made
of brass or stainless steel to resist corrosion from either side. Nevertheless they may become
internally fouled during operation by bacteria or algae in the cooling water or by mineral scaling,
all of which inhibit heat transfer and reduce thermodynamic efficiency. Many plants include an
automatic cleaning system that circulates sponge rubber balls through the tubes to scrub them
clean without the need to take the system off-line. The cooling water used to condense the
steam in the condenser returns to its source without having been changed other than having
been warmed. If the water returns to a local water body (rather than a circulating cooling tower),
it is tempered with cool 'raw' water to prevent thermal shock when discharged into that body of
water. From the bottom of the condenser, powerful condensate pumps recycle the condensed
steam (water) back to the water/steam cycle.
Feed pumps: These are pumps that conveys treated feed water under pressure to the boiler for
its operation of generating steam (Thomas C. Elliott, Kao Chen, Robert Swanekamp (coauthors)
(1997). Standard Handbook of Power plant Engineering (2nd edition ed.). McGraw-Hill
Professional).
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1.2 Classification of power plant

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Conventional
Steam Engines
Steam Turbines
Diesel
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Gas Turbines
Hydro-Electric
Nuclear
Non conventional
Thermoelectric Generator
Thermionic Generator
Fuel- cells
Photovoltaic Solar Cells
Fusion Reactor
Biogas, Biomass Energy
Geothermal Energy
Wind Energy
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Wave and Tidal Wave
Energy Plantation Scheme
All the above mentioned power plants are classified according to the ways in which steam is being
generated. Some of the ways are explained below.
Nuclear Power Plant uses a nuclear reactors heat to operate a steam turbine generator.
Geothermal Power Plant uses steam extracted from hot underground rocks.
Renewal Energy Plan may be fuelled by waste from sugarcane, municipal solid waste, land fill
methane or other forms of biomass.
In Integrated Steel mills, a blast furnace exhaust gas is a low cost although low energy density fuel.
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Waste heat from industrial processes is occasionally concentrated enough to use for power
generation, usually in steam boiler and turbine.
Solar Thermal: electric plants use sunlight to boil water which turns the generator.
Fossil fuelled power plants may also use a steam turbine generator or in the case of natural gas fired
plants many use a combine turbine.
Fossil fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation. In many countries,
such plants provide most of the electrical energy used.
A fossil power plant always has some kind of rotating machinery to convert the heat energy of
combustion into mechanical energy, which then operates an electrical generator. The mover may be a
steam turbine, a gas turbine or in small isolated plants, a reciprocating combustion engine.
By- products of power plant operation need to be considered in both the design and operation. Waste
heat due to the finite efficiency of the power cycle must be released to the atmosphere, often using a
cooling tower, or river or lake water as a cooling medium. The flue gas from combustion of the fossil
fuels is discharged to the air; this contains carbon dioxide and water vapour, as well as other
substances such as nitrogen, nitrous oxides, sulphur oxides, and (in the case of coal-fired plants)fly
ash and mercury. Solid waste ash from coal-fired boilers must also be removed, although some coal
ash can be recycled for building materials. Gas burning is much simpler as the fuel is ready for
combustion and requires no preparation. The other advantages are:
Cleanliness
Ease of control of furnace temperature
Ability to produce a long slow burning flame with uniform and gradual heat liberation
Ease of temperature regulation
Natural gas is used for steam generation in gas producing areas or in areas served by gas
transmission lines and where coal is costlier. The proportioning, mixing and burning of gas air mixture
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can be achieved in many ways. Natural gas is often informally referred to as simply "gas", especially
when compared to other energy sources such as electricity. Before it can be used as a fuel, it must
undergo extensive processing to remove almost all materials other than methane. The by-product of
that processing include ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes, and higher molecular weight
hydrocarbons, elemental sulphur, and sometimes helium and nitrogen.
Natural gas is the major source of electricity generation through the use of gas turbines and steam
turbines. Particularly high efficiencies can be achieved through combining gas turbines with a steam
turbine in combined cycle mode. Natural gas burns cleaner than other fossil fuels such as oil and coal
and produces less CO per unit energy released. For the equivalent amount of heat, burning natural
gas produces about 30% less than carbon-dioxide than burning petroleum and about 45% less than
burning coal.
1.3 Existing power stations, location and their generated power in Nigeria
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Egbin thermal station, Lagos: 1320MW
Afam thermal station, Rivers: 969MW
Sapele thermal station, Delta: 1020MW
Ijora thermal station, Lagos: 40MW
Kainji hydro station, Niger: 760MW
Jebba hydro station, Niger: 578.4MW
Shiroro hydro station, Niger: 600MW
Ajaokuta thermal station: 110MW
Okpai thermal station : 480MW
Omotosho thermal station: 335 MW
Geregu thermal station: 414MW

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Omoku thermal station: 150MW
Delta thermal station: 954MW
Olorunshogo thermal station: 335MW
AES thermal station: 315 MW
Table 1. Summary of generation capabilities of PHCN power stations as operated in the year
2010 (Jan-Dec).
Plant "
Operator " Age

Type "
(Year) "
Kainji
PHCN
38 to
40
Jebba
PHCN
25
Shiroro PHCN
22
Egbin
PHCN
23
AES
AES
7
Ajaokut STS
a
NA
PHCN
Sapele AGIP
26 to
30
Okpai
PHCN
3
Afam
PHCN
8 to 45
Delta
PHCN
18
Geregu RS
NA
Omoku PHCN
3
Omotos PHCN "
ho
1
Oloruns
1"
ogo "
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Total "
Source: NCC Oshogbo
Hydro
Hydro
Hydro
ST
GT
GT
ST/GT
GT/ST
GT
GT
GT
GT
GT
GT "
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Installed
Capacity
(MW) "
760
578.4
600
1320
315
110
1020
480
980
954
414
150
335
335 "
Average
Availabil
ity
(MW) "
438.86
529.40
488.82
694.97
233.91
24.88
156.60
394.56
82.12
211.67
305.14
87.27
256.58
271.46 "
Availabil No of
ity
Units
Factor " installe
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0.58
8
0.92
6
0.81
4
0.53
6
0.77
9
0.23
2
0.15
10
0.88
3
0.09
20
0.24
18
0.74
3
0.87
6
0.77
8
0.81 "
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8351.4"
4176.24
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Avail
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6
4
4
5
9
2
1
3
3
12
3
4
2
2"
152" 60"
Egbin thermal station will be used as a case study here. The generating unit in Egbin thermal station is
made up of a boiler, a turbine, and its accessories and a generator section. The plant works on 6 units,
a unit generates 220MW. Five men run a unit. Egbin thermal station is not a combined cycle power
plant; rather it is a steam power plant. Gas is what is used to convert water to steam in the boiler.
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2 POWER PLANT
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A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power plant is also used to
refer to the engine in ships, aircraft and the other large vehicles.
Some prefer to use the energy center because it more accurately describes what the plants do, which
is a conversion of other forms of energy. However, power plants is the most common term in the U.S,
while elsewhere power station and power plant are both widely used, power station prevailing in many
common wealth countries and especially in the U.K.
At the center of nearly all power stations is a generator, a rotating machine that converts mechanical
energy into electrical energy by creating relative motion between a magnetic field and a conductor.
The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely. It depends chiefly on which fuels are
easily available and the types of technology that the power company has access to.
Figure 5. Egbin thermal station.ijede
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2.1'HISTORY'ON'MAJOR'TYPES'OF'POWER'PLANT'
2.1.1'Steam'Power'Plant'
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Steam is referred to as 'vaporized water' in physical chemistry. It is, in its purest form, invisible and
gaseous. It is better understood as the condensing 'mist' seen above water at boiling point. The hot
vapor or steam is nothing but droplets of water and has the power to move objects and run complex
gadgetry. Since the very beginning of recorded history, experiments with steam to understand its
properties have been conducted. Probably the first pot of boiling liquid witnessed intrigue setting in.
The inherent power of steam to heat and empower movement was used but never defined in a
scientific manner.
Steam powered turbines are mentioned in the 1551 Taqi al-Din. Steam power was also harnessed for
a number of experiments, like Thomas Savery's water pump in 1698. However, frequent explosions
kept the experiments within laboratories, till the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth
century. In 1712, Thomas Newcomen designed the atmospheric engine using steam power. Steam
was additionally used to pump water, drain mines and work water-wheels. In 1800, steam was used to
generate high-pressure for transport related applications. The race to create better and smaller
manufacturing techniques with the help of steam power never stopped since.
The first major
revelation and defined recording of steam power came with James Watt's development of the Watt
engine since the 18th century. This coal powered engine ran on generated steam. Management of
coal made the design relatively cheap to use.
The next step was the designed mechanism to generate a rotary motion. This added value to the
make-shift and rudimentary factory machinery. Once steam power was harnessed to address needs
further away from a water source, factories were constructed away from rivers. This accelerated the
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production levels during the Industrial Revolution. Steam power also enabled the strength of
condensation to create the 'vacuum'.
However, the main forces of scientists and engineers after the industrial revolution was the use of
steam turbines to produce electricity by moving the armature arms of the electrical generator. The very
first commercial central electrical generating stations in New York and London, in 1882, also used
reciprocating steam engines.
As generators sizes increased, eventually turbines took over due to high efficiency and lower cost of
construction. By the 1920s any central station larger than a few thousand kilowatts would use a turbine
prime mover.
Steam power was successfully used to franchise engines till the advent of electric motors. All through
the initial stages of the Industrial Revolution, steam power relieved power generated by animal and
employees. Slowly, steam power sanctioned the presence of locomotives, steam ships and heavy duty
furnaces. In fact, steam technology was the answer to the smelting requirements of the base metal
during the Industrial Revolution - iron. Engine-building fostered favorable ground for engineering
partnerships and this in turn fueled the demand for steam technical centers to solve related problems
within the machine tool applications.
Steam power plants earned patents and dedicated markets. Radical improvements and improved
engine efficiency led to savings that kept manufacturers and clients happy. Steam power added quality
to the working of the atmospheric engine, blast furnace, lathe machines and boilers. Today, it is not so
difficult to imagine the smallest steam engine, generation of electricity, without adding to pollution
levels, clean fuel transportation modes or steam powered thermal energy. These and other 'steam'
wonders enable a work environment that is not only quieter and cleaner, but also fuel efficient and
easy on space. The modern era has redefined the use of steam. It is no more something that is lost in
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the kitchen that manifests full potential in an industrial environment. In human practices, Steam saunas
for weight loss and the transfer of heat generated by steam power for cooking, fabric cleaning and
central heating systems are quality enhancing aspects of our adopted lifestyles.
Thermal power plants have big boilers that burn fuel to make heat. A boiler is like a teapot on a stove.
When the water boils, the steam comes through a tiny hole on the top of the spout. The moving steam
makes a whistle that tells you the water has boiled. In the power plant, the water is brought to boil
inside the boiler and then piped to the turbine through very thick pipes.
In the most boilers, wood, coal, oil or natural gas is burned in a firebox to make heat. Running through
the firebox and above that hot fire are a series of tubes with water running through them. The heat
energy is conducted into the metal pipes heating the water in the pipes until it boils into steam
(Wichtmann, A., Wechsung, M., Rosenkranz, J., Wiesenmller, W., Tomschi, U., Flexible Load
Operation and Frequency Support for Steam Turbine Power Plants, VGB PowerTech 7/2007, pp. 4955).
2.1.2'Gas'Power'Plant'
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Gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a flow of
combustion gas. It has an upstream compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion
chamber in-between. Gas turbine may also refer to just the turbine component.
Energy is added to the gas stream in the combustor, where fuel is mixed with air and ignited. In the
high pressure environment of the combustor, combustion of the fuel increases the temperature. The
products of the combustion are forced into the turbine section. There, the high velocity and volume of
the gas flow is directed through a nozzle over the turbine's blades, spinning the turbine which powers
the compressor and, for some turbines, drives their mechanical output. The energy given up to the
turbine comes from the reduction in the temperature of the exhaust gas.
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Energy is extracted in the form of shaft power, compressed air and thrust, in any combination, and
used to power aircraft, trains, ships, generators, and even tanks (Pearsons, Sir Charles A, The Steam
Turbine p.26-31).
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2.1.3'Hydropower'plant'
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Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical
power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used
form of renewable energy. Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, the project produces no direct
waste, and has a considerably lower output level of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) than
fossil fuel powered energy plants. Worldwide, an installed capacity of 777 GWh supplied 2998 TWh of
hydroelectricity in 2006. This was approximately 20% of the world's electricity, and accounted for about
88% of electricity from renewable sources.
Figure 6. Arrangement of a hydropower plant
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Figure 6 shows schematically an example of a plant arrangement with indication of the localization of
the details to be mentioned.
Table 2 List of parts from figure 6
No
Name of parts
No
Name of parts
No
Name of parts
Intake dam
Intake cone
11
Draft turbine
Gate
Expansion stuffing box
12
Closing valve
Trash rack
Fundament
13
Tale race canal
Emptying gate
Turbine shaft
Ice gate
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Turbine
The water intake is normally constructed in connection with an accumulation dam, in the river course.
The shallow water intake is equipped with a coarse trash rack (3) which prevents trees, branches,
debris and stones from entering the conduit system to the turbine.
An intake gate (2) is arranged to shut off the water delivery when the conduit system has to be
emptied. In addition a small gate (4) may be arranged for drainage of the leakage through the main
gate.
A deep water intake takes the water directly from the reservoir. It has no trash rack. There is a sump
below the intake. Its main function is to collect blasting stones from the piercing of the the head race
tunnel into the reservoir. It also traps stones sliding into the reservoir close to the intake.
Deep water intakes allow for very strong regulation of the reservoirs. An intake gate is installed with
the same function as described for the shallow water intake.
Conduit system:
From the water intake to the turbine there is a conduit system constructed as open canal, tunnel,
penstock or pressure shaft or a combination of these. Open canals are usually digged in the ground,
blasted in rock or built up as a chute of wood or concrete.
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A steel penstock connects the shaft with the valve in the machine hall. Inside the rock the penstock is
embedded in a concrete plug. Penstocks are normally welded pipe constructions of steel plates. A
flange connects the penstock with the valve. Penstocks above the ground are mounted on foundation
concrete blocks where the penstock may slide according to thermal expansion. In certain positions the
penstocks are fixed in reinforced concrete anchoring blocks (8) on. Between these anchoring blocks
the penstocks are equipped with expansion stuffing boxes (7).
At the upstream end of a penstock an automatic isolating valve is normally installed. This valve closes
automatically if a pipe rupture should occur.
Closing valve:
Upstream of the turbine a closing device (12) is installed. Depending on water head and capacity it
may be a gate, a butterfly valve,a gate valve or a spherical valve. By submerged turbines a closing
device, normally a gate, is installed also at the outlet from the draft tube (Arne Kjlle, Professor
Emeritus Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Hydropower has been used since ancient times to grind flour and perform others tasks. In the mid1770s, a French engineer Bernard Forest de Blidor published Architecture Hydraulique which
described vertical- and horizontal-axis hydraulic machines. By the late 19th century, the electrical
generator was developed and could now be coupled with hydraulics. The growing demand for the
Industrial Revolution would drive development as well. In 1878, the world's first house to be powered
with hydroelectricity was Cragside in Northumberland, England. The old Schoelkopf Power Station No.
1 near Niagara Falls in the U.S. side began to produce electricity in 1881. The first Edison
hydroelectric power plant - the Vulcan Street Plant - began operating September 30, 1882, in
Appleton, Wisconsin, with an output of about 12.5 kilowatts. By 1886 there were about 45 hydroelectric
power plants in the U.S. and Canada. By 1889, there were 200 in the U.S.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a large number of small hydroelectric power plants were being
constructed by commercial companies in the mountains that surrounded metropolitan areas. By 1920
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as 40% of the power produced in the United States was hydroelectric, the Federal Power Act was
enacted into law. The Act created the Federal Power Commission whose main purpose was to
regulate hydroelectric power plants on federal land and water. As the power plants became larger,
their associated dams developed additional purposes to include flood control, irrigation and navigation.
Federal funding became necessary for large-scale development and federally owned corporations like
the Tennessee Valley Authority (1933) and the Bonneville Power Administration (1937) were created.
Additionally, the Bureau of Reclamation which had begun a series of western U.S. irrigation projects in
the early 20th century was now constructing large hydroelectric projects such as the 1928 Boulder
Canyon Project Act. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was also involved in hydroelectric
development, completing the Bonneville Dam in 1937 and being recognized by the Flood Control Act
of 1936 as the premier federal flood control agency.
Figure 7. Layout of hydro electric power plant

Hydroelectric power plants continued to become larger throughout the 20th century. After the Hoover
Dam's initial 1,345 MW power plant became the world's largest hydroelectric power plant in 1936 it
was soon eclipsed by the 6809 MW Grand Coulee Dam in 1942.Brazil's and Paraguay's Itaipu Dam
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opened in 1984 as the largest, producing 14,000 MW but was surpassed in 2008 by the Three Gorges
Dam in China with a production capacity of 22,500 MW. Hydroelectricity would eventually supply
countries like Norway, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Paraguay and Brazil with over 85% of their
electricity. The United States currently has over 2,000 hydroelectric power plants, which supply 49% of
its renewable electricity (Atkins, William (2003). "Hydroelectric Power". Water: Science and Issues 2:
187191)
'3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A STEAM POWER PLANT CYCLE

Steam is the most common working fluid used in vapor power cycles because of its many desirable
characteristics, such as low cost, availability, and enthalpy of vaporization. Other working fluids used
include sodium, potassium, and mercury for high-temperature applications. Steam power plants are
commonly referred to as coal plants, nuclear plants, or natural gas plants, depending on the type of the
fuel used to supply heat to the steam. But the steam goes through the same basic cycle in all of them.
Therefore all can be analyzed in the same manner.
3.1 The carnot vapor cycle

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The Carnot cycle is the most efficient cycle operating between two specified temperature levels
making use of steam as the working fluid. Thus it is natural to look at the Carnot cycle first as a
prospective ideal cycle for vapor power plants. If we could, we would certainly adopt it as the ideal
cycle. But as explained below, the Carnot cycle is not a suitable model for power cycles. The
assumption is that steam is the working fluid used since it is the working fluid predominantly used in
vapor power cycles. (P. K. Nag, Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2007).
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Figure 8. Carnot vapor cycle T-S diagram
Figure 9. Carnot Cycle on P-V and T-S Diagram

Consider a steady-flow Carnot cycle executed within the saturation dome of a pure substance. The
fluid is heated reversibly and isothermally in a boiler (process 1-2), expanded isentropically in the
turbine (process 2-3), condensed reversibly and isothermally in the condenser (process 3-4), and
compressed isentropically by the compressor to the initial state (process 4-1).
Several impracticalities are associated with this cycle.
Isothermally heat transfer to or from a two-phase system is not difficult to achieve in practice
since maintaining a constant pressure in the device will automatically fix the temperature at the
saturation value. Therefore, processes 1-2 and 3-4 can be approached closely in the actual
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boilers and condensers. Limiting the heat transfer processes to the two-phase systems,
however, severely limits the maximum temperature that can be used in the cycle (it has to
remain under the critical-point value, which is 374C for water). Limiting the maximum
temperature in the cycle also limits the thermal efficiency. Any attempt to raise the maximum
temperature in the cycle will involve heat transfer to the working fluid in a single phase, which is
not easy to accomplish isothermally.
The isentropic expansion process (process 2-3) can be approximated closely by a welldesigned turbine. However, the quality of the steam decreases during this process as shown on
T-s diagram. Thus the turbine will handle steam with low quality, that is, steam with high
moisture content. The impingement of liquid droplets on the turbine blades causes erosion and
is the major source of wear. Thus steam with qualities less than 90% cannot be tolerated in the
operation of power plants. The problem could be eliminated by using a working fluid with a very
steep saturated vapor line.
The isentropic compression process (process 4-1) involves the compression of a liquid-vapor
mixture to a saturated liquid. There are two difficulties associated with the process. First, it is not
easy to control the condensation process so precisely as to end up with the desired quality at
state 4. Second, it is not practical to design a compress that will handle two phases.
3.2'Rankine'cycle:'The'ideal'for'vapor'power'cycles'
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Many of the impracticalities associated with the Carnot cycle can be eliminated by superheating the
steam in the boiler and condensing it completely in the condenser as shown schematically on T-s
diagram. The cycle that results is the Rankine cycle, which is the ideal cycle for vapor power plants (P.
K. Nag, Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2007). The ideal Rankine cycle
does not involve any internal irreversibility and consists of the following four processes:
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Figure 10. Rankine cycle
1-2 isentropic compression in a pump

2-3 constant pressure heat addition in boiler
3-4 isentropic expansion in a turbine
4-1 constant pressure heat rejection in a condenser
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3.3 OPERATIONS
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Water enters the pump at state 1 as saturated liquid and is compressed isentropically to the operating
pressure of the boiler. The water temperature increases somewhat during this isentropic compression
process due to slight decrease in the specific volume of the water. The vertical distance between
states 1 and 2 on T-s diagram is greatly exaggerated for clarity.
Water enters the boiler as a compressed liquid at state 2 and leaves as a superheated vapor at state
3. The boiler is basically a large heat exchanger consisting of an economizer, an evaporator, and
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superheater where heat originating from combustion gases, nuclear reactor or other sources is
transferred to the water essentially at constant pressure. The boiler, together with the section where
the steam is superheated (the superheater), is often called the steam generator.
The superheated vapor at state 3 enters the turbine, where it expands isentropically and produces
work by rotating the shaft connected to an electric generator. The pressure and the temperature of the
steam enters the condenser. At this state, steam is usually a saturated liquid-vapor mixture with a high
quality. Steam is condensed at constant pressure in the condenser, which is basically a large heat
exchanger, by rejecting heat to a cooling medium such as lake or a river or atmosphere. Steam leaves
the condenser as saturated liquid and enters the pump, completing the cycle. In areas where water is
precious, the power plant operates by air instead of water. This method of cooling which is also used in
car engines is called dry cooling. Several power plants in the world and a few in the United States use
dry cooling to conserve water.
Remembering that the area under the process curve on the T-s diagram represents the heat transfer
for internally reversible processes, it is seen that the area under the process curve 2-3 represents the
heat transferred to the water in the boiler and the area under the process curve represents the heat
rejected in the condenser. The difference between these two is the work produced during the cycle.
3.4 Energy analysis of the steam cycle

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All four components associated with the Rankine cycle (pump, boiler, turbine and condenser) are
steady-flow devices, and thus all four processes that make up Rankine cycle can be analyzed as
steady-flow processes. The kinetic and potential energy changes of the steam are usually small
relative to the work and heat transfer terms and are therefore usually neglected. Then the steady-flow
energy equation per unit mass of steam reduces:
For 1 kg fluid, the SFEE for the pump as the control volume gives
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h1 + wp = h2 ,
where h =enthalpy and wp= workdone in the pump
wp = h2 - h1
The SFEE for the boiler as the control volume gives
h2+Q1 =h3 , where Q = heat energy
Q1 = h3- h2
Similarly, the SFEE for the turbine
h3 =WT +h4,
where
WT =workdone in turbine
W T = h3 - h4
And the SFEE for the condenser gives

h4 + Q2 = h1
Q2= h1-h4
The efficiency of the Rankine cycle is then given by:

=Wnet=WT-WP= (h3-h4)-(h2-h1)
Q1
Q1
h3-h2
The thermal efficiency of Rankine cycle can be improved by:
Increasing the inlet pressure and temperature conditions.
Increasing the condenser vacuum, i.e. lowering the exhaust pressure.
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Figure 11. Energy cycle analysis diagram
Now increasing the inlet steam pressure for the given inlet steam temperature and condenser pressure
would result in increase in work, increase in thermal efficiency, and always an increase in initial steam
temperature would always result in increase in work and thermal efficiency (since heat will be added in
the cycle at a higher temperature) and decrease in moisture content of steam at turbine exhaust. So
there is no upper limit for initial steam temperature. It is limited by the materials used in the boiler tubes
and the turbine. Most modern steam turbines are limited to a maximum operating temperatures of
535C to 595C (I. H. Aljundi, Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Steam Power Plant in Jordan, Applied
Thermal Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 2-3, 2009, pp. 324-328). The following are the typical recommended
values for initial steam pressure for various rating turbines:
50MW
50 to 90 atm
50-100MW
90 to 130 atm
100-200MW
130 atm
200-300MW
130 to 170 atm
300MW and above
130 to 240 atm
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Condenser pressure: Lowering the condenser pressure results in an increase in thermal efficiency
and useful work but also an increase in moisture content of steam at turbine exhaust. Lower exhaust
pressure also means larger volume of steam towards the end of its expansion which results in bigger
low pressure turbine and condenser. However, the increased capital cost is offset by an increase in
thermal efficiency. The minimum condenser pressure is limited by the lowest available temperature of
water or air that acts as a receiver. Then the condenser pressure will be saturated pressure
corresponding to the cooling water/air temperature. As there is no control on cooling water
temperature, there is no control on condenser pressure. The cooling water temperature usually ranges
from 24C (rivers) to 36C (sea) giving condenser pressures of 0.06 to 0.12 atm.
From the above discussion the only undesirable factor resulting from increased inlet steam pressure
and decreased condenser pressure is an increase in the moisture content at the turbine exhaust. Now
towards the turbine exhaust, the steam pressure and its density are very low. This low density steam
produces very high flow velocities in the low pressure part of the turbine. The water droplets present in
the steam would erode the surface of the low-pressure turbine blades. Due to this it is recommended
that the moisture content at the turbine exhaust should not exceed about 10%. For this, instead of
expanding the steam in only one turbine, it is expanded in 2/3 turbines. After the steam has expanded
in H.P turbine, the steam is returned to a reheater where additional heat is supplied to it at constant
pressure, thereby, increasing its superheat and then it is expanded in the IP and LP turbines. This
improvement in simple Rankine cycle permits the use of very high steam pressure without excessive
moisture at the turbine exhaust. Steam after partial expansion is usually reheated to the initial steam
temperature at pressure 0.15 to 0.30 times the initial pressure.
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3.5 Reheat cycle

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There are two reasons for the use of Reheat cycle. Firstly, there are limits to the degree of superheat
due to metallurgical conditions, so that it is not possible to get all super heat in one stage. And
secondly, the inevitable effects of higher pressures are that saturation line is reached earlier during
isentropic expansion and most of the turbine stages operate in the relatively undesirable saturated
steam region. Due to the impact of particles of suspended water on the turbine blades, there will be
blade erosion. The safe maximum limit of moisture in the exhaust steam should be in order of 12%.
Therefore, reheating is necessarily practiced in high pressure plants. The reheating is accomplished by
constructing the turbine so that all the steam may be extracted at a suitable point, superheated in the
reheat boiler and then readmitted to the remaining stages of the turbine for further expansion. Or the
superheated steam can be expanded in the pressure turbine and its exhaust reheated and then
expanded in the low pressure turbine.
The advantages of Reheat cycle are
The moisture in the exhaust steam is greatly reduced and due to this the erosion of the turbine
blade is greatly reduced tremendously.
The thermal efficiency of the turbine is increased by 4% to 5% if the reheat temperature is equal
to the initial throttle temperature.
Condenser size is reduced by 7% to 8%.
The size of the boiler is reduced because the steam flow is reduced by about 15% to 18%.
The size of the low pressure turbine is reduced due to reduction in specific volume by about 7%
to 8%.
Station heat rate is improved due to reduction in the feed pump power by about 15% to 18%.
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The limitations of Reheat cycle are that the cost of extra pipes and controls makes this cycle more
expensive than the non-reheat cycle. For a more economical plant, the base load capacity should be
50MW.
There are two methods of reheating namely:
Gas reheating
Live steam reheating
The advantages of the latter over the former are:
The use of large piping can be avoided by placing the reheater near the turbine.
As less piping is required, more than one reheating can be employed.
Since the change in combustion does not affect the live steam reheater performance,
temperature control is simple.
Wet steam can also be reheated (A. Khaliq and S. C. Kaushik, Second-Law Based
Thermodynamic Analysis of Brayton/Rankine Combined Power Cycle with Reheat, Applied
Energy, Vol. 78, No. 2, 2004, pp. 179-197).
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3.6 Regenerative cycle
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In this cycle, the feed water is preheated by means of steam taken from some sections of the turbine,
before it enters the boilers from the condenser. This process of draining steam from the turbine at
certain point during its expansion and using this steam for heating the feed water supplied to the boiler
is known as bleeding. The effect of this is to supply the boiler with hotter water while small amount of
work is lost by the turbine. There is a slight increase, in the efficiency but there is also a decrease in
the power developed. The incidental advantages of improved thermal efficiency and reduced steam
flow to the condenser are:
Smaller condenser and boiler

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The difficulty of passing large volumes of steam through the last stage in the low pressure
turbine is lessened
Improved turbine drainage, hence less trouble from erosion
Increased blade heights in the high pressure turbine to accommodate
The initial increased steam consumption (A. Khaliq and S. C. Kaushik, Thermodynamic
Performance Evaluation of Combustion Gas Turbine Cogeneration System with Reheat,
Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 13, 2004, pp. 1785-1795).
Figure 12. Regenerative cycle
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3.7'Maintenance'of'steam'power'plant'accessories'
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The definition of maintenance often states that maintenance is an activity carried out for any
equipment to ensure its reliability to perform its functions.
Maintenance to most people is any activity carried out on an asset in order to ensure that the asset
continues to perform its intended functions, or to restore to its favorable operating condition. The
purpose of maintenance is to extend equipment lifetime, or at least the mean time to the next failure
the repair of which may be costly. Furthermore, it is expected that effective maintenance policies can
reduce the frequency of service interruptions and the many undesirable consequences of such
interruptions. Maintenance clearly impacts on component and reliability; if too little is done ,this may
result in an excessive number of costly failures and poor system performance and therefore, reliability
is degraded, done often, reliability may improve but the cost of maintenance will sharply increase. In a
cost effective scheme, the two expenditures must be balanced.
Maintenance is just one of the devices for up keeping or if necessary improving the level of reliability of
components and systems. Over the years, many new strategies have been implemented as
maintenance strategies which are intended to overcome the problems which are related to equipment
breakdown. Some of the common maintenance strategies are as follows.
1. Breakdown Maintenance
This is one of the earliest maintenance programs being implemented in the industry. The approach to
maintenance is totally reactive and acts only when equipment needs to be fixed. This strategy has no
routine maintenance task and it is also described as no scheduled maintenance strategy. To rectify the
problem, corrective maintenance is performed onto the equipment. Thus, this activity may consist of
repairing, restoration or replacement of components. The strategy is to apply only the corrective
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maintenance activity, which is required to correct a failure that has occurred or is in the process of
occurring.
2. Preventive Maintenance
This is the time-based maintenance strategy where on a predetermined periodic basis, equipment is
taken off-line, opened up and inspected. Based on visual inspection, repairs are made and the
equipment is then put back on-line. Thus under this equipment maintenance strategy, replacing,
overhauling or remanufacturing an item is done at fixed intervals regardless of its condition at the time.
Although this is a well-intended strategy, the process can be very expensive as typically 95% of the
time everything was alright. Nevertheless, some preventive maintenance is necessary as some
regulation such as DOSH regulation require that annual/bi-annual boiler inspection to be conducted.
3. Predictive Maintenance
Predictive maintenance is a more condition-based approach to maintenance. The approach is based
on measuring of the equipment condition in order to assess whether an equipment will fail during some
future period, and then taking action to avoid the consequences of those failures. This is where
predictive maintenance technologies (i.e. vibration analysis, infrared thermographs, ultrasonic
detection, etc.) are utilized to determine the condition of equipment, and to decide on any necessary
repairs. Apart from the predictive technologies, statistical process control techniques, equipment
performance monitoring or human senses are also adapted to monitor the equipment condition. This
approach is a more economically feasible strategy as labors, materials and production schedules are
used much more efficiently.
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4. Proactive Maintenance
Unlike the three type of maintenance strategies which have been discussed earlier, proactive
maintenance can be considered as another new approach to maintenance strategy. Dissimilar to
preventive maintenance that biased on time intervals or predictive maintenance concentrate on the
monitoring and correction of root causes to equipment failures. The proactive maintenance strategy is
also designed to extend the useful age of the equipment to reach the wear-out stage by adaptation of
a high mastery level of operating precision.
The table below summarizes the four different strategies of maintenance which are being
commonly practiced in the industry.
Table 3 Type of Maintenance Strategy
Maintenance Strategy
Maintenance
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Approach" Signification"
Breakdown
Fix-it when broke "
Large maintenance budget"
Preventive
Scheduled
Periodic component replacement"
maintenance"
maintenance"
Maintenance"
Predictive maintenance" Conditioned-based

monitoring"
Proactive maintenance"
Maintenance decision based on

equipment"
Detection of sources of Monitoring and correcting failing

failure"
root causes"
The aspect of maintenance being carried out in Egbin thermal power plant is preventive maintenance.
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3.7.1 Maintenance of boiler

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A boiler is a closed vessel in which water, under pressure, is transformed into steam by the application
of heat; open vessels and those generating steam at atmospheric pressure are not considered to be
boilers. In the furnace, the chemical energy in the fuel is converted into heat; it is the function of the
boiler to transfer this heat to the water in the most efficient manner.
Most conventional steam boilers are classed as either fire-tube or watertube types. In the fire-tube
type, the water surrounds the steel tubes through which hot gases from the furnace flow. The steam
generated collects above the water level in a cylindrically shaped drum. A safety valve is set to allow
escape of steam at pressures above normal operating pressure; this device is necessary on all boilers,
because continued addition of heat to water in a closed vessel without means of steam escape results
in a rise in pressure and, ultimately, in explosion of the boiler. Fire-tube boilers have the advantage of
being easy to install and operate. They are widely used in small installations to heat buildings and to
provide power for factory processes. Fire-tube boilers are also used in steam locomotives.
In the water tube boiler, the water is inside tubes with the hot furnace gases circulating outside the
tubes. When the steam turbo generator was developed early on the 20th century, modern water tube
boilers were developed in response to the demand for large quantities of steam at pressures and
temperatures far exceeding those possible with fire-tube boilers. The tubes are outside the steam
drum, which has no heating surface and is much smaller than in the fire-tube boiler. For this reason,
the drum of the watertube boiler is better able to withstand higher pressures and temperatures. A wide
variety of sizes and designs of water tube boilers are used in ships and factories. The express boiler is
designed with small water tubes for quick generation of steam. The flash boiler may not require a
steam drum, because the tubes operate at such high temperatures that the feed water flashes into
steam and superheats before leaving the tubes.
The procedure to be followed in the operation and maintenance of a boiler plant depends to a large
extent upon the size, type of combustion equipment, operating pressures, steam requirements, and
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other factors pertinent to the specific plant. There are, however, standard practices which must be
followed to assure safe, continuous service and efficient operation. A boiler efficiency improvement
program must include two aspects :( 1) action to bring the boiler to peak efficiency and (2) action to
maintain the efficiency at the maximum level. Good maintenance and efficiency start with having a
working knowledge of the components associated with the boiler, keeping records, etc., and end with
cleaning heat transfer surfaces, adjusting the air-to-fuel ratio, etc.
3.7.2 General Requirements for a Safe and Efficient Boiler Room

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1. Keep the boiler room clean and clear of all unnecessary items. The boiler room should not be
considered an all-purpose storage area. The burner requires proper air circulation in order to prevent
incomplete fuel combustion. Use boiler operating log sheets, maintenance records, and the production
of carbon monoxide. The boiler room is for the boiler.
2. Ensure that the whole personnel operating or maintaining the boiler room are properly trained on all
equipment, controls, safety devices, and up-to-date operating procedures.
3. Before start-up, ensure that the boiler room is free of all potentially dangerous situations, like
flammable materials, mechanical, or physical damage to the boiler or related equipment. Clear intakes
and exhaust vents; check for deterioration and possible leaks.
4. Ensure a thorough inspection by a properly qualified inspector.
5. After any extensive repair or new installation of equipment, make sure a qualified boiler inspector reinspects the entire system.
6. Monitor all new equipment closely until safety and efficiency are demonstrated.
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7. Use boiler operating log sheets, maintenance records, and manufacturers recommendations to
establish a preventive maintenance schedule based on operating conditions, past maintenance, repair,
and replacement that were performed on the equipment.
8. Establish a checklist for proper startup and shutdown of boilers and all related equipment according
to manufacturers recommendations.
9. Observe equipment extensively before allowing an automating operation system to be used with
minimal supervision.
10. Establish a periodic preventive maintenance and safety program that follows manufacturers
recommendations.
Maintenance of boiler is carried out on frequent basis depending on the component part. Maintenance
can be done daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually.
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3.7.3 Maintenance of steam turbine

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A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and
converts it into rotary motion. There are several classifications for modern steam turbines. These types
include condensing, noncondensing, reheat, extraction and induction.
Noncondensing or backpressure turbines are most widely used for process steam applications.
The exhaust pressure is controlled by regulating valve to suit the needs of the process steam
pressure. These are commonly found at refineries, district heating units, pulp, and paper plants,
and desalination facilities where large amounts of low pressure process steam are available.
Condensing turbines are most commonly found in electrical power plants. These turbines
exhaust steam in a partially condensed state, typically of a quality near 90%, at a pressure well
below atmospheric to a condenser.
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Reheat turbines are also used almost exclusively in electrical power plants. In a reheat turbine,
steam flow exits from a high pressure section of the turbine and is returned to the boiler where
additional superheat is added. The steam then goes back to the intermediate pressure section
of the turbine and continues its expansion.
Extraction type turbines are common in all applications. In an extracting type turbine, steam is
released from various stages of the turbine, and used for industrial process needs or sent to
boiler feed water heaters to improve overall efficiency. Extraction flows may be controlled with a
valve, or left uncontrolled. Induction turbines introduce low pressure steam at an intermediate
stage to produce additional power.
Steam turbines are used in all major natural gas fired power stations to drive the generators or
alternators, which produce electricity. The turbines themselves are driven by steam generated in
Boilers or Steam Generators as they are sometimes called. Energy in the steam after it leaves the
boiler is converted into rotational energy as it passes through the turbine. The turbine normally
consists of several stages with each stage consisting of a stationary blade (or nozzle). Stationary
blades convert the potential energy of the steam (temperature and pressure) into kinetic energy
(velocity) and direct the flow onto the rotating blades. The rotating blades convert the kinetic energy
into forces, caused by pressure drop, which results in the rotation of the turbine shaft. The turbine shaft
is connected to a generator, which produces the electrical energy. The rotational speed is 3000 rpm for
Nigerian (50Hz) systems and 3600 for American (60Hz) systems.
In typical larger power stations, the steam turbines are split into three separate stages, the first being
the High Pressure (HP), the second the Intermediate Pressure (IP) and the third the Low pressure (LP)
stage, where high, intermediate and low describe the pressure of the steam. After the steam has
passed through the HP stage, it is returned to the boiler to be reheated to its original temperature
although the pressure remains greatly reduced. The reheated steam then passes through the IP stage
and finally to the LP stage of the turbine.
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Steam turbine generators are reliable machines, and often operate continuously for many months.
Such operation at steady outputs can lead to deposition from the steam on the fixed and moving
blades. Deposits cause output and efficiency to drop, by reducing the efficiency of energy transfer and
eventually restricting steam flow. This occurs less on sets which vary in load, as they undergo a
regular blade washing effect. Vibration analysis can detect the occurrence of such shaft rubbing and
other conditions of the rotor line, but cannot detect the extent of internal wear or deposition. It is well
suited for other quite different failure modes, such as when blades or parts of them come off and cause
consequential damage. As with the application of all condition monitoring, the rule is to choose
techniques to match the likely failure/wear out modes. As steam turbines are critical machines, all the
main techniques have their place. Performance analysis can be applied to most machines, rotating
and stationary. It is the one condition monitoring technique which allows the optimum time for
restorative maintenance to be calculated, where the deterioration results in increased fuel
consumption, or in reduced output, or both. For some plants items, it is possible to use the normal
plant instruments and data processing system to determine condition parameters. In the case of steam
turbines, a more refined method using test quality instruments is needed to give warning well in
advance of changes evident from permanent instrumentation systems. This paper describes some
performance tests used for monitoring turbines condition and their application.
In Table 3.1, the main wears out problems with steam turbines are summarized, together with an
outline of how condition monitoring can detect them.
Part Affected"
Wear out Problem"
Comments,
suitable
condition
monitoring"
Blading"
Erosion by solid particles (also Usually occurs gradually, worst at

erosion by water droplets on latter inlet blading. Less usual on sets
LP blades"
with drum boilers and/or sub43"
"
critical inlet steam conditions, or

with bypass systems. Performance
analysis detects."
Blading "
Parts breaking off"
Usually sudden. Vibration analysis

detects."
Bearings"
Scoring damage to white metal"
Performance
analysis,
vibration
analysis, wear particles in oil (but

representative sampling at each
bearing is rare)."
Rotors"
Rubbing,
temporary
unbalance, Vibration analysis, and off-line,
cracking, misalignment"
some NDT (not detailed in this

paper)"
Likely to occur gradually, but can
be sudden. Performance analysis
detects.
Effect of seal water is relatively

greater for HP blading. For impulse
Valve
Leakage due to wear, distortion, machines, the relative lost output
spindles shaft breakage"
for each 25m increase above
and
design clearance of about 600 m
interstage
is:
glands
HP: blade tips, 5KW; interstage
(seals),
seals, 6KW per stage; end glands

15 to 25KW.
44"
"
casing
LP
joints
IP: blade tips, 2.5KW; interstage
manhole
2KW per stage; end glands 5KW
gaskets
LP: blade tips and interstage,
Internal
1.5KW per stage; end glands 2KW.
steam piping
For reaction blading, the effect will
and fittings"
be greater"
Steam
valve Deposits (more prevalent with base Likely to occur gradually, mostly in
strainers,
loaded sets as cyclic loading tends areas around 260C. Some on
valves
to have a blade washing effect)"
load blade washing occurs with
spindles, "
forced steam cooling. Performance

analysis detects. Blade surface
roughness has biggest effect at
higher steam pressures. One case
gave 17% drop in output "
blading"
"
From deposits varying between

250 to 2300m in thickness.
Permissible
roughness
for
LP
blading can be 100 coarser than

for HP blading. One test with
surface finish equivalent to 500 grit
emery paper caused 5% to 7%
less efficiency in HP blading, about
2% in LP."
Generator
Insulation faults"
Electrical
rotor, stator"
testing
several
techniques (not detailed in this

45"
"
plant
paper)"
Condenser"
Air in leakage Tube fouling"
Performance analysis (not detailed

in this paper)"
Feedwater
Air in leakage, tube fouling by scale Performance analysis (not detailed
heaters"
or oil"
Valves-
in this paper)"
HP, Leakage"
Performance
IP bypass"
analysis.
Acoustic
leakage detection is also possible"
"
"
4 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A STEAM POWER PLANT

"
The instrument being used to measure the performance of a steam power plant is the KEY
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR (KPI). Some of which are:
Energy generated (MWH)
Percentage consumption (%)
Station consumption (MWH)
Number of trips/categorisation of faults
Make up water loss (Tons)
Generation utilisation index (%)
Capacity utilisation index (%)
Fuel utilisation index (SCF/MWH)
Routine maintenance index (%)
46"
"
Plant reliability index (%)
Generated thermal efficiency (%)
'
4.1 Formula
"
(Calculations and results from Egbin thermal station database)

"
GENERATION
ENERGY GENERATED
% CONSUMPTION
STATION CONSUMPTION
GENERATION UTILIZATION INDEX-
CAPACITY UTILIZATION INDEX
FUEL UTILIZATION INDEX
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INDEX
PLANT RELIABILITY INDEX
What the station Consumes
Where Td = Down time,Te = Expected
Running Time
GENERATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY -
ENERGY SENT OUT
% ENERGY SENT OUT
AVAILABILTY FACTOR
AVERAGE AVAILABILITY
AVERAGE GENERATION
TOTAL GENERATED EFFICIENCY -
Total (1) Total (3)
47"
"
The performance indicator of Egbin thermal Power station from January-December 2009 is calculated
below.
CALCULATIONS
JAN 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 116,762 (MWH)
ST 2- 0
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 83651
ST 5- 132537
Total- 332940
Energy consumed (MWH)

ST 1 6363.7
ST 0
ST 3-0
ST 4- 4952.14
ST 5- 6242.02
TRF A 1006.50
TRF B 669.90
TRF C 652.60
Total 19886.86
48"
"
Energy sent out

Energy generated Energy consumed
332940 19886.86
= 313052.14
Percentage Energy Sent Out

x 100 = 94.03%
Generated Utilization Index/ Availability %

ST 1- = 71.34
ST 2 0
ST 3 0
ST 4 ST 5
Plant Running factor/ plant Reliability Index

ST 1
ST 2 = 0
ST 3 = 0
ST 4 = X 100 = 96.54
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
Average Availability
= 0.68%
49"
"
Average Generation
Total Generation Efficiency
FEB 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 91849(MWH)
ST 2- 0
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 53936
ST 5- 107267
Total- 253052

ST 1 5290.5
ST 0
ST 3- 3317.06
ST 4- 5416.98
TRF A 948.7
TRF B 832.2
TRF C 703.4
Total 16508.84
50"
"
Energy sent out

253052 16508.84
= 236543.16

x 100 = 93.48%

ST 1- = 59.98%
ST 2 0
ST 3 0
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 = 0
ST 3 = 0
ST 4 = X 100 = 69.97%
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
X 100= 0.55%
Average Generation
51"
"
MARCH 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 68951(MWH)
ST 2- 0
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 37,360
ST 5- 63242
Total- 169,553

ST 1 4274.96
ST 0
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 2802
ST 5 3826.14
TRF A 1123.9
TRF B 805.8
TRF C 1067
Total 13900.6
Energy sent out

52"
"

169553 13900.6
= 155652.4

x 100 = 91.8%

ST 1- = 42.13%
ST 2 0
ST 3 0
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 = 0
ST 3 = 0
ST 4 = X 100 = 62.78%
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
X 100= 0.35%
Average Generation

53"
"
APRIL 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 119344(MWH)
ST 2- 16900
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 120102
ST 5- 134389
Total- 390,735

ST 1 5788.18
ST 1014.00
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 5800.93
ST 5 5429.32
TRF A 1925.5
TRF B 423.7
TRF C 110.7
Total 21492.33
Energy sent out

390,735 21492.33
54"
"
= 369242.67

x 100 = 94.5%

ST 1- = 75.34%
ST 2
ST 3 0
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 =
ST 3 = 0
ST 4 = X 100 = 97.86%
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
X 100= 0.62%
Average Generation
55"
"
MAY 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 81,508(MWH)
ST 2- 93585
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 27735
ST 5- 90,036
Total- 292,864

ST 1 4817.12
ST 4651.17
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 1228.66
ST 5 4744.90
TRF A 1352.3
TRF B 444.1
TRF C 1849.2
Total 19087.45
Energy sent out

292864 19087.45
= 273776.55

x 100 = 93.48%
56"
"

ST 1- = 49.80%
ST 2
ST 3 0
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 =
ST 3 = 0
ST 4 = X 100 = 30.38%
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
X 100= 0.45%
Average Generation
JUNE 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 10848(MWH)
ST 2- 117801
57"
"
ST 3- 7
ST 4- 74933
ST 5- 117934
Total- 321576

ST 1 747.43
ST 5312.83
ST 3- 0
ST 4- O.O.S
ST 5 5448.55
TRF A 1707.7
TRF B 2719.1
TRF C 2571.1
Total 18506.71
Energy sent out

321516 18506.71
= 303009.29

x 100 = 94.24%

ST 1ST 2
ST 3 0
58"
"
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 =
ST 3 = 0
ST 4 = X 100 = 55.60%
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
X 100= 0.51%
Average Generation
JULY 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 96,920(MWH)
ST 2- 107,633
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 97,812
ST 5- 101,618
59"
"
Total- 403983

ST 1 5262.76
ST 5166.38
ST 3- 0
ST 4- 0
ST 5 5243.49
TRF A 682.60
TRF B 3259.00
TRF C 3167.50
Total 22781.73
Energy sent out

403983 22781.73
= 381201.27

x 100 = 94.36%

ST 1- = 59.21%
ST 2
ST 3 0
ST 4 ST 5
Plant Running factor/ Plant Reliability Index

60"
"
ST 1 %
ST 2 =
ST 3 = 0
ST 4 = X 100 = 19.03%
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
X 100= 0.62%
Average Generation
SEPTEMBER 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 100819(MWH)
ST 2- 94482
ST 3- 41477
ST 4- 97020
ST 5- 100421
Total- 390,735

ST 1 5645.86
ST 4979.20
61"
"
ST 3- 2401.52
ST 4ST 5 5513.11
TRF A 1062.40
TRF B 3810.50
TRF C 3098.70
Total 26511.29
Energy sent out

434219 26511.29
= 40770.71

x 100 = 93.90%

ST 1- = 63.65%
ST 2
ST 3
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 =
ST 3 =
ST 4 = X 100 = 99.8%
62"
"
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
X 100= 0.55%
Average Generation
OCTOBER 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 127,797(MWH)
ST 2- 141,048
ST 3- 130,944
ST 4- 135,916
ST 5- 61,425

ST 1 6415.16
ST 6474.10
ST 3- 6311.50
ST 4- 0
63"
"
ST 5 3089.68
TRF A 917.30
TRF B 4382.30
TRF C 3798.50
Total 26511.29
Energy sent out

597130 31388.79
= 565741.21

x 100 = 94.74%

ST 1- = 78.08%
ST 2
ST 3
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 =
ST 3 =
ST 4 =
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
64"
"
X 100= 0.73%
Average Generation
NOVEMBER 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 88122(MWH)
ST 2- 100372
ST 3- 74120
ST 4- 62478
ST 5- 20348
Total- 345460

ST 1 4978.89
ST 5108.93
ST 3- 4352.02
ST 4- 0
ST 5 1306.34
TRF A 906.50
TRF B 3404.80
65"
"
TRF C 2332.90
Total 22390.38
Energy sent out

345460 22390.38
= 323069.62

x 100 = 93.52%

ST 1- = 55.63%
ST 2
ST 3
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 =
ST 3 =
ST 4 = X 100 = 70.27%
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
66"
"
X 100= 0.44%
Average Generation
DECEMBER 2009
Energy generated
ST 1 42813(MWH)
ST 2- 83358
ST 3- 78088
ST 4- 84001
ST 5- 78521
Total- 866,781

ST 1 2911.28
ST 4993.14
ST 3- 4927.35
ST 4ST 5 4884.01
TRF A 935.70
TRF B 3308.00
TRF C 2941.00
Total 24972.48
Energy sent out

67"
"

366781 24972.48
= 341808.52

x 100 = 93.119%

ST 1- = 26.16%
ST 2
ST 3
ST 4 ST 5

ST 1 %
ST 2 =
ST 3 =
ST 4 = X 100 = 100%
ST 5 =
Availability Factor
X 100= 0.45%
Average Generation

68"
"
(Egbin electric power business unit database).

It is observed that the month of October generated the highest among other months in terms of power
generation, meanwhile, the month of March generated the least among other months in terms of power
generation. The plant is being faced with the challenge of limited supply of gas from the NNPC and
also it is observed that the months of JAN-MARCH only three units are on standby, three units are out
of service due to station fault and boiler explosion that occurred in 2007.
But of April-July four stations/units are working, but still did not meet up with the set target due to
system/plant/gas trouble. The month of October supplies the highest in all the months of the year
2010, this was due to plant shutdown in August so as to carry out all necessary maintenance work.
This kind of shutdown is always carried out once in a year due to crevices or scales built up on the
plant component. At this month (October); five units out of six are working, supplying power. But due to
gas and systems/plant troubles the month of October generated 82.9% of the target (720,000MW).
At a glance faults are being encountered at the plant and it is classified into 3 categories:
System fault
Plant fault
Gas fault
In total, various faults are identified, 96 system faults, 27 plant faults, and 10 gas faults. All this hinders
the efficiency and reliability of the power plant to function properly. It is also observed that proper
routine maintenance is being carried out.
"
"
5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

"
The reliability of a power plant unit is one of the most important performance parameters
which reflect the quality and standards. The great care and effort devoted to increasing the
69"
"
reliability and quality of electrical power is an indication of the economic implication for the
power industry. This study has investigated the reliability and availability of Egbin power
station units in relation to implementation of a preventive maintenance programme. The
availability analysis shows different results for each unit indicating differences in their
system installation, maintenance and operation. The availability and reliability of the
turbines presented in this study reflect on site behavior, including the effects of changes in
auxiliary systems maintenance policy. Identifying the effects of component failure on the
system under analysis, based on the failure effects classification, a maintenance policy
can be formulated to reduce their occurrence probabilities.
Better aims and specific targets are needed for the Egbin power station to improve
maintenance management systems and productivity. This should be based on a new
maintenance paradigm that will improve maintenance control and other technical
activities. The managers must formulate wise strategies, make decisions and monitor
progress against plans by collecting, retrieving and analyzing data.
To reduce downtime and achieve high production capabilities, the aim should be to find ways to
increase equipment reliability and extend the equipment life through cost effective maintenance. To
achieve these, PHCN, must move away from the traditional reactive maintenance mode to proactive
maintenance and management philosophies. There should be maintenance processes that fully
address Total Quality Maintenance (TQM) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) operating modes.
Such change requires a complete shift to a Total Planned Quality Maintenance (TPQM) approach,
which is a maintenance and management philosophy that advocates planning all maintenance (i.e.
preventive, predictive and corrective), as well as the control of quality in maintenance operations.
The reliability evaluation of Egbin thermal power station was calculated with the help of the key
performance indicator (kpi). It can be seen from the analysis that the key performance indicator of the
70"
"
month of October is the highest among others in terms of percentage generation efficiency,
percentage availability factor, average generation and energy generated, and this happened after a
shutdown in August so that the annual maintenance routine can be carried out. It is also discovered
that the plant is generating below its maximum capacity.
It is highly recommended that adequate maintenance of equipment is carried out so as to meet

the demands of consumers.
It is also recommended that the Government should set up programs that will aid the
effectiveness of the equipment at the plant.
Supply of gas is also a major setback, so therefore availability of gas should be in abundance
for the running of the plant for effectiveness.
There should be adequate personnel operating each unit.
It is also recommended that the two units that have been out of service since 2007 should be
fully repaired and restored to normal working condition.
It is also recommended that only demineralized water should be used as a working medium in
the plant to avoid scaling or crevices to the boiler or turbine parts.
It is recommended that the plant should be expanded by the addition of more units to boost
power supply.
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"
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71"
"
Haywood R.W (1975). Analysis of Engineering Cycles, Published by Pergamon Press, Oxford.
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Appendix
POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA PLC, EGBIN ELECTRIC POWER
BUSINESS UNIT.'
"
MONTHLY KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI),
S/N"
KPI"
UNIT"
TARGET"
ACTUAL"
REMARKS"
1"
144,000"
116,762"
Lower (Gas Limitation)"
72"
"
JANUARY, 2010
1"
Generation (MWH)"
2"
144,000"
0"
Unit Overhaul"
4"
144,000"
83,651"
5"
144,000"
132,572"
Total"
576,000"
332,940"
2"
% Consumption"
1"
5.0%"
5.45%"
Higher (Gas Limitation)"
"
"
2"
5.0%"
-----"
Unit Overhaul"
"
"
4"
5.0%"
5.92%"
5"
5.0%"
4.71%"
O.K"
Trf A"
------"
1006.5"
"
Station
Trf B"
------"
669.9"
"
Consumption
Trf C"
-----"
652.6"
"
Total "
------"
2329.0"
This is 0.70% of total
3"
(MWH)"
"
"
Generation"
4"
1"
0"
4"
(3-SF, 1-PF)"
2"
0"
----"
Unit Overhaul"
of 4"
0"
4"
(3-SF, 1-PF)"
Trips/Categorization 5"
0"
3"
(3-SF)"
of faults"
Total"
0"
11"
(9-SF, 2-PF)"
1"
7350"
8444.91"
"
6809.7"
-----"
"
Number
Make
Up
Water 2"
5"
Loss (Tons)"
4"
7350"
12648.11"
"
"
"
5"
7350"
21382.19"
"
1"
90%"
7.34%"
73"
"
6"
Generation
2"
90 %"
-----"
Unit Overhaul"
Utilization Index(%)"
4"
90 %"
51.11 %"
5"
90%"
80.97%"
"
"
1"
100 %"
100 %"
"
7"
Capacity Utilization 2"
100%"
----"
Unit Overhaul"
Index(%)"
4"
100 %"
100 %"
"
5"
100 %"
100 %"
"
1"
10800"
11033.16"
"
Utilization 2"
10800"
----"
"
4"
10800"
11955.55"
"
5"
10800"
11018.83"
"
Routine
1"
100%"
97.26%"
"
Maintenance
2"
100%"
98.17%"
"
"
4"
100%"
98.73%"
"
"
5"
100 %"
98.25 %"
"
1"
100 %"
71.34 %"
Lower (System Trips)"
Reliability 2"
100 %"
---"
Unit Overhaul"
4"
100 %"
51.11 %"
Lower(repair of no 5 &6
8"
Fuel
Index(SCF/MWH)"
9"
Index(%)"
"
"
10"
Plant
Index(%)"
HP heaters)"
"
"
11"
5"
100 %"
80.97 %"
Lower (System Trips)"
Generated Thermal 1"
41.54"
36.07 %"
"
Efficiency(%)
2"
---"
---"
Unit Overhaul"
"
4"
41.18 %"
32.41 %"
"
74"
"
5"
41.50 %"

S/
KPI"
UNIT" TARGE
N"
1"
Generation (MWH)"
"
36.76 %"
ACTUA
FEBRUARY,2010
REMARKS"
T"
L"
1"
144,000"
91,762"
2"
144,000"
0"
Unit Overhaul"
4"
144,000"
53,936"
5"
144,000"
107,26
7"
Total" 576,000"
253,05
2"
2"
"
3"
% Consumption"
"
Station Consumption
(MWH)"
1"
5.0 %"
5.76 %"
2"
5.0 %"
---"
Unit Overhaul"
4"
5.0 %"
6.15 %"
5"
5.0 %"
5.05 %"
Fair"
Trf A" ------"
948.7"
"
Trf B" ------"
832.2"
"
Trf C" -----"
703.4"
"
Total " ------"
2484.3
This
75"
"
is
0.98%
of
total
4"
Generation"
1"
0"
2"
(2-PF)"
2"
0"
--"
Unit Overhaul"
of 4"
0"
1"
(1-PF)"
Trips/Categorization of 5"
0"
1"
(1-PF)"
Total" 0"
4"
(4-PF)"
1"
11
"
Number
faults"
7350"
877,96"
Make Up Water Loss

5"
"
(Tons)"
2"
6809.7"
-----"
"
4"
7350"
10
"
476,75"
5"
7350"
12,430.
"
4"
1"
6"
90 %"
%"
Generation Utilization
Index(%)"
59.98
2"
90 %"
-"
Unit Overhaul"
4"
90 %"
35.22
Lower (Repair of no 5&6HP
%"
heater)"
70.05
5"
90 %"
%"
7"
Capacity
Index(%)"
1"
100%"
100 %"
"
Utilization 2"
100%"
----"
Unit Overhaul"
4"
100 %"
68.97
Lower(Repair of no 5&6 H
%"
heaters)"
76"
"
8"
Fuel
5"
100 %"
100 %"
"
1"
10800"
11,839.
"
25"
Utilization
Index(SCF/MWH)"
2"
10800"
----"
"
4"
10800"
11,266.
"
89"
5"
10800"
"
11,049.
00"
9"
"
10"
Routine Maintenance 1"
100%"
99.07%" "
Index (%)"
2"
100%"
-----"
4"
100%"
98.89%" "
"
Plant Reliability Index(%)"
5"
100%"
99.31%"
"
"
1"
100%"
99.04%"
Lower (Plant fault)"
"
2"
100%"
---"
Unit Overhaul"
"
4"
100%"
68.97%"
Lower (Plant Fault)"
"
100%"
99.49%%" Lower (Plant Fault)"
"
41.54"
34.59%"
"
5"
11"
Generated
"
Thermal 1"
Efficiency (%)
2"
-----"
-----"
Unit Overhaul"
"
4"
41.18%"
30.96%"
"
5"
41.50%"
37.02%"
"

S/N" KPI"
UNIT"
TAR
ACTU
77"
"
MARCH,2009
REMARKS"
1"
1"
GET"
AL"
144,0
68,951" Lower(Gas Limit/High Condensate)
00"
Generation (MWH)"
2"
144,0
"
0"
Unit Overhaul"
00"
4"
144,0
37,360" Lower (Gas Limit/Condenser)"
00"
5"
144,0
63,242" Lower (Gas Limit/High Condensate"
00"
Total"
2"
"
3"
% Consumption"
00"
3"
2"
5.0%"
4"
5.0 %" 7.50 %" Higher (Gas Limitation)"
5"
5.0 %" 6.05 %" Higher (Gas Limit)"
Trf A"
------"
1123.9" "
Trf B"
------"
805.8"
Trf C"
-----"
1067.8" "
Total "
------"
2997.5" This is 1.77% of total Generation"
1"
0"
2"
(1-SF, 1-PF)"
2"
0"
--"
---"
of 4"
0"
0"
0"
Station Consumption
-----"
Unit Overhaul"
"
Trips/Categorization
5"
0"
2"
(1-SF, 1-PF)"
of faults"
Total"
0"
4"
(2-SF, 2-PF)"
78"
"
Lower (Gas Limit/High Condensate)"
5.0 %" 6.20 %" Higher (Gas Limitation)"
"
Number
169,55
1"
(MWH)"
4"
576,0
1"
5"
7350"
4511.3
"
5"
Make Up Water Loss "

2"
6809.
---"
"
11515.
"
7"
"
(Tons)"
4"
7350"
56"
5"
7350"
10306.
"
84"
1"
6"
90 %"
%"
Generation Utilization
Index(%)"
42.13
2"
90 %"
---"
Unit Overhaul"
4"
90 %"
22.83
%"
5"
90 %"
38.64
%"
1"
7"
Capacity
Index(%)"
100 %"
"
--"
Unit Overhaul"
100
70.97
Condenser Cleaning"
%"
%"
100
100 %"
"
11016.
"
100
%"
Utilization
2"
100
%"
4"
5"
%"
1"
1080
79"
"
8"
Fuel
Utilization
Index(SCF/MWH)"
2"
0"
34"
1080
----"
"
1080
13019.
"
0"
77"
1080
12212.
0"
92"
0"
4"
5"
Routine Maintenance 1"

9"
Index (%)"
"
"
100%" 99.75
"
"
%"
2"
100%" ---"
"
4"
100%" 98.47
"
%"
"
10"
"
Plant Reliability Index (%)"
5"
100%"
98.90%"
"
"
1"
100%"
79.27%"
High Condensate flow"
"
2"
100%"
-----"
Unit Overhaul"
"
4"
100%"
62.78%"
Condenser Cleaning"
"
100%"
79.35%"
High Condensate flow"
"
40.63%"
34.58%"
"
"
5"
11"
Generated
Thermal 1"
Efficiency (%)
2"
-----"
-----"
Unit Overhaul"
"
"
4"
38.65%"
30.41%"
"
"
5"
40.29%"
34.10%"
"
"
80"
"
APRIL,2009
S/ KPI"
UNIT"
N"
1"
2"
"
3"
"
4"
5"
TARGE
ACTUAL"
T"
1"
144,000" 119,344"
Lower (Gas Limit/Water crisis)"
Generation
2"
144,000" 16900"
Lower (tests after overhaul)"
(MWH)"
4"
144,000" 120,102"
Lower (Gas Limit/System trouble)"
5"
144,000" 134,389"
Total"
576,000" 390,735"
% Consumption" 1"
5.0 %"
4.85 %"
O.K"
2"
5.0 %"
6.00 %"
Tests after overhaul"
4"
5.0 %"
4.83 %"
O.K"
5"
5.0 %"
4.04 %"
O.K"
Trf A"
----"
1925.5"
"
Station
Trf B"
----"
423.7"
"
Consumption"
Trf C"
---"
1110.7"
"
Total "
----"
3459.9"
This is 0.89% of total Generation"
1"
0"
5"
(4-SF, 1-PF)"
2"
0"
--"
Reliability tests in progress"
of 4"
0"
4"
(4-SF)"
Trips/Categoriza 5"
0"
3"
(3-SF)"
tion of faults"
Total"
0"
12"
(11-SF, 1-PF)"
1"
7350"
8534.49"
"
Make Up Water 2"
6809.7"
432.70"
"
Loss (Tons)"
4"
7350"
8143.47"
"
5"
7350"
4499.15"
"
"
(MWH)"
Number
81"
"
REMARKS"
6"
7"
8"
9"
"
1"
90 %"
75.34 %"
Generation
2"
90 %"
10.67%"
Lower (Unit Overhaul)"
Utilization
4"
90 %"
75.82 %"
Lower (Gas Limit/system trouble)"
Index(%)"
5"
90 %"
84.84 %"
Lower (Gas Limit/water crisis)"
1"
100 %"
100 %"
O.K"
Capacity
2"
100 %"
13.33 %"
Unit Overhaul"
Utilization
4"
100 %"
100 %"
"
Index(%)"
5"
100 %"
100 %"
"
1"
10800"
10986.99" "
Utilization 2"
10800"
9773.53"
Fuel
Index(SCF/MW
4"
10800"
10840.09" "
H)"
5"
10800"
10802.70" "
Routine
1"
100%"
98.57%"
"
Maintenance
2"
100%"
93.62%"
"
Index (%)"
4"
100%"
99.80%"
"
"
5"
100%"
94.63%"
"
"
1"
100%"
91.90%"
Lower (System Fault)"
"
"
10"
Plant Reliability Index (%)"
2"
100%"
16.97%"
Unit Overhaul"
"
"
4"
100%"
97.86%"
Lower (system fault)"
100%"
92.90%"
Lower (System fault)"
Thermal 1"
41.29%"
33.96%"
"
Efficiency (%)
2"
40.25%"
35.62%"
"
"
4"
41.26%"
36.36%"
"
5"
11"
Generated
82"
"
"
"
5"
41.38%"

S/N"
1"
KPI"
2"
"
3"
TARGET"
ACTUAL"
REMARKS"
1"
144,000"
81,508"
Lower (poor water quality/gas)

"
2"
144,000"
93,585"
Lower (poor water quality/gas)"
4"
144,000"
27,735"
Lower (no 6 HP heater/gas limit)"
5"
144,000"
90,036"
Total"
576,000"
292,864"
% Consumption" 1"
5.0 %"
5.91 %"
"
2"
5.0 %"
4.97 %"
O.K"
4"
5.0 %"
4.43 %"
O.K"
5"
5.0%"
5.27 %"
O.K"
Trf A"
------"
1352.3"
"
Station
Trf B"
------"
444.1"
"
Consumption
Trf C"
-----"
1849.2"
"
Total " ------"
3645.6"
This is 1.24% of total Generation"
1"
0"
6"
(6-SF)"
2"
0"
5"
(5-SF)"
of 4"
0"
2"
(2-SF)"
"
"
(MWH)"
"
"
4"
Number
Trips/Categoriz
5"
0"
7"
(7-SF)"
ation of faults"
Total"
0"
20"
(20-SF)"
1"
7350"
5928.23"
"
83"
"
MAY,2009
UNIT"
Generation
(MWH)"
"
"
37.97%"
5"
6"
Make Up Water 2"
6809.7"
1073.92"
"
Loss (Tons)"
4"
7350"
3211.87"
"
5"
7350"
3211.87"
"
1"
90 %"
49.80 %"
2"
90 %"
57.18 %"
Utilization Index 4"
90 %"
16.94 %"
Lower (no 6 HP heater/gas limit)"
(%)"
5"
90 %"
55.01 %"
1"
100 %"
90.32 %"
"
Capacity
2"
100 %"
90.32 %"
Lower (poor water quality)"
Utilization
4"
100%"
32.26 %"
Lower (no 6 HP heater job)"
Index(%)"
5"
100 %"
90.32 %"
1"
10800"
12120.27" "
Fuel Utilization 2"
10800"
11471.36" "
Index(SCF/MW
4"
10800"
11471.36" "
H)"
5"
10800"
12770.00" "
Routine
1"
100%"
96.59%"
"
Maintenance
2"
100%"
100.00%"
"
Index(%)"
4"
100%"
97.86%"
"
Generation
"
8"
9"
"
10"
"
Plant
(%)"
Reliability
5"
100%"
98.70%"
"
1"
100%"
83.35%"
Index 2"
100%"
84.47%"
Lower poor water quality)"
4"
100%"
30.38%"
Lower (no 6HP heaters)"
100%"
84.84%"
5"
84"
"
11"
Thermal 1"
40.90%"
34.63%"
"
Efficiency (%)
2"
41.17%"
35.81%"
"
"
4"
40.66%"
33.56%"
"
5"
41.07%"
35.81%"
"
Generated

S/N"
KPI"
UNIT"
TARG ACTUAL"
JUNE,2009
REMARKS"
ET"
1"
1"
10,848"
Lower(secondary super heater tube leakage)"
117,801"
Lower (system troubles)"
74,933"
Lower (system/plant troubles)"
117,934"
Lower (system/gas limitation)"
321,516"
Lower (system/gas limitation)"
00"
Generation
(MWH)"
144,0
2"
144,0
00"
4"
144,0
00"
5"
144,0
00"
Total"
576,0
00"
2"
1"
5.0 %" 6.89 %"
Higher (sec superheater leakag)"
Consumpti
2"
5.0 %" 4.51 %"
O.K"
4"
5.0%"
--"
Unit out of service"
5"
5.0 %"
4.62 %"
O.K"
on"
"
"
85"
"
3"
Trf A"
------"
1707.7"
"
Station
Trf B"
------"
2719.1"
"
Consumption
Trf C"
---"
2571.1"
"
6997.9"
(MWH)"
Total " ----"
generation"
4"
Number
6"
7"
0"
3"
(3-SF)"
2"
0"
10"
(9-SF, 1-PF)"
of 4"
0"
6"
(4-SF, 2-PF)"
Trips/Categorizatio
5"
0"
9"
(9-SF)"
n of faults"
Total"
0"
28"
(25-SF, 3-PF)"
1"
7350"
1258.61" "
6809.7"
12737.6
Make
5"
1"
Up
Water 2"
Loss (Tons)"
6"
4"
7350"
1849.04" "
5"
7350"
7593.17" "
1"
90 %"
6.85%"
2"
90 %"
74.37 %" Lower system troubles)"
Utilization Index(%)" 4"
90 %"
47.31 %" Lower (system/plant troubles)"
5"
90 %"
74.45 %" Lower (system/gas limit)"
1"
100 %"
40.00 %" Lower (sec. S/H Tube leak)"
100 %"
96.67 %" Lower system troubles)"
Index(%)"
4"
100 %"
93.33 %" Lower (water limitation)"
5"
100 %"
100%"
Ok"
1"
10800"
13340.1
"
Generation
86"
"
"
Lower (secSH Tube leakage)"
8"
Fuel
1"
Utilization
Index(SCF/MWH)"
2"
10800"
"
10716.4
1"
4"
10800"
"
11619.7
9"
5"
10800"
"
11106.3
2"
1"
100%"
96.93%"
"
Maintenance Index 2"
100%"
98.01%"
"
(%)"
100%"
97.84%"
"
Routine
9"
"
10"
4"
"
Plant
5"
100%"
97.86%"
"
1"
100%"
14.92%"
Lower (superheater tube leak)"
Reliability 2"
100%"
89.94%"
4"
100%"
55.60%"
Lower (system/plant troubles)"
5" 100%"
85.79%"
Index(%)"
11"
Thermal 1"
39.56%"
31.54%"
"
Efficiency (%)
2"
41.43%"
34.44%"
"
"
4"
41.25%"
34.22%"
"
5"
41.43%"
36.46%"
"
Generated

S/N"
KPI"
UNIT"
TARGET"
ACTUA
L"
87"
"
JULY,2009
REMARKS"
1"
1"
144,000"
96,920"
2"
144,000"
107,633" Lower (system/plant/gas troubles)"
4"
144,000"
97,812"
5"
144,000"
101,618" Lower (system/plant/gas troubles)"
Total"
576,000"
403,983" Lower (syst/plant/gas troubles)"
1"
5.0 %"
5.43 %"
Higher"
Consumpti
2"
5.0 %"
4.80 %"
OK"
4"
5.0 %"
---"
Unit out of service"
5"
5.0 %"
5.16 %"
Higher"
Trf A"
------"
682.60"
"
Station
Trf B"
------"
3259.00"
"
Consumption
Trf C"
-----"
3167.50"
"
Total "
------"
7109.10"
Generation
(MWH)"
2"
Lower (system/plant/gas troubles)"
Lower (system/plant/gas troubles)"
on"
"
3"
"
(MWH)"
generation"
4"
Number
0"
5"
(3-SF, 1-PF, 1-GF)"
2"
0"
5"
(2-SF, 2-PF,1-GF)"
of 4"
0"
3"
(1-SF, 1-PF,1-GF)"
5"
0"
3"
(1-SF,2-GF)"
of faults"
Total"
0"
16"
(6-SF,5-PF,5-GF)"
1"
7350"
7195.47"
"
6809.7"
1250.01"
"
4"
7350"
2192.52"
"
5"
7350"
8179.32"
"
Make
5"
1"
Up
Loss (Tons)"
Water 2"
88"
"
1"
6"
90 %"
59.21 %"
Lower (system/plant/gas
Generation
troubles)"
2"
90 %"
65.76 %"
troubles)"
4"
90 %"
59.76 %"
troubles)"
5"
90 %"
62.08 %"
troubles)"
7"
1"
100%"
100 %"
OK"
Utilization 2"
100%"
100%"
OK"
4"
100%"
100%"
OK"
5"
100%"
100%"
OK"
1"
10800"
11,466.62"
"
Utilization 2"
10800"
11 342,54"
"
4"
10800"
11 153,78"
"
5"
10800"
11 324,88"
"
Routine
1"
100 %"
99.18 %"
"
Maintenance
2"
100 %"
98.76 %"
"
Index(%)"
4"
100 %"
98.99 %"
"
Capacity
Index(%)"
8"
Fuel
Index(SCF/MWH)"
9"
"
"
5"
100 %"
98.36
"
%"
1"
10"
100 %"
89"
"
17.99
%"
troubles)"
2"
100 %"
4"
100 %"
5"
11"
100 %"
13.79
%"
troubles)"
19.03
%"
troubles)"
14.59
%"
troubles)"
Thermal 1"
39.56%"
"
"
Efficiency(%)
2"
41.43%"
"
"
"
4"
41.25%"
"
"
5"
41.43%"
"
"
Generated

S/N"
KPI"
UNIT"
1"
1"
TARGE
ACT
T"
UAL"
144,000" 100,8
19"
Generation
(MWH)"
2"
144,000" 94,48
2"
3"
144,000" 41,47
7"
4"
144,000" 97,02
0"
5"
144,000" 100,4
90"
"
SEPTEMBER,2009
REMARKS"
troubles)"
troubles)"
troubles)"
troubles)"
21"
Total"
2"
1"
720,000" 434,2
5.0 %"
Consumption"
troubles)"
19"
troubles)"
5.60
%"
2"
5.0 %"
5.27
Higher"
%"
3"
5.0 %"
5.79
Higher"
%"
"
"
4"
5.0 %"
----"
Unit X former out of service"
5"
5.0 %"
5.49
Higher"
%"
Trf A"
3"
------"
1062.
4"
Station Consumption
(MWH)"
"
Trf B"
------"
3810.
"
5"
Trf C"
-----"
3098.
"
7"
Total " ------"
4"
6"
generation"
1"
0"
2"
(2-PF)"
2"
0"
1"
(1-GF)"
Number
of 3"
0"
"
Commissioning in progress"
of 4"
0"
1"
(1-SF)"
91"
"
7971.
faults"
5"
0"
1"
(1-SF)"
Total"
0"
5"
(2-SF, 2-PF, 1-GF)"
1"
7350"
9386.
"
13"
Make Up Water Loss

5"
(Tons)"
2"
6809.7"
8490.
"
51"
3"
7350"
1792.
"
40"
4"
7350"
5638.
"
12"
5"
7350"
438.8
"
9"
1"
6"
Generation
Index(%)"
90 %"
Utilization
2"
3"
4"
5"
1"
90 %"
90 %"
90 %"
90 %"
100 %"
63.65
%"
troubles)"
63.91
%"
troubles)"
26.18
%"
troubles)"
26.18
%"
troubles)"
61.25
%"
troubles)"
100
OK"
%"
92"
"
7"
Capacity
Utilization 2"
100 %"
Index(%)"
93.33
"
%"
3"
100 %"
39.47
Overhaul outage"
%"
4"
100 %"
100
Ok"
%"
5"
100 %"
100
Ok"
%"
1"
8"
Fuel
10800"
11
"
370,5
Utilization
1"
Index(SCF/MWH)"
2"
10800"
11
"
146,9
9"
3"
10800"
11
"
246,0
6"
4"
10800"
11
"
578,5
6"
5"
10800"
11
"
856,7
8"
Routine
Maintenance 1"
100 %"
93"
"
98.69
"
9"
Index(%)"
%"
2"
100 %"
97.73
"
%"
3"
100 %"
96.39
"
%"
4"
100 %"
98.51
"
%"
"
10"
"
5"
100 %"
97.88 %" "
1"
100 %"
98.9 %"
troubles)"
2"
100 %"
93.90 %" Lower (system/plant/gas

troubles)"
3"
100 %"
53.30 %" Lower overhaul outage"
4"
100 %"

troubles)"
5"
100 %"

troubles)"
11"
Thermal 1"
41.68%"
35.23%"
"
Efficiency (%)
2"
41.71%"
34.72%"
"
"
3"
40.80%"
34.72%"
"
4"
41.62%"
34.54%"
"
5"
41.63%"
38.11%"
"
Generated
94"
"

S/N"
1"
KPI"
OCTOBER,2009
UNIT"
TARGET"
ACTUAL"
REMARKS"
1"
144,000"
127,797"
Lower(system/plant/gas
Generation (MWH)"
troubles)"
2"
144,000"
141,048"
Lower (system/plant)"
3"
144,000"
130,944"
troubles)"
4"
144,000"
135,916"
troubles)"
5"
144,000"
61,425"
troubles)"
Total"
720,000"
597,130"
troubles)"
2"
"
% Consumption"
"
1"
5.0 %"
5.02 %"
Higher"
2"
5.0 %"
4.59 %"
Ok"
3"
5.0 %"
4.82 %"
Ok"
4"
5.0%"
-----"
Unit X former out of service"
5"
5.0 %"
5.03 %"
Higher"
Trf A"
--"
917.30"
"
95"
"
3"
Station
Trf B"
----"
4382.30"
"
Consumption
Trf C"
-"
3798.50"
"
Total "
"
9098.10"
This
(MWH)"
is
1.52%
of
Generation"
4"
Number
6"
0"
2"
(1-SF, 1-GF)"
2"
0"
"
(1-SF, 1-PF)"
of 3"
0"
2"
(1-SF, 1-GF)"
4"
0"
2"
(1-SF, 1-GF)"
of faults"
5"
0"
3"
(1-SF, 1-PF, 1-GF)"
Total"
0"
11"
(5-SF, 2-PF, 4-GF)"
1"
7350"
9 996,36"
"
6809.7"
57"
"
3"
7350"
3 846,20"
"
4"
7350"
7980.58"
"
5"
7350"
1 011,81"
"
1"
90 %"
78.08 %"
Make
5"
1"
Up
Water 2"
Loss (Tons)"
troubles)"
Generation
2"
90 %"
86.17 %"
troubles)"
3"
90 %"
80.00 %"
troubles)"
4"
90 %"
83.04 %"
troubles)"
5"
90 %"
37.53 %"
96"
"
total
troubles)
"
7"
8"
1"
100 %"
100 %"
"
100 %"
93.33 %"
OK"
Index(%)"
3"
100 %"
39.47 %"
OK"
4"
100 %"
100 %"
OK"
5"
100 %"
100 %"
OK"
1"
10800"
11 370,51"
"
Utilization 2"
10800"
11 146,99"
"
3"
10800"
11,246.06"
"
4"
10800"
11 246,06"
"
5"
10800"
11 578,56"
"
Routine
1"
100 %"
98.48 %"
"
Maintenance
2"
100 %"
98.68 %"
"
Index(%)"
3"
100 %"
98.68 %"
"
4"
100 %"
98.68 %"
"
5"
100 %"
98.56 %" "
1"
100 %"
98.69 %" Lower (system/gas troubles)"
Reliability 2"
100 %"
3"
100 %"
98.07%"
4"
100 %"
100 %"
Fuel
Index(SCF/MWH)"
9"
"
10"
"
Plant
Index(%)"
5"
11"
Generated
Thermal 1"
41.40 %" 35.30 %" "

97"
"
Lower (system/gas troubles)"
Efficiency(%)
2"
41.45%"
"
3"
41.43 %" 37.30 %" "
4"
41.32 %" 33.49 %" "
5"
41.30 %" 37.71 %" "
35.95 %" "
"
"
MONTHLY KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI) NOVEMBER, 2009

S/N"
KPI"
UNIT"
TARGET" ACTUAL"
REMARKS"
Generation(MWH)"
1"
144,000"
88,122"
1"
limit)"
2"
144,000"
100,372"
limit)"
3"
144,000"
74,140"
limit)"
4"
144,000"
62,478"
limit)"
5"
144,000"
20,348"
limit)"
total"
720,000"
345,460"
limit)"
2"
% consumption"
1"
5.0 %"
5.65 %"
Higher"
2"
5.0 %"
5.09 %"
Higher"
98"
"
"
3"
5.0 %"
5.87 %"
Higher"
4"
5.0 %"
"
Unit
former
out
of
service"
5"
3"
5.0 %"
6.42 %"
Higher"
Station consumption Trf A"
---"
906.50"
"
MWh"
Trf B"
---"
3404.80"
"
Trf c"
--"
2332.90"
"
Total"
--"
6644.20"

generation"
4"
Number
of 1"
0"
4"
(3-SF, 1-PF)"
trips/categorization
2"
0"
3"
(3-SF)"
of faults"
3"
0"
6"
(3-SF, 3-PF)"
4"
0"
5"
(3-SF, 2-PF)"
5"
0"
2"
(2-SF)"
99"
"

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SAIMAA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Operation and Maintenance Schedule of a Steam Turbine Plant

1.1 The major components of a steam power plant

Turbine (High, Intermediate and Low pressure).

Boiler (Economizer, Evaporator, Drum and Super heater).

1.1.1 Steam turbine

Figure 1a. Steam turbine

""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Figure 1b. Condensing steam turbine

The super heater is a heat exchanger in which heat is transferred to the

1.2 Classification of power plant

Ease of control of furnace temperature

Ease of temperature regulation

Egbin thermal station, Lagos: 1320MW

Afam thermal station, Rivers: 969MW

Sapele thermal station, Delta: 1020MW

Ijora thermal station, Lagos: 40MW

Kainji hydro station, Niger: 760MW

Jebba hydro station, Niger: 578.4MW

Shiroro hydro station, Niger: 600MW

Ajaokuta thermal station: 110MW

Okpai thermal station : 480MW

Omotosho thermal station: 335 MW

Geregu thermal station: 414MW

Omoku thermal station: 150MW

Delta thermal station: 954MW

Olorunshogo thermal station: 335MW

AES thermal station: 315 MW

Operator " Age

8.39 " "

Figure 5. Egbin thermal station.ijede

The first major

Figure 6. Arrangement of a hydropower plant

Expansion stuffing box

Tale race canal

Figure 7. Layout of hydro electric power plant

'3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A STEAM POWER PLANT CYCLE

3.1 The carnot vapor cycle

Figure 8. Carnot vapor cycle T-S diagram

Figure 9. Carnot Cycle on P-V and T-S Diagram

Figure 10. Rankine cycle

1-2 isentropic compression in a pump

3.4 Energy analysis of the steam cycle

where h =enthalpy and wp= workdone in the pump

And the SFEE for the condenser gives

The efficiency of the Rankine cycle is then given by:

The thermal efficiency of Rankine cycle can be improved by:

Increasing the inlet pressure and temperature conditions.

Increasing the condenser vacuum, i.e. lowering the exhaust pressure.

Figure 11. Energy cycle analysis diagram

130 to 170 atm

300MW and above

130 to 240 atm

3.5 Reheat cycle

Condenser size is reduced by 7% to 8%.

Live steam reheating

The advantages of the latter over the former are:

As less piping is required, more than one reheating can be employed.

Smaller condenser and boiler