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    The document discusses the lack of an isolation damper at the inlet side of the air preheater (APH) for the secondary air stream in a 250 MW coal-based power plant currently under construction. Responses provide the following key points: 1) Not having an inlet isolation damper could pose a fire risk if carbon levels are high and the secondary air is isolated without a gas bypass. 2) It is generally unsafe to perform maintenance on an APH while the boiler is operating. Most experts recommend not using dampers for online maintenance. 3) Maintaining average cold end temperatures to prevent corrosion is best achieved using a secondary circuit air preheater, which this plant does not have.

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    What Consequences We Would Face in Case Isolation at Inlet Side of APH for Sec Air Stream is Not Provided

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    The document discusses the lack of an isolation damper at the inlet side of the air preheater (APH) for the secondary air stream in a 250 MW coal-based power plant currently under construction. Responses provide the following key points: 1) Not having an inlet isolation damper could pose a fire risk if carbon levels are high and the secondary air is isolated without a gas bypass. 2) It is generally unsafe to perform maintenance on an APH while the boiler is operating. Most experts recommend not using dampers for online maintenance. 3) Maintaining average cold end temperatures to prevent corrosion is best achieved using a secondary circuit air preheater, which this plant does not have.

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    APH isolation consequences for sec air

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    Abdulyunus Amir
    The document discusses the lack of an isolation damper at the inlet side of the air preheater (APH) for the secondary air stream in a 250 MW coal-based power plant currently under construction. Responses provide the following key points: 1) Not having an inlet isolation damper could pose a fire risk if carbon levels are high and the secondary air is isolated without a gas bypass. 2) It is generally unsafe to perform maintenance on an APH while the boiler is operating. Most experts recommend not using dampers for online maintenance. 3) Maintaining average cold end temperatures to prevent corrosion is best achieved using a secondary circuit air preheater, which this plant does not have.

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    What consequences we would face in case isolation at inlet side of APH for sec air stream is not provided.

    Hello to all, Ours is 250 MW coal based plant which is in erection stage now. The plant has two Regenerative Air Pre Heaters (APH). Air Heaters are provided with isolation dampers at both sides of Primary air & flue gas streams. However they are provided with isolation damper at outlet side only for secondary air (FD fan air) stream. Manufacture did not provide isolation at inlet side of APH for sec air path unlike of our other 250MW old units. (The matter is taken with the manufacture). Bypass path across APH for sec air is provided. 1) What consequences (if any) we would face in case isolation at inlet side of APH for sec air is not provided. 2) Our thinking that we could not take maintenance of one APH out of two (after complete isolation) during running is correct. 3) In O&M manual of our old units there written as use bypass path to maintain average cold end temp of APH elements to prevent cold end corrosion during start up & low load operations. Is it to mean that isolate sec air to APH & use bypass path. Then how average cold end temp can be maintained during start up as there is no bypass for flue gas path. Your views on this matter are highly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Regards, Sandip Gunjal. 7 days ago

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    SanthoshUnfollow Follow Santhosh Santhosh Zacharias 1. Bypassing secondary air is not a problem, bypass duct gives a low resistance path than through APH, so just open the bypass damper to control bypass air. 2. Not sure about safety of doing maintenance on one APH while unit in service. 3. To reduce cold end corrosion during startup, SCAPH is used. Don't you have them? 4 days ago Unlike Like

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    SandipUnfollow Follow Sandip Sandip Gunjal The plant don't have SCAPH. 4 days ago Unlike Like

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    ManmohanUnfollow Follow Manmohan Manmohan Sobti 1. I agree with Sandip, an isolation damper at inlet of secondary air to preheater must be provided. 2. SCAPH must also be provided to curtail cold end corrosion during start up/low load operation.

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    SandipUnfollow Follow Sandip Sandip Gunjal Thanks to Manmohan & Santhosh for guidance. 2 days ago Unlike Like

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    ChittatoshUnfollow Follow Chittatosh Chittatosh Bhattacharya The average cold end temperature is determined by direction of rotation of APH. If the direction of rotation is flue gas - sec. air - primary air (RT type specification) and there is no flue gas bypass, it may create fire hazard if carbon-in -ash is high and SA inlet damper is closed(if it would have given) . It seems to avoid such incidents secondary air inlet damper is avoided and outlet damper is provided . 2 days ago Unlike Like

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    ChuckUnfollow Follow Chuck Chuck Holm Truthfully. I don't care if dampers are provided or not. I've never worked at a plant where you would actually want to send someone into the air heater while the boiler is on line. Vary unsafe. Most boilers that I've worked do not provide dampers on the APH (any side) or the installed dampers have been disabled or removed. If the dampers are being used for ACET control, then leave them functional. But don't use them for maintenance isolation. 1 day ago Unlike Like

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    SandipUnfollow Follow Sandip Sandip Gunjal Thanks to Mr. Bhattacharya Sir & Mr. Chuck sir for valuable views stressing on safety of the plant & personal and suggesting no need of the inlet damper (i.e. online maint). 20 hours ago Unlike Like

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    SandipUnfollow Follow Sandip Sandip Gunjal Thanks to Mr. Bhattacharya Sir & Mr. Chuck sir for valuable views stressing on safety of the plant & personal and suggesting no need of the inlet damper (i.e. online maint). 20 hours ago

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