Chapter

INTRODUCTION
Mymensingh Power Station
Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL)

1.1 Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL):

Bangladesh is presently facing shortage of power and there are always load shading in some parts
of the country. This is threatening to the agriculture, industry, commerce as well as the whole
economy. Rural Power Company Limited is committed to reliable power generation for Rural
Development and also to take part in social & economic development for rural people of the
country.
Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL) is the first Independent Power Producer (IPP) of
Bangladesh and the first non- BPDB (Bangladesh Power Development Board) entity to be licensed
to take up power generation. Rural Power Company Limited is registered as a public limited
company under company ACT 1913, was incorporated on 31st December, 1994 under the
company laws to build, own and operate power generation projects with business philosophy and
principles. The company was established as a Pilot Project of Private Power Generation as per
ECNEC decision on 23rd November, 1994 to enhance the privatization in the Power sector of
Bangladesh.
RPCL has opened a new dimension of power generation in private sector of Bangladesh, because
the 100% equity investment is mobilized locally. This is absolutely a National Company in the
private sector.
Currently RPCL is running the following projects:

Mymensingh Power Station (MPS); Capacity: 210 MW

Gazipur Dual Fuel Power Plant; Capacity 52 MW

RPCL Powergen. Limited at Kadda, Gazipur ; Capacity 150 MW

Raozan Dual Fuel Power Plant; Capacity 25 MW

1.2 Mymensingh Power Station at a glance:

MPS is one of the leading power plants of the country, securing the first position for the last three
consecutive years. This is a 210 MW combined cycle power plant that has been developed to
todays stage through three phases. At Phase-I, it was a barge plant of 70 MW capacity (2x35 MW
Gas turbine) commissioned in 1999. Constructed near Narayanganj, it was sailed to its present
location on the river Brahmaputtra and was a floating giant. Hence the first phase infrastructure
consists the facilities of maintaining the plant on water and keeping it floating. But in todays

context the river water has significantly reduced and as a result the barge plant is now hard to be
differentiated from a land one. In the year 2000, the Phase - II was commissioned with capacity of
another 70 MW (2x35 MW Gas turbine). And to utilize the waste gas rather than to leave it to the
atmosphere, a 70 MW steam turbine was commissioned in the year 2007.
Table.1 Phases of MPS
Phase

Commissioning year

Type

Capacity

Phase I

1999

Gas Turbine

35 x 2 = 70 MW

Phase II

2000

Gas Turbine

35 x 2 = 70 MW

Phase III

2007

Steam Turbine

70 MW

1.2.1 Features of Plant Machinery Phase I & II:

Gas Turbine

Type PG6551B & PG6561B (GE, France)

Generators

Type T600C (ALSTOM, France)

Unit Step-Up Transformer

35/50 MVA (Hundai, Korea)

Substation & Switchgear

ABB, Sweden

1.2.2 Special Features:

Modern & Environment friendly technology.

Enclosed by acoustic walls to reduce noise.

Dry low NOx combustion system to reduce NOx.

Mark-V & Distributed Control System (DCS).

Plant design includes multiple layers of backup control levels to ensure high availability.

Plant Control is state of art with computerized generation control and a complete
monitoring system of all significant data.

1.2.3 Features of Plant Machinery Phase III:

Steam Turbine

Model NK 90/3.2 (Siemens, Germany)

Generator

Model TLRI 100/36 (Siemens, Germany)

Unit Step-Up Transformer

70/100 MVA (Siemens, Germany)

Boiler (HRSG)

Standard Fasel, Netherland.

Air Cooled Condenser (ACC)

Air flow capacity 82.5 Kg/s (Germany)

Water Treatment Unit (WTU)

Capacity 11.5 m3/hr (Netherland)

1.2.4 Special Features:

Modern and Environment friendly technology.

Continuous Exhaust Monitoring System (CEMS).

PCS-7 Control System.

MIS (Maintenance Information System) Server.

CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).

THOMS ( Thomassen Online Monitoring System) remote monitoring.

1.3 Plant Overview

MPS has installed capacity 210MW with four GT cycle (4X35MW) and one Steam Turbine of
75MW capacity. There are three phases in total. Phase I consists of 2X35MW Gas Turbine which
was commissioned in November 1999. Phase II consists of 2X35MW Gas Turbine which was
commissioned in November 2000 and Phase III consists of 1X70MW Steam Turbine which was
commissioned in 2007.
The total cost for 3 phases is BDT 15078738882.00
At the top of the Organogram a Plant Manager takes the overall responsibilities of the Power Plant.
He is the Head of HR, Administration Division and SSI Division. In Mymensingh Power Station
(MPS) there is a Deputy Plant Manager who works under the Plant Manager. There are five
Divisions under the Deputy Plant Manager. These are Operation, Mechanical Maintenance,
Electrical, I & C Maintenance and Project Divisions. One Manager works under the Mechanical
Maintenance Division who has huge responsibilities in the Power Plant which was shown in below.

Organogram
Plant Manager
HR & Administration Division

SSI division
Deputy Plant Manager

Operation
Division

Mechanical
Maintenance
Division

Office Assistant (1)

Deputy Manager (1)

- Phase I & II

Assist. Manager (1)

Plant Engineer (2)

Electrical
Maintenance
Division

Store and Inventory Dept.

I&C
Maintenance

Project
Division

Division

Manager (1)

Deputy Manager (1)

Phase III
Assist. Manager (3)

Plant Engineer (4)

Senior Plant Tech. (1)

Senior Plant Tech. (3)

Plant technician (2) and

Assistant Technician (4)

Plant technician (4) and

Assistant Technician (4)

Chapter

GAS TURBINE

A package power plant, as furnished for most installations, is comprised of the single shaft, simple
cycle and heavy duty gas turbine unit driving a generator. Fuel and air are used by the gas turbine
unit to produce the shaft horsepower necessary to drive certain accessories and ultimately the
driven load generator.
The turbine unit is composed of a starting device, support systems, an axial flow compressor,
combustion system components, a three stage turbine. Both compressor and turbine are directly
connected with an in line single-shaft rotor supported by two pressure lubricated bearings. The
inlet end of the rotor shaft is coupled to an accessory gear having integral shaft that drive the fuel
pump, lubrication pump and other system components.

2.1 Functional Description of the turbine:

When the turbine starting system is actuated and the clutch is engaged, ambient air is drawn
through the inlet plenum assembly, filtered, then compressed in the 17th stage, axial flow
compressor. For pulsation protection during start-up, the 11th stage extraction valves are open and
the variable inlet guide vanes are in the closed position. When the speed relay corresponding to 95
per cent speed actuates, the 11th stage extraction bleed valves close automatically and the variable
inlet guide vane actuator energizes to open the inlet guide vanes (I.G.V.) to the normal turbine
operating position. Compressed air from the compressor flows into the annular space surrounding
the fourteen combustion chambers, from which it flows into the spaces between the outer
combustion casings and the combustion liners. The fuel nozzles introduce the fuel into each of the
fourteen combustion chambers where it mixes with the combustion air and is ignited by both (or
one, which is sufficient) of the two spark plugs. At the instant one or both of the two spark plugs
equipped combustion chambers is ignited, the remaining combustion chambers are also ignited by
crossfire tubes that connect the reaction zones of the combustion chambers. After the turbine rotor
approximates operating speed, combustion chamber pressure causes the spark plugs to retract to
remove their electrodes from the hot flame zone.
The hot gases from the combustion chambers expand into the fourteen separate transition pieces
attached to the aft end of the combustion chamber liners and flow towards the three stage turbine
section of the machine. Each stage consists of a row of fixed nozzles followed by a row of rotatable

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turbine buckets. In each nozzle row, the kinetic energy of the jet is increased, with an associated
pressure drop, and in each following row of moving buckets, a portion of the kinetic energy of the
jet is absorbed as useful work on the turbine rotor. After passing through the 3rd stage buckets, the
exhaust gases are directed into the exhaust hood and diffuser which contains a series of turning
vanes to turn the gases from the axial direction to a radial direction, thereby minimizing exhaust
hood losses. Then, the gases pass into the exhaust plenum. The resultant shaft rotation is used to
turn the generator rotor, and drive certain accessories. By definition, the air inlet of the gas turbine
is the forward end, while the exhaust end is the aft end. The forward and aft ends of each
component are determined in like manner with respect to its orientation within the complete unit.
The RIGHT and LEFT sides of the turbine or of a particular component are determined by standing
forward and looking aft.

Fig.2.1 Gas Turbine Simple Cycle Diagram

2.2 Air Filter:

Numerous components in a gas turbine power plant affect fuel consumption and plant efficiency.
Filters can have a direct, often significant effect on the efficiency of the turbine itself. A more
efficient turbine can result in lower fuel usage and consequently lower fuel costs, as well as
reduced carbon dioxide emissions. A filter acts as a selective barrier for combustion air. It allows
air and dust particles of a certain size to pass through but stops the bigger dust particles. As filters
become more efficient and less dust gets through, it is more difficult for air to penetrate the filter.
This resistance to the air flow results in a pressure drop, which directly affects the performance of
the turbine. The higher the pressure drop, the higher the fuel consumption for the same power
output or the lower the power output for the same fuel consumption.

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(a)

(b)

(c)

Fig. 2.2 Conical cylindrical filter (a) one unit (b) assembly (c) pocket filter

2.3 Compressor Section:

The axial-flow compressor section consists of the compressor rotor and the inclosing casing.
Included within the compressor casing are the inlet guide vanes, the 17 stages of rotor and stator
blading, and the exit guide vanes. In the compressor, air is confined to the space between the rotor
and stator blading where it is compressed in stages by a series of alternate rotating (rotor) and
stationary (stator) airfoil shaped blades. The rotor blades supply the force needed to compress the
air in each stage and the stator blades guide the air so that it enters in the following rotor stage at
the proper angle. The compressed air exits through the compressor discharge casing to the
combustion chambers. Air is extracted from the compressor for turbine cooling, for bearing
sealing, and during startup for pulsation control. Since minimum clearance between rotor and
stator provides best performance in a compressor, parts have to be made and assembled very
accurately.

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Fig. 2.3 Axial flow compressor

2.3.1 Compressor Rotor:
The compressor rotor is an assembly of 15 individual wheels, two stub-shafts, each with an integral
wheel, a speed ring, tie bolts, and the compressor rotor blades. Each wheel and the wheel portion
of each stub-shaft has slots broached around its periphery. The rotor blades and spacers are inserted
into these slots and are held in axial position by staking at each end of the slot. The wheels and
stub-shafts are assembled to each other with matching rabbets for concentricity control and are
held together with tie bolts. Selective positioning of the wheels is made during assembly to reduce
balance correction. After assembly, the rotor is dynamically balanced to a fine limit.The forward
stub-shaft is machined to provide the forward and aft thrust faces and the journal for the n 1
bearing, as well as the sealing surfaces for the n 1 bearing oil seals and the compressor low
pressure air seals.
2.3.2 Compressor stator:
The stator (casing) area of the compressor section is composed of four major sections:

Inlet casing

Forward compressor casing

Aft compressor casing

These sections, in conjunction with the turbine shell and exhaust frame form the primary structure
of the gas turbine. They support the rotor at the bearing points and constitute the outer wall of the

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gas path annulus. The casing bore is maintained to close tolerances with respect to the rotor blade
tips for maximum efficiency.
The inlet casing is located at the forward end of the gas turbine. Its prime function is to uniformly
direct air into the compressor. The inlet casing also supports the n 1 bearing housing, a separate
casting that contains the n 1 bearing. The n 1 bearing housing is supported in the inlet casing on
machined surfaces on either side of the inner bell mouth of the lower half casing. To maintain axial
and radial alignment with the compressor rotor shaft, the bearing housing is shimmed, doweled
and bolted in place at assembly.
The inner bell mouth is positioned to the outer bell mouth by eight airfoil-shaped radial struts that
provide structural integrity for the inlet casing. The struts are cast into the bell mouth walls.
2.3.3 Variable inlet guide vanes:
Variable inlet guide vanes are located at the aft end of the inlet casing. The position of these vanes
has an effect on the quantity of compressor air flow. Movement of these guide vanes is
accomplished by the inlet guide vane control ring that turns individual pinion gears attached to the
end of each vane. The control ring is positioned by a hydraulic actuator and linkage arm assembly.

Fig. 2.4 Inlet Guide Vane

2.3.4 Forward casing:

The forward compressor casing contains the first four compressor stator stages. It also transfers
the structural loads from the adjoining casing to the forward support which is bolted and doweled
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to this compressor casing's forward flange. The forward compressor casing is equipped with two
large integrally cast trunnions which are used to lift the gas turbine when it is separated from its
base.
2.3.5 Aft casing:
The aft compressor casing contains the fifth through tenth compressor stages. Extraction ports in
the casing permit removal of 5th and 11th stage compressor air. This air is used for cooling and
sealing functions and is also used for starting and shutdown pulsation control.
2.3.6 Discharge casing:
The compressor discharge casing is the final portion of the compressor section. It is the longest
single casting. It is situated at the midpoint between the forward and aft supports and is, in effect,
the keystone of the gas turbine structure.
The functions of the compressor discharge casings are to contain the final seven compressor stages,
to form both the inner and outer walls of the compressor diffuser and to join the compressor and
turbine stators. They also provide support for n 2 bearing, the forward end of the combustion
wrapper, and the inner support of the first-stage turbine nozzle. The compressor discharge casing
consists of two cylinders, one being a continuation of the compressor casings and the other being
an inner cylinder that surrounds the compressor rotor. The two cylinders are concentrically
positioned by twelve radial struts. These struts flair out to meet the larger diameter of the turbine
shell, and are the primary load bearing members in this portion of the gas turbine stator. The
supporting structure for bearing is contained within the inner cylinder. A diffuser is formed by the
tapered annulus between the outer cylinder and inner cylinder of the discharge casing. The diffuser
converts some of the compressor exit velocity into added pressure.

2.3.7 Blading:
The compressor rotor and stator blades are airfoil shaped and designed to compress air efficiently
at high blade tip velocities. The blades are attached to their wheels by dovetails arrangements.
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The dovetail is very precise in size and position so as to maintain each blade in the desired
position and location on the wheel.

Fig. 2.5 Schematic diagram of the compressor section

The compressor stator blades are airfoil shaped and are mounted by similar dovetails into ring
segments. The ring segments are inserted into circumferential grooves in the casing and are held
in place with locking keys. The stator blades of the last nine stages and two exit guide vanes have
a square base dovetail that are inserted directly into circumferential grooves in the casing. Locking
keys also hold them in place.

2.4 The combustion system:

The combustion system is the reverse flow type which includes 10 combustion chambers having
following components:

liners,

Flow sleeves,

Transition pieces

Cross fire tubes.

Flame detectors,

Hot gases, generated from burning fuel in the combustion chambers are used to drive the turbine.
In the reverse flow system, high pressure air from the compressor discharge is directed around the
liner wall and impinges against rings that are brazed to the liner wall. This air then flows right
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toward the liner discharge end and forms a film of air that shields the liner wall from the
combustion gases. Fuel is supplied to each combustion chamber through a nozzle. Combustion
chambers are numbered counterclockwise when viewed looking down stream and starting from
the top of the machine. The ten combustion chambers are interconnected by means of crossfire
tubes. These tubes enable flame from fired chambers containing spark plugs to propagate to the
unified chambers.

2.5 Turbine section:

The three stage turbine section is the area in which energy in the form of high energy, pressured
gas produced by the compressor and combustion sections is converted to mechanical energy. Each
turbine stage is comprised of a nozzle and the corresponding wheel with its buckets. Turbine
section components include the turbine rotor, turbine shell, nozzle, shrouds, exhaust frame and
exhaust diffuser.
2.5.1 Turbine Base:
The base upon which the gas turbine is mounted is a structural-steel fabrication of welded steel
beams and plate. It forms a single platform which provides support upon which to mount the gas
turbine. In addition, the base supports the gas turbine inlet and exhaust plenums. Lifting trunnions
and supports are provided, two on each side of the base in line with the structural cross members
of the base frame. Machined pads, three on each side of the bottom of the base, facilitate its
mounting to the side foundation. Two machined pads, atop the base frame are provided for
mounting the aft turbine support. The gas turbine is mounted to its base by vertical supports. The
forward support is located at the lower half of the vertical flanges of the forward compressor
casing, and the aft two support-legs are located on either side of the turbine exhaust frame.
The forward support is a flexible plate that is bolted and doweled to the turbine base, at the forward
base cross frame beam, and bolted and doweled to the forward flanges of the forward compressor
casing. The aft supports are leg-type supports, located one on each side of the turbine exhaust
frame. Both vertical support legs rest on machined pads on the base and attach snugly to the turbine
exhaust-frame-mounted support pads. The legs provide center-line support to supply casing
alignment. Fabricated to the outer surface of each aft support leg is a water jacket. Cooling water
is circulated through the jackets to minimize thermal expansion of the support legs and assist in

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maintaining alignment between the turbine and the generator. The support legs maintain the axial
and vertical positions of the turbine, while a key coupled with the turbine support legs maintains
its lateral position.

Fig. 2.6 Gas turbine base

2.5.2 Turbine rotor:
The turbine rotor consists of the distance piece, first stage wheel, first and second stage spacer,
second stage wheel, second and third stage spacer, third stage wheel and aft wheel shaft. It is mated
to the compressor rotor by bolted flange connection of the compressor seventeenth stage wheel,
thus connecting the distance piece to the wheel.
2.5.3 Buckets:
The turbine buckets increase in size from the first to the third stage. Because of the pressure
reduction resulting from energy conversion in each stage, an increased annulus area is required to
accommodate the gas flow; thus the increasing size of the buckets. The first stage buckets are the
first rotating surfaces encountered by extremely hot gases leaving the first stage nozzle. Each first
stage bucket contains a series of longitudinal air passages for bucket cooling. Air is introduced
through four cooling holes in the bucket dovetail and it flows towards the bucket tip where it exits.
The tips of these buckets are enclosed by a shroud which is a part of the tip seal. The shroud
interlock from bucket to bucket to dampen vibration.

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The three stage turbine buckets are attached to their wheels by straight, axial entry, multiple tang
dovetails that fit into matching counts in the rims if the turbine wheels. The turbine rotor assembly
is arranged so that the buckets can be replaced without unstacking the wheels, spacers and wheel
shaft assemblies.

Fig. 2.7 Three stages of buckets

2.5.4 Turbine stator:
The turbine shell and the exhaust frame complete the major portion of the gas turbine stator
structure.
2.5.5 Turbine shell:
The turbine shell controls the axial and radial position of the shrouds and nozzles. Resultantly, it
controls turbine clearances and the relative positions of the nozzles to the turbine buckets. This
positioning is critical to the turbine performance.
Hot gases contained by the turbine shell are a source of heat flow into the shell. To control the
shell diameter, it is important to reduce the heat flow into the shell by design and to cool it to limit
its temperature. Heat flow limitations incorporate insulation, cooling and multilayered structures.

2.5.6 Turbine nozzles:

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In the turbine section, there are threestages of stationary nozzles which direct the highvelocity flow
of the expanded hot combustion gas against the turbine buckets, causing the rotor to rotate. Because of
the high pressure drop across these nozzles, there are seals at both the inside diameters and the outside
diameters to prevent loss of system energy by leakage. Since these nozzles operate in the hot combustion
gas flow, they are subjected to thermal stresses in addition to gas pressure loadings.

First stage nozzle: The firststage nozzle receives the hot combustion gases from the
combustion system via the transition pieces. The transition pieces are sealed to both the outer and
inner sidewalls on the entrance side of the nozzle minimizing leakage of compressor discharge
air into the nozzle. The 18 cast nozzle segments, each with two partitions (or airfoils) are contained
by a horizontally split retaining ring which is center line supported to the turbine shell on lugs at
the sides and guided by pins at the top and bottom vertical center lines. This permits radial growth of
the retaining ring, resulting from changes in temperature while the ring remains centered in the
shell. The aft outer diameter of the retaining ring is loaded against the forward face of the first
stage turbine shroud and acts as the air seal to prevent leakage of compressor discharge air
between the nozzle and shell. On the inner sidewall, the nozzle is sealed by U shaped seal
segments installed between the nozzle and the first stage nozzle support ring bolted to the
compressor discharge casing. The nozzle is prevented from moving forward by four lugs welded
to the aft outside diameter of the retaining ring at 45 degrees from vertical and horizontal center
lines. These lugs fit in a groove machined in the turbine shell just forward of the first stage shroud
Thook. By removing the horizontal joint support block and the bottom center line guide pine,
the lower half of the nozzle can be rolled out with the turbine rotor in place. The first stage
nozzle partitions are internally cooled by compressor discharge air.

Second stage nozzle :

Combustion gas exiting from the first stage buckets is again expanded and redirected against
the secondstage turbine buckets by the second stage nozzle. The second stage nozzle is made
of 16 cast segments, each with three partitions (or airfoils). The male hooks on the entrance and
exit sides of the sidewall fit into female grooves on the aft side of the first stage shrouds and on
the forward side of the second stage shrouds to maintain the nozzle concentric with the turbine
shell and rotor. This close fitting tongue and groove fit between nozzle and shrouds acts as an
outside diameter air seal. The nozzle segments are held in a circumferential position by radial

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pins from the shell into axial slots in the nozzle outer side-wall. The second stage nozzle
partitions are cooled with compressor discharge air.

Thirdstage nozzle :
The thirdstage nozzle receives the hot gas as it leaves the second stage buckets, increases its
velocity by pressure drop and directs this flow to impinge against the third stage buckets. The
nozzle consists of 16 cast segments, each with four partitions (or airfoils). It is held at the outer
sidewall forward and aft sides in grooves in the turbine shrouds in a manner identical to that
used on the second stage nozzle. The third stage nozzle is circumferentially positioned by radial
pins from the shell.

2.6 Gas fuel system:

Gas fuel is first cleaned by passing through a strainer as it comes from the supply piping, prior to
flowing through the gas valve and into the gas manifold piping. The gas fuel is metered and controlled
by the gas valve (gas stop/ratio and control valve) to supply the required flow to the gas turbine
combustion system.
2.6.1 Gas strainer:
A gas strainer is installed upstream of the turbine base fuel inlet connection point, to facilitate site
maintenance requirements. Connection of the fuel gas supply is made at the purchaser's connection in
the supply line ahead of the gas strainer. Foreign particles that may be in the incoming fuel gas are
removed by the strainer.
2.6.2 Gas stop/ratio and control valves:
The gas stop ratio and control valve consists of two independent valves (a stop ratio valve and a control
valve) combined into one housing assembly. Both the gas stop ratio valve and the gas control valve are
singleaction, electrohydraulic operated. The symbols of the corresponding hydraulic servo valves are
respectively 90 SR and 65 GC in the piping diagrams.
The gas stop ratio valve is used to shut off fuel flow to the turbine whenever required. It also controls the
pressure ahead of the fuel gas control valve. This enables the gas control valve to control fuel flow over
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the wide range required under turbine starting and operating conditions. The fuel gas control valve is
activated by a SPEEDTRONIC control signal to admit the proper amount of fuel required by the
turbine for a given load or speed.The gas control valve part of the gas stop/ratio and control valve
provides a gas fuel metering function to the turbine in accordance with its speed and load requirements.
The position of the gas control valve (hence fuel gas flow to the turbine) is a linear function of a variable
control voltage (FSR) generated by the SPEEDTRONIC control. The control voltage generated acts to
shift the electrohydraulic servo valve to admit oil to or release it from the hydraulic cylinder to position
the gas control valve so that the fuel gas flow is that which is required for a given turbine speed and a
load situation.
The gas stop ratio valve is similar to the gas control valve. Its plug, however, has a steeper taper to
provide the high gain necessary to maintain good pressure control. The ratio function of the stop ratio
valve provides a regulated inlet pressure for the control valve as a function of turbine speed. The
SPEEDTRONIC pressure control loop generates a position signal to position the stop ratio valve by
means of a servo valve controlled hydraulic cylinder to provide required intervalve pressure.
The gas stop ratio valve functions in the fuel gas system to provide a positive fuel shutoff when required
by either normal or emergency conditions. A gas fuel trip valve is operated by trip oil pressure acting
on the piston end of a spool. When the trip oil pressure is normal the gas fuel trip valve VH 5 is held
in a position that allows hydraulic oil to flow between the control servo valve and the hydraulic cylinder.
In this position, normal control of the stop ratio valve is allowed. In event of a drop in trip oil pressure
below a predetermined limit, a spring in the trip valve shifts the spool to interrupt the flow path of oil
between the control servo valve and the hydraulic cylinder. Hydraulic oil is dumped and the stop ratio
valve closes, shutting off fuel gas flow to the turbine.
2.6.3 The cooling and sealing air system:
Provides the necessary air flow from the gas turbine compressor to other parts of the gas turbine
rotor and stator to cool these parts during normal operation. When the gas turbine is operating, air
is extracted from the two stages of the axial flow compressor as well as from the compressor
discharge. It is used to provide the following cooling and sealing functions:

Seal the turbine bearings.

Cool the internal parts.

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Cool the turbine outer shell and exhaust frame.

Provide an operating air supply for the air-operated valves.

Compressor pulsation protection.

Provide pulse air to the self-cleaning inlet air filters.

Specially designed air passages are fabricated in the turbine casing, turbine nozzles and rotating
wheels. Functional description Air extracted from the fifth stage and eleventh stage of the axial
flow compressor and from the compressor discharge is used for sealing the bearings and cooling
internal turbine parts. It is also used after filtration to provide a clean air supply for air-operated
control valves of other systems. Bearing sealing air is extracted from the fifth and eleventh stage
of the compressor. Internal cooling air, identified as sixteenth-stage extraction air, is extracted
from the compressor discharge. It provides an internal flow of cooling air through the center of the
turbine rotor. Air used as the operating air supply for the air-operated extraction valves is extracted
from the discharge of the compressor. Besides, two motor driven centrifugal blowers mounted
external to the turbine itself, supply cooling air for the turbine shell, then the exhaust frame and its
support struts, and the aft side of the third stage turbine wheel.

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Chapter

Heat Recovery Steam Generator

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Heat recovery steam generator or HRSG is an energy recovery heat exchanger that recovers heat
from a hot gas stream. They can be operated in either Co-generation mode or the combined cycle
mode. In the Co-generation mode, steam produced from the HRGS is mainly used for process
application, whereas in combined cycle mode, power is generated via steam generator. In the
combined cycle mode, the efficiency of the combined gas turbine and HRSG system can reach
55%-60%. Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) boiler is very useful to improve efficiency of
fuel that is used in gas turbine unit, which will further drive steam turbine unit.

Fig.3.1 Exhaust gases from the gas turbine passes through the HRGS to produce steam
Figure 3.1 shown above describes the basic process of steam and Power generation. The HRGS
generates steam utilizing the energy in the exhaust from the gas turbine.
In a Combined Cycle power plant Gas turbine and Steam turbine is used for power production.
Steam turbine uses steam to produce power. HRGS is the major parts of the steam system. It is
used to produce steam.. It produces steam that can be used to drive a steam turbine. The exhaust
gas temperature from a Gas Turbine is about 580 C.

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3.1 Components of HRSG

The principal components if HRSG are:

Super Heater

Evaporator

Economizer

Pre-heater

Drum

3.1.1 Super heater

The super heater is one of HRSG components that serve to raise temperature of saturated steam to
be superheated steam. It is the most important accessories of boiler that improves the thermal
efficiency. Super heater is installed where temperature is higher, i.e. at the entrance of exhaust
gases. Superheated steam when used to perform work by way of expansion in the turbine or steam
engine will not condense, thus reducing the possibility of danger.
3.1.2 Evaporator
Evaporator is one of HRSG components which serve to convert water into saturated steam. The
preheated water from the economizer is converted into steam by evaporator. Water/steam
circulates from lower drum to steam drum. Evaporator will heat water that falls from steam drum
which still in liquid phase to form the saturated steam so it can be forwarded to super heater.
3.1.3 Economizer
Economizer is one of HRSG components that consist of water pipes that are placed on the track of
flue gases after evaporator pipes. Economizer pipes are made of steel or cast iron materials that
are able to withstand high heat and pressure. Economizer serves to heat feed water before it enters
the steam drum and evaporator. Furthermore the evaporation process can be easier by using high
temperature flue gas of HRSG so increase the efficiency of HRSG because it can reduce heat loss
in the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG). Water which enters the evaporator is at high
temperature so evaporator pipes are not easily damaged due to difference in temperature is not too
high.
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3.1.4 Pre-heater
Pre-heater is one of HRSG components that serves as initial heater of water which is pumped
from condenser before enter into feed water tanks. In the HRSG system, pre-heater serves to raise
temperature before enter feed water tanks which later will be forwarded to economizer.

(a)

(b)

(c)

Fig. 3.2 (a) Super heater (b) Evaporator (c) Economizer

3.2 Overview of HRSG unit

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The power plant has 4 heat recovery steam generator. Each Heat recovery steam generator
produces two types of steam-high pressure steam and low pressure steam. High pressure steam
enters in one common header which is called high pressure line. Similarly Low pressure steam
enters in one common header which is called Low pressure line. Adding Additional pressure level
in the HRSG can increases the amount of heat that can be recovered from the exhaust gas. So, in
order to extract more energy from exhaust gas, both HP and LP steam are produced. HRSG can be
classified in many ways, such as exhaust gas flow, the number of pressure levels or whether the
flue gases or water passes through the tube, etc. The HRGS used in this power plant is vertical and
water tube and dual pressure boiler. The tubes contain water and are surrounded by the high
temperature exhaust gases. The HRSG consists of 2 HP super heater, 2 HP Economizer, 1 HP
Evaporator,1 LP superheater,1 LP Economizer and 1 Evaporator. There are 3 pumps used for
supplying water to the Economizer. Among the three, 2 of them are always running. Another one
is kept standby. There are 3 types of tank named HP drum, LP drum and Feed water tank. Blow
down is done periodically by blow down vessel. Boiler blow down is water intentionally wasted
from a boiler to avoid concentration of impurities during continuing evaporation of steam. The
water is blown out of the boiler with some force by steam pressure within the boiler. Bottom blow
down used with early boilers caused abrupt downward adjustment of boiler water level and was
customarily expelled downward to avoid the safety hazard of showering hot water on nearby
individuals.
HRSG can supply steam at 520 degree Celsius. If by chance steam temperature rises above 520
degree Celsius water is sprayed in steam to reduce temperature. The water sprayed is supplied
from

Economizer. The material used for the heat recovery steam generator should be able to

withstand high temperature and pressure. The material should have high strength. The feed water
used in HRSG should be properly treated. Water treatment unit is used for these purposes. In this
power plant there are a sophisticated, specialized water treatment unit which ensures better quality
water supplied to the HRSG. This leads to increase in HRSG life.
A schematic diagram of HRSG has been shown in Figure 3.4 which has been obtained from mark5
console.

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Fig. 3.3 Schematic diagram Steam generation

Fig. 3.4 Schematic diagram of HRSG

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3.3 Water Treatment Unit:

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Chemically speaking water is H2O, the combination of two parts of Hydrogen to one part of
Oxygen. Absolutely pure water is impossible to obtain in the nature. Pure water does not exist in
nature due to its characteristic as solvent. Number of matters like gases, minerals and organic
materials dissolve in the water easily. It picks up fine particles wherever it flows such as silt, sand,
iron and organics etc. Biological growths like algae and bacteria take place in the water. Thus,
water is usually contaminated with numerous dissolved and un-dissolved solids along with living
matters.
An effective Water Treatment Unit is provided in Mymensingh Power Station (MPS). The Whole
Water Treatment Unit is divided into four categories as stated below:

Pre-Treatment System

Demineralization System

Chemical Storage and Neutralization

Waste water system.

3.3.1 Pre-Treatment System:

Raw water extracted from underground by the Deep Well Pump contains various types of minerals
and salts of Ferrous, Calcium, Magnesium ions. The water is then passed through the Aeration
Tank where oxidation of Fe, reduction of Ammonium Sulfate and removal of CO2 take place from
raw water. At the same time, Poly Aluminum Chloride (PAC) dosing is done for enlarging the
foreign particles carried by the raw water. After PAC dosing the water is passed through the
Multimedia Filter having a bed of three layers to remove the colloidal and suspended particles in
water. The upper layer of the bed is Anthracite, middlesand and the lastgravel. After an
approximate 12 hour running period, multimedia filter goes to backwash to improve

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Deep Well
Water

Aeration
Tank

PAC
Dosing

Multimedia
Filter

NaOCl
Dosing

Filtered
Water Tank

Fig. 3.5 Flow chart for water pre-treatment System

Cation
Exchanger-1

Anion
Exchanger2

CO2 degasify-1

Filtered
Tank

Intermediate
Tank
Cation
Exchanger-2

Anion
Exchanger2

CO2 degasify2

Ultra-filtration
Rack-1
Ultra-filtrate
Tank
Ultra-filtration
Rack-2

Mixed-bed
Filter 1 & 2

Demi Water
Tank

Condensate
Tank

Boiler

Fig. 3.6 Flow chart for demineralization system

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Waste
Water

Coagulation
Tank

Flocculation
Tank

Lamella
Separator

Filter
Press
pump

Environment

Fig. 3.7 Flow chart for waste water treatment system

Fig. 3.8 Multi media filter

filtration process. NaOCI is dosed in water before entering into Filtered Water Tank against
microbiological growth. The flow chart for pretreatment is shown in Figure 3.5.
3.3.2 Demineralization System:
Demineralization or deionization is the process of removing mineral salts from water by using the
ion exchange process. With most natural water sources it is possible to use demineralization and
produce water of a higher quality than conventional distillation. Demineralization involves two
ion exchange reactions. Initially, the Cation such as calcium magnesium and sodium are removed
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acidic water is then passed through an Anion exchange where the anions such as sulfates chlorides
etc. are removed by Hydroxyl (OH-) ions.
Demineralization system consists of Cation Exchanger (1 & 2), Anion Exchanger (1 & 2), CO2
degasify (1 & 2), Intermediate Tank, Ultra filtration Rack (1 & 2) and Ultra-filtrate Tank. The pH
of filtrated water is about 7 (6.9 - 7.1) which is neutral. When this water passes through Cation
exchanger, Cations like Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, NH4+ and traces of heavy metals are exchanged
through Cation resin decreasing the value of pH 4 5. When water passes through Anion
exchanger, Anions like SO42-, NO3-, Cl-, PO4- and dissolved SiO2 are exchanged through anion
resin and pH of water then becomes about 7. The conductivity and pH is continuously checked in
an automated system. Maximum allowable conductivity 1.20 S/cm. Above this limit,
regeneration of resin have to operate. 20% H2SO4 is used for Cation resin and 50% NaOH is used
for anion resin for regeneration. CO2 degasify is used for removing carbon dioxide from the water
after being processed in Ion Exchanger. Then the water is collected in a tank named Intermediate
Tank. The most fantastic Water Treatment part of Mymensingh Power Station (MPS) is the
Ultrafiltration which is the process of separating colloidal silica from water coming from
intermediate tank by means of ultrafiltration membranes. After every 2 hour ultrafiltration rack
goes to backwash where 10th backwash is caustic backwash. 50% NaOH use for caustic backwash.
After the treatment from the Ultrafiltration Tank the water is stored in Ultra filtrate Tank. Cation
and Anion resin remain in mixed condition in Mixed Bed Filter. The remaining ions that are not
separated by the previous processes are exchanged here from water coming from Ultra-filtrate
Tank. 20% H2SO4 is used for Cation resin and 50% NaOH is used for anion resin for regeneration
of resin in the Mixed Bed Filter. Then Demi water whose pH is 7 is produced and stored in the
Condensate Tank.

3.3.3 Chemical Storage and Neutralization:

1. H2SO4 98% Storage Tank: Store acid used for Regeneration of C/A L-1, C/A L-2, MBF-1
& MBF-2 and backwash of Aeration tower . 98 % H2SO4 from storage tank and water from
DI water tank are used to make concentration of 20% H2SO4 for regeneration, which is
stored in measuring tank.
2. NaOH 50% Storage Tank: Caustic storage for Regeneration of C/A L-1, C/A L-2 , MBF1 & MBF-2 and Backwash of Ultra filtration Rack-1&2 .
3. NaOH 50% Measuring Tank: Caustic storage from NaOH 50% storage tank for one
regeneration.
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4. Neutralization Tank: Collect regeneration waste water. Waste water is neutralized to a pH

between 6 to 9 before discharging.
3.3.4 Waste Water Treatment:
Suspended particles cannot be removed completely by plain settling. Large, heavy particles settle
out readily, but smaller and lighter particles settle very slowly or in some cases do not settle at all.
Because of this, the sedimentation step is usually preceded by a chemical process known
as coagulation. Chemicals (coagulants) are added to the water to bring the non-settling particles
together into larger, heavier masses of solids. Aluminum Sulfate is the most common coagulant
used for water purification. Other chemicals, such as ferric sulfate or sodium aluminate, may also
be used. Coagulation is usually accomplished in two stages: rapid mixing and slow mixing. Rapid
mixing serves to disperse the coagulants evenly throughout the water and to ensure a complete
chemical reaction. Sometimes this is accomplished by adding the chemicals just before the pumps,
allowing the pump impellers to do the mixing. Usually, though, a small flash-mix tank provides
about one minute of detention time. After the flash mix, a longer period of gentle agitation is
needed to promote particle collisions. This gentle agitation, or slow mixing, is called flocculation
it is accomplished in a tank that provides at least a half hour of detention time. The flocculation
tank has wooden paddle-type mixers that slowly rotate on a horizontal motor-driven shaft. After
flocculation the water flows into the sedimentation tanks. Some small water-treatment plants
combine coagulation and sedimentation in a single prefabricated steel unit called a solids-contact
tank.
1. Waste Water Pit: Collect waste water from UF Backwash, ACC, MMF Backwash, MBF
Backwash and outside area.
2. Coagulation Tank: Collect water from waste water pit. It is an over flow tank.
3. Flocculation Tank: Collect water from coagulation tank. It is an over flow tank.
4. Lamella Separator: In lamella separator, separation and concentration of suspended matter
will take place to form sludge.
5. Filter Press Pump: Collect water from lamella separator and then pumped to filter press for
removing sludge.

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Steam Turbine & Electricity distribution

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The turbine is a condensing turbine with normal main steam parameters, an inlet casing with an
overall dimension of 90 and an exhaust steam casing with and overall dimension of 3.2 m2 with
axial exhaust flow.
The main steam expands in the turbine and flows axially into the condenser where it condenses.
The turbine itself is a subcomponent of the overall turbine-generator unit, which includes other
components such as oil supply unit, condensing plant, generator and the I&C system.
The Steam turbine consists of:
Steam Turbine

Basic turbine with inner casing

Rotor

Stationary Blade Carrier

Shaft Glands

Bearing Support Systems

Control System

Instrumentation

Positioning system for control and limitation

Protective and limiting devices

Oil supply system

Oil tank with oil tank heater

Oil pumps with three-phase a.c. motor

Emergency oil input, d.c. motor

Oil cooler with changeover value

Oil filter for lube and control oil

Lifting oil system with lift oil pump and lift oil filter

Oil purification system

Oil mist separator

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Internal Steam Lines

Seal Steam pressure control

Gland steam desuperheater

Drain header with hotwell and condensate pump

Accessories

Seal steam control system

Seal-steam condenser

Electric Turning gear

Safety valve , atmospheric exhaust

Casing heating system

Electrical and I&C system

Generator

Turbine I&C system

Generator Control circuit

Voltage regulator

Power supply system

Turbine sub-distribution system

24 V DC power supply

4.1 Operating principle

The steam passes through the main steam connection, the steam strainer and emergency stop valve
before the servo valves into inlet part of the outer casing. After opening of the servo valves, the
steam flows into the steam chamber, to pass through the jet groups into the expansion area of the
turbine, by giving off its energy capacity and expanding up to the final pressure in the exhaust part.
Function and key design considerations of some components of interest are as follows:

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4.2.1 Turbine Casing:
The turbine casing acts as the outer shell for the steam space of the turbine and accommodates
the internal steam flow components and turbine control system. The turbine casing is split
horizontally and made of high-temperature cast steel.
4.2.2 Inner casing
Together with the main steam inlet, the inner casing forms the control stage and the integrated
stationary blading for the first expansion space (EBI) of the turbine.
4.2.3 Sealing Shells
The sealing shells serve the purpose of sealing between the outer casing and rotor on the steam
end. Besides sealing against internal excess pressures, the ingress of ambient air in the event of
an internal partial vacuum must be reliably prevented. Depending on the arrangement of the
sealing plates of the rotor and shell, the sealing shells form a contact-free labyrinth or "peakpeak" seal. The sealing shell is of great importance because it ensures the thermal efficiency of
the steam turbine plants.
The sealing effect is based on the principle of conversion of pressure energy to velocity energy
followed by eddying. The gap between rotary and static elements and the design as a labyrinth or
peak-peak seal has a crucial influence on its effectiveness.

The steam passes through sealing shells that seal off against internal excess pressure from
the inside to the outside. Through the slits in the sealing shell body. leaking steam is
sucked out of the shell after the inner area. A small amount of steam passes through the
middle area into the subsequent collecting space and, from there, through the opening
in the top shell and the connected vapor line into the atmosphere.

Sealing shells that are intended to ensure a partial vacuum in the turbine casing must
prevent the ingress of ambient air into the casing. This is why sealing steam with a slight
excess pressure is passed through the slits in the sealing shell body. The sealing steam
splits into two portions. Corresponding to the larger pressure gradient. The main portion
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flows towards the inside, while a lesser portion passes through the middle area into the
steam collecting space and further through the vapor line into the atmosphere. If required,
steaming of the sealing shell can be adjusted according to the quantity of emerging vapor
steam.

4.2.4 Turbine rotor:

The thermal energy contained in the steam is converted into mechanical energy in the blading. The
turbine rotor and its moving blades transfer this energy as rotational motion to the driven machine.
The basic structure of the turbine rotor is shown in Fig. 1. The number of blade stages shown may
vary in the actual design. The actual turbine shaft comprises a monoblock forging. Steam flows
from the inlet casing and across the control stage (7) and into the first HP nozzle group (6). From
there the flow of steam is rerouted toward the second HP nozzle group (9) and to the LP nozzle
group (10).
The individual regions are sealed against one another by the inner shaft glands (5) as labyrinth
seals (8) or as point-to-point seals. The front shaft gland (4) and the rear shaft gland (13) mark the
ends of the blading region. All shaft gland regions are equipped with caulked-in seal strips. The
rotor is supported in two pressure lubricated journal bearings (3 and 14). The axial position of the
rotor is fixed by the thrust bearing collars (2). Power take-off is provided via a rigid coupling
flange (1), with the turbine, intermediate and generator shafts being connected via coupling bolts.
A drive wheel for an electric or hydraulic rotor turning gear can be integrated between the turbine
and generator shaft. Balancing planes (12) are available at various positions on the rotor.
4.2.5 Turbine Blading:
The thermal energy of the steam is converted into mechanical energy in the blading of the turbine.
The efficiency and the operational reliability of the turbine are crucially dependent on the design
and quality of the blading. Stringent demands are consequently made on the design and
manufacture of the turbine blades. Three different types of blades are employed for the blading.
Nozzle and impulse section profiles for the partially admitted control stage with nozzle group
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controlled turbines which have no control stage. All the blade rows are designed with shroud.
Stainless Cr steel is employed exclusively for the entire blading.
4.2.6 Control Stage
The control stage comprises nozzles and moving blades. The nozzles for the inner casing (steam
chamber) with horizontal casing split are milled in one piece and inserted in slots. Single-piece
inner casings are equipped with a three-piece nozzle ring, which consists of a centre, outer and
inner ring. Using an electro-chemical process, profile-formed openings are created in the centre
ring, into which the corresponding formed profile material is inserted. The centre ring is connected
to the inner and outer ring by electron-beam welding. The moving blades of the control stage
together with the blade shroud and the straddle root are milled in one piece. A two-tongue or threetongue straddle root is employed depending on the blade loading. In special cases the blades are
machined directly from the rotor material employing an electro-chemical process. The straddle
roors are inserted into slots of the control stage disk and are secured by means of axial taper pins.
4.2.7 Drum Blading
The guide blades are manufactured from extruded rod stock. They have a hook-type root and are
held apart at the specified pitch in the slot by means of milled spacers inserted into the blade
groove. The spacers are secured by means of taper pins at the joint planes of the guide blade carrier.
The shrouds are riveted to the guide blades. They join a number of guide blades to form sets of
blades. The moving blades of the drum blading together with the inverted 1-root and the blade
shroud are milled in one piece. The inverted t-roots are inserted in slots in the turbine rotor and are
caulked from below using sectional material of brass The form of the blade roots is such that the
contiguously arranged blades have the specified throat openings. The insertion opening of the
blade groove is closed by a locking blade per row. These blades are secured to the turbine rotor by
means of stud screws. Consequently, there is thus neither a gap in the blade ring nor a spacing
deviation.

4.2.8 Sealing of the radial blade

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The radial free clearance between the guide and moving blades fitted with gap shrouds is of the
order of millimeters. Contact between the stationary and moving parts over a large area, e.g. on
deflection of the turbine rotor or of the casing, is thus obviated. This large radial gap is sealed by
means of seal strips in order to reduce the tip clearance losses to a minimum. In the case of the
guide blades, the seal strips are caulked into the turbine rotor, and. in the case of the moving blades,
into the guide blade carrier. The thin seal strips leave a clearance of a few tenths of a millimeter
between the shroud and the turbine rotor on the one hand and between the shroud and the guide
blade carrier, on the other hand.

4.3 Oil Supply System

Oil supply is provided by oil pumps. The pumps guarantee the operating reliability of the turbine,
in particular of the bearings, by ensuring continuous flow and circulation of oil. In addition, the
oil pumps also supply the hydraulic control equipment with the requisite volumes of oil. The oil is
channeled off directly downstream of pressure source and fed to this oil circuit via a filter. The oil
required for supply to the bearings flows through a throttle, the oil coolers and a further duplex oil
filter to the bearings.
4.3.1 Oil pumps
Motor-driven, vertical centrifugal oil pumps are used as the oil pumps, with oil supply provided
by a single pump throughout the course of operation. One oil pump is on continuous standby and
automatically takes over oil supply in the event of failure of the selected duty oil pump. Asa rule,
an electrical oil pump driven by a d.c. motor is used as emergency oil pump for protection of the
bearings. This supplies the bearings with the requisite oil when the other oil pumps are not in
operation. The pump delivery rate is relatively low to match the capacity of the d.c. power source.
For this reason, the hydraulic oil line for this pump is usually connected to the lube oil circuit
downstream of the coolers and filter without dedicated oil cooling and oil filtering systems. The
oil system for the turbine plant is implemented such that in the event of loss of one pump a second
pump will provide a guaranteed supply of oil automatically. Here, it is assumed that the emergency
oil pump never fails, i.e. the power source for the emergency oil pump is always available. For this
reason, proper care and maintenance of the d.c. batteries for example is important to ensure that
these are always ready for use.
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4.3.2 Oil tanks

The oil tank is usually located in front of the turbine. Space restrictions may result in installation
of the oil tank in a separate compartment located below the turbine plant. The oil tank
accommodates the oil required for overall oil supply. The tank is dimensioned and designed such
that the continuously circulating oil in the system can settle somewhat in the tank and so as to
ensure adequate degassing. The vertical oil pumps are mounted on the oil tank cover.

4.4 Air Cooled Condenser

An Air Cooled Condenser (ACC) is a cooling system where the steam is condensed inside aircooled finned tubes. An Air Cooled Condenser (ACC) is made of modules arranged in parallel
rows. Each module contains a number of fin tube bundles. An axial flow, forced-draft fan located
in each module forces the cooling air across the heat exchange area of the fin tubes. Due to paucity
of water cooling tower is not used in this plant. There are 15 fans installed in air cooled condenser
unit .Each of the fan consumes 700KW.

Fig. 4.1 Air cooled condenser of MPS

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4.5 Electricity distribution:

Distribution substations connect to the transmission system and lower the transmission voltage to
medium 35 kV with the use of transformer. In the power station 4 step up transformers are used.
Transformer rating is 35/50 MVA. Primary distribution lines carry this medium voltage power
to distribution transformer located near the customer's premises. Distribution transformers again
lower the voltage to the utilization voltage of household appliances and typically feed several
customers through secondary distribution lines at this voltage. Commercial and residential
customers are connected to the secondary distribution lines through service drops. Customers
demanding a much larger amount of power may be connected directly to the primary distribution
level or the sub transmission level. When the demand trips over or below the limited range, the
breaker opens thus protecting the plant equipment.

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CONCLUSION

I remembered seeing it and it was this metallic turbine and I thought it was beautiful. I had
never been in a power plant before, but I felt, without being overly dramatic, compelled to make
photographs of this for myself- was the impression of John Sexton, an American professor and
educator, on his first ever visit to a power plant. It remains to be a universal feeling that resonates
with everyone having his first exposure to the enormity of life-line these modern civilizationpower plants. Power plants are modern marvels that harness the energy from natural resources
and convert them to the most suitable of forms electric energy. Mymensingh Power Station is
no different. On the bank of river Bramhaputra the power station stands firm as a symbol of hope
and excellence for the locality and the country as a whole, both literally and figuratively. Instead
of being mere switching practices or knob twiddling manipulation, harmonic operations of the
machines have transcended to rather metaphorical communication with them as we experienced
it from the spontaneity of the workforce involved to run the colossal activity in the power station.
It was an experience most necessary for us to know the real world of work where theories meet
implementation, where unforeseen problems pop-up every now and then. We were enriched and
now have a better understanding of our duties as our dreams are better shaped in the daylight of
real engineering. The whole training ushered us to new alleyways of knowledge and whispered
in our hearts that learning never stops.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We highly acknowledge the endeavor of Department of Mechanical Engineering, BUET to

accommodate this training program for us. Cordial thank to Dr. Ashiqur Rahman and all the
teachers concerned to coordinate the program. We are also grateful to the engineers and authority
of RPCL Mymensingh Power Station.

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REFERENCES

1. Operation and Maintenance manual, GE Energy Products Volume-1: Gas Turbine

2. Operation and Maintenance manual, GE Energy Products Volume-2: Gas Turbine
Equipment.
3. Maintenance and Overhaul of Steam Turbine, Siemens.
4. Operation Guide for Mymensingh Power Station, RPCL.
5. System Description of WTU, MPS, RPCL.
6. Balance of Plant, GE, Volume-1.
7. Balance of Plant, GE, Volume-2.

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