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Operating Issues
David Buzza
Region 7 Engineering
August 6, 2012
Looking Up
LP Economizer Protection
Maintain FW inlet temperature 15F above flue
gas dew point with FW recirculation system.
Turbine to HRSG
expansion joint
Start of Tube
Panels
Duct
Burner
SCR
Distribution Grid
Supports
HRSG Casing
Guides
54 feet
Distribution Grid
Top = SS
Bottom = P11
Guides
(1 overlap)
25 feet
(7/8 overlap)
Failure
Gas
Flow
Tube Bundle
downstream
of Grid
Distribution
Grid
33 m/s
83 m/s
25 m/s
No Distribution Grid
5 m/s
No Distribution Grid
6 m/s
9 m/s
No Distribution Grid
8 m/s
8 m/s
26 m/s
16 m/s
Concern Gas & acoustic baffles and/or tube ties may fail with no
distribution grid because of higher gas velocity / higher tube vibration.
32 m/s
Single Points
Resolution
Remove trip, already protected
by GT exhaust P trip
Gas Turbine high HP or HRH steam Add 2 XMTRs for 2/3 median
runback
T
select for each
Boiler Feed
Pump trip
Boiler Feed
Pump trip
Crack
Stanchion
Crack
Buckled
Drain
Line
Bent
Support
Re-ran the
pipe with
expansion
loops
Existing
Support
Existing
Support
New
Support
Existing
Support
To BFP
Suction
After
BFP 1
0
9
BFP 2
BFP 3
0
9
BFP 4
Time