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Guidelines:
The checklist below is not an exhaustive description of jobs carried out in the work area. In case of any activity not listed in this document, please describe the same for proper records.
Date Signature
Heat Rate Calculations. 4/11/2016 SAQLAIN RAZA
IR Thermal Camera. 1/11/2016 SAQLAIN RAZA
Ultrasonic Flow Meter. 1/11/2016 SAQLAIN RAZA
Ultrasonic Leak Detector. 1/11/2016 SAQLAIN RAZA
Ullage Tape. 2/11/2016 SAQLAIN RAZA
Understanding
Safety Rules Operations Observation
Date Signature
IR Thermography Report. 1/11/2016 SAQLAIN RAZA
Vibration Analysis Report. 1/11/2016 SAQLAIN RAZA
QA / QC
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Understanding Safety Rules Operations Observation Date Signature
Others
Area Section
Technical & Commercial Training Notes - Key Learnings Vibration Analysis
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Technical & Commercial department performs the condition monitoring of the equipment in order to ensure their health and performance. This department makes sure that
the equipment is running on it's maximum efficiency. The detection of any fault in the machine before it's failure is one of the most important function performed. In addition
to this, T&C department is also responsible for generating the bills for the units of electricity supplied to WAPDA.
As mentioned earlier, condition monitoring is one of the prime functions performed by T&C department. There are 4 major techniques for CM, which are defined below:
1. IR Thermography: IR (Infrared) thermography can be defined as the process of generating visual images that represent variations in IR radiance of surface of objects. Any
object with a temp greater that absolute zero emits infrared radiations proportional to their temperature. An infrared thermometer or infrared camera, can be used to check
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this infrared temperature and determine any fault. An infrared thermometer will only indicate the temperature of a certain point whereas an infrared camera will also show a
At HUB plant, T&C department uses both infrared thermometer that is shown on the right (SKF CMSS 3000-SL) and infrared camera.
The infrared camera is owned by electrical department and is landed to T&C department on request. This infrared camera will
store the image in the storage card and can be transferred to the computer using a software which will indicate the temperature
at various zones. The area which is colored red, is usually a faulty zone.
2. Vibration Analysis: Vibration can be defined as the periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternatively opposite directions from the position of
equilibrium when the equilibrium has been disturbed. Every moving machine will have vibrations of different magnitudes and frequencies. These vibrations can be assessed
to determine the faults in the machinery. The magnitude of vibration is expressed as:
a. Displacement
b. Velocity
c. Acceleration
Human touch is not sensitive enough to discriminate between different levels of vibrations. Therefore, vibration analyzers are available which consist of various transducers
that will sense and provide an electrical output reflective of the vibrational displacement, velocity or acceleration. Amplitude vs Time (Waveform) is generated for these
vibrations which with the help of FFT (Fast Fourier Transformation) is converted into Amplitude vs Frequency (Spectrum) graph. This spectrum is unique for different faults
At HUB plant, vibration analysis is done using SKF CMVA65 Micro Log instrument which has a magnetic probe.
This probe is placed in axial, vertical and horizontal directions to determine the exact vibration values. The probe
must be settled at the point. The values obtained are stored in the instrument and then it is transferred to the
computer using machine analyst software. By using this software, recent values can be compared with the past
values and spectrum can also be obtained. These values and spectrum can be used for further analyses and
3. Oil Analysis: One of the oldest technique still used is oil analysis. It can be used to define three basic conditions related to the machine's lubrication or lubrication system.
a. Condition of the oil i.e. will it's current condition lubricate as per design. Testing is performed to determine lubricant viscosity, acidity etc., as well as other chemical
analysis to quantify the condition of oil additives like corrosion inhibitors etc.
b. Lubrication system condition i.e. have any physical boundaries been violated causing lubricant contamination, by testing for water content, silicon and other contaminants.
c. Machine condition itself by analyzing wear particles existing in the lubricant, machine wear can be evaluated and quantified.
4. Ultrasonic Analysis: Ultrasounds are defined as sound waves having frequency greater than 20 kHz. Many rotating equipment and many fluid system conditions will emit
sound patterns in the ultrasonic frequency spectrum. Changes in these ultrasonic wave spectrum are reflective of the equipment condition. Ultrasonic signature analysis can
be used to identify problems related to component wear as well as fluid leaks, vacuum leaks and steam trap failures.
Valve Drain Survey: This survey is actually done on regular basis to determine the leakage or passing from a valve. This activity is quite important because the leakage from
a closed valve will lead to loss of energy and result in decrease of plant efficiency. This job is performed using the SKF Infrared Thermometer CMSS 3000-SL. This thermometer
will indicate the increased temperature in the region where the valve would be passing. Check sheet for the inspection is developed for all valves.
Using IR temperature gun, we checked the blowdown valve of HP turbine, that goes into the condenser whether it is passing or not. This valve is opened when the unit is shut
down and steam from turbine has to be drained to the condenser. The temperature at unit 2 blowdown valve was found to be 97'C, at unit 3 it was found to be 44'C and at unit
4 it was found to be 111'C. The temperature readings showed that the blowdown valve at unit 4 was defected.
Similarly, recirculation valve of feed water pump was also checked using IR temperature gun. Recirculation valve is motor operated and is closed when the unit is at full load.
Temperature was checked at 3 points that were before valve, on the body of valve, and after valve. Temperatures were recorded at recirculation valve of unit 2, 3 and 4. High
Excess Oxygen in Flue Gas: This test is performed in the GAH (Gas Air Heater) to determine the leakage of air (oxygen) inducted using FD fan. The leakage of oxygen form fresh air
to flue gases on other side of GAH is the loss of energy as the A/F ratio will decrease due to this. In addition to oxygen concentration in flue gas, concentration of carbon dioxide
Ultrasonic Flow Measurement: An ultrasonic flow meter measures the velocity of a fluid with ultrasound to calculate volume
flow. Using ultrasonic transducers, the flow meter can measure the average velocity along the path of an emitted beam of
ultrasound, by averaging the difference in measured transit time between the pulses of ultrasound propagating into and
against the direction of flow or by measuring the frequency shift from Doppler's effect.
Ultrasonic flow meter consists of two contact probes and a display panel on which the readings are displayed of flow rate (m3/hr.). Instrument used is EESIFLO 3000. The
probes are placed using a contact gel. The probes are then locked and secured with arrows marked in outward direction. The distance between the probes is determined using
instrument when the thickness and diameter of pipe are entered. When the flow is started, the instrument will represent the flow on the screen.
Helium Survey: This survey is conducted to determine the condenser vacuum leakage. If the air would ingress in the condenser, the
pressure inside the condenser would rise. Consequently the temperature inside the condenser would rise as well. This would be
considered as the loss of energy because the steam in turbine will not expand to the least pressure due to rise of pressure in
condenser. To check for this leakage, helium gas is used as it is lighter than air and can be easily detected.
Helium is sprayed at various points such as I&C joints, manholes etc. If their would be any leakage then helium would be detected
through the instrument shown on the right which is placed at the steam ejector. The instrument used is PHD-4 leak detector
RFO Level Measurement: Level measurement of the RFO tank is done using the level gauge, connected to each RFO tank but the reading obtained through this gauge is counter
We performed the level measurement of RFO tank-4 using ullage tape. Initially take-5 was done in which the hazards that may be
present were detected. These hazards included slippage, tipping, attack by bees etc. Mitigation measures were taken for these
hazards that were to keep the foot firmly on the stairs, keep a safe distance from the other person, keep your face away when the
cap is opened to prevent interaction with fumes etc. After that, ullage tape was unlocked and was unrolled. The point where the tape
came in contact with RFO, an alarming sound was heard. The reading was taken and was found to be 3.017m. This was the reading of the empty tank. The total height of the
RFO tank is 21m. If we subtract the obtained reading from total height, then this will give the level of oil in the tank that was 17.983m.
Cold Draft Test: This test is the initial step when any unit is in RTS (Return To Service) condition after the outage. This test is performed on the air path. In this test, FD fan is
checked at various positions of I.G.Vs (Inlet Guide Vanes) to check that the proper flow of air is obtained. Flow, temperature and pressure of air is obtained at various
positions along the air flow path and these values are checked with the previously obtained values.
Fuel Management: According to FSA (Fuel Supply Agreement), PSO is bound to supply RFO to
HUBCO for production of electricity. PSO has made an agreement with APL (Asia Petroleum
Limited) to supply oil from ZOT (Zulfiqarabad Oil Terminal) to HUB plant. For this purpose,
APL is using a 78km, 14" pipeline that has a transfer capacity of 7389 tons. APL has 5 RFO
tanks at ZOT each having a capacity of 32000 tons whereas at HUB plant, there are 4 RFO tanks
each having capacity of 30000 tons and a height of 21m in which oil is filled up to 19m.
WAPDA sends it's electricity demand on yearly, quarterly and monthly basis. On the basis of
this demand, HPSL calculates oil demand. As a rule of thumb, 232 tons of RFO is required to
generate 1 GW of electricity. HPSL has to maintain 60% of RFO in it's tank for all time. After
RFO is received by HPSL, it's price is charged from WAPDA on the basis of international price
of RFO which is received in 14 days and this money is then transferred to PSO within 14 days,
Billing: Bill against total units consumed by WAPDA is prepared on daily basis by obtaining generation data from operations department and after calculation of RFO
consumed in this generation. All the values of MWH generation is collected from mid-night report that is prepared by control room on daily basis. The readings are then sent
to HUBCO head office, which is then communicated to WAPDA as an invoice. The payment is released on monthly basis and also includes FADL deduction.
FADL (Failure to Achieve Dispatch Level) is the penalty that has to be paid if HUB power fails to generate electricity within agreed tolerance band of power generation. This
money is deducted monthly by WAPDA. If the demand of electricity by WAPDA is less that 1130 MW, then this tolerance band is 6% and if the demand of electricity form
WAPDA is greater than 1130 MW, then this tolerance band is 4%.
PLAC (Partial Load Adjustment Charges) is the penalty paid by either WAPDA or HUBCO. If WAPDA consumes less electricity, than it has demanded then this will cause the
efficiency of the station to decrease and in return more RFO will be consumed. In this case, WAPDA will pay PLAC. If HUBCO is unable to meet the demand of WAPDA
continuously for 12 hours keeping itself in tolerance band, then HUBCO will have to pay PLAC. If electricity generated goes out of tolerance band and stays out of it, continuously
FO + PLAC 960 GWH: This is the condition imposed by WAPDA in PPA (Power Purchase Agreement). Both FO (Forced Outage) and PLAC are variable and depends on the factor
provided by WAPDA on monthly basis. It not only depends on month but also depends on hours as peak hours and non-peak hours. To calculate FO or PLAC,
multiply the month factor provided by WAPDA with the number of hours and the MW of electricity shortfall. IF the sum of FO and PLAC is greater than 960 GWH after the year
checked from April to next year's March, then a penalty has to be given by HUBCO to WAPDA.
Manager Review
Saqlain has completed all the tasks assigned to him during his tenure in the T&C department. He needs to complete his training regarding helium survey and excess oxygen measurement in the buffer week. I wish him
all the best in his future training.
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