STEAM TURBINE

500 MW SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
ERECTION BREECH NUT HEATING DEVICE

1 ASSEMBLY OF BREECH NUT

The breech nut assembly used in between connection of main steam inlet line
and HP module. This type of connection are very useful in barrel type design of
HP module and helps in very fast assembly / dismantling of the module in
erection and subsequent overhaul of the unit. The number of breech nut
depend upon the numbers of steam entry connection for the HP module.
However there are generally two / four breech nut assemblies are used in a
particular module.

A special care is must while making the breech nut assembly first time at site
during erection stage. The main steam inlet line connections are welded with
the HP casing inlet insert after assembly of the breech nut and no major
correction of breech nut is possible unless the inlet line are cut and rewelded.

2 PROCEDURE / SPECIAL CHECKS DURING ASSEMBLY OF

BREECH NUT AT ERECTION STAGE.

2.1 Ensure cleanliness of the inlet insert and HP casing matching flanges. A
feeler tight joint is to be ensured on these faces during its
assembly.
2.2 Ensure that no burrs / high spots are left on threading portion of the
breech nut and all the threads are very smooth.
2.3 Ensure fitting of all radial / axial dowel pins of the breech nut before its
final assembly. These dowel pins causes serious problem during
assembly of breech nut at site if the holes are not properly reamed
and dowel pins are not fitted at works before dispatch. Many times
after drilling / reaming of holes at works the sizes are taken and
pins are dispatched after manufacturing without actual fitting.
2.4 Ensure compression of U seal ring before its assembly. The faces of the
U-seal ring may be checked for the line contact on a surface plate.
2.5 High temperature molykote is to be used during assembly of breech nut
in all the area and matching flanges of inlet insert / HP casing are
to be applied with birkosite / stag-B jointly compound.
2.6 A 0.03 mm feeder tight joints are to be ensured on faces A & B from all
the inspection holes of the periphery before heat tightening of the
breech nut. The value of heat tightening is mentioned over the
drawings.

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2.7 The heat tightening device supplied with the machine is to be used for
heat tightening of the nut. The radial dowel pins of the breech nut
are also to be locked in position to avoid their falling at a later date.
2.8 The welding works of HP casing inlet insert pipelines may be taken up
after heat tightening of the breech nut.
2.9 Ensure that radial holes of breech nut are covered properly to avoid entry
of any foreign material.
2.10 The tightening of breech nut is done with the help of overhead crane in
both the condition i.e. during normal tightening and during heat
tightening of the nut. Proper size pins are to be used on periphery
holes of breech nut to avoid any damaged of periphery holes are
any damaged to inside thread of breech nut.
2.11 The tightening of breech nut is done with the help of overhead crane in
both the conditions i.e. during normal tightening & during heat
tightening of the nut. Proper size pins are to be used on periphery
holes of breech nut to avoid any damage of periphery holes are any
damage to inside threads of the breech nuts.

3 DISMANTLING OF BREECH NUT DURING OVERHAULING.

A similar procedure of heating the breech nut is used for loosing it. But before
the heating / loosing of breech nut the main steam inlet pipe lines need their
locking to avoid any type of load transferred on the threads on the breech nut.
Though perfect free joint are made during welding of the main steam inlet
pipelines with the breech nut but still the problem of piping pull are phased in
these area during the various reasons. Hence it is essential to lock the pipeline
to avoid its movement in any of the direction. The proper welding procedure
are to be used during locking of the pipelines if these are locked by welding
method. After loosing of the breech nut fully the locking of pipelines are to be
made free. The offset of pipelines may be recorded at this stage and any major
variation in pipeline need correction by cutting / rewelding of pipelines.

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4 PROCEDURE/SPECIAL CHECKS DURING DISMANTLING/RE-

ASSEMBLY OF BREECH NUT IN OVERHAULING OF THE
UNIT

4.1 Ensure locking of the inlet pipeline to avoid any load on the threads of the
breech nut due to pull / push of the pipe line an any of the direction
while opening it.
4.2 Ensure that all the radial dowel pins of the breech nut are intact before
opening the nut. If any of the dowel pins are loose then the same
can be removed before loosening the nut.
4.3 U-seal ring are to be ensured for their line contact and compression value
before reassembly.
4.4 Ensure fitting of radial dowl pins of the breech nut. These dowel pins play
a major role during its re-assembly.
4.5 Ensure parallellity of inlet insert and its alignment with the HP casing
before its assembly. The pipeline hangers may be adjusted at this
stage if required.
4.6 Any major variation of alignment and parallelity of pipe line are to be
corrected before its assembly.
4.7 Similar procedure of assembly of breech nut may be used as explained
during erection stages.
4.8 During opening and re-assembly of breech nut if any additional load is
transferred due to pull / push of pipeline on breech nut threads then
that may cause seizure / damage of the breech nut threads.

5 OVERHAULING OF KWU DESIGN 200 / 250 / 500 MW

TURBINE IN CASE OF SPRING LOADED
FOUNDATION

In case of spring loaded foundation the alignment and catenary of HP / IP / LP

/Gen. rotors are to be checked before lifting of any major component from the TG
deck . During checking of the rotor alignment, the instruction issued against
spring loaded foundation are to be followed. To cut short the time cycle of
overhauling the rotor alignment and catenary may also be corrected at this stage
itself so the further work of overhauling like removing of generator rotor, lifting of
LP rotor, lifting of HP module etc. may be taken up as per the requirement. This
will cut short the overhauling duration of the machine.

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By following above procedure in overhauling of the unit the various works of

individual casing like fitting of radial keys, axial keys, casing packers etc. may
be taken up individually otherwise most of the above works are to be kept
pending for alignment of the HP / IP / LP / Gen. rotors . During correction of
rotors alignment the catenary of the shaft is also to be maintained. The
adjustment of shims in the bearing spherical / cylindrical seat is limited by + / -
0.50 mm in pedestal seal bore values from its base values. The majority of
adjustment in achieving the catenary of the shaft may be done by adjusting the
shims in the TG deck spring.

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