M&I Power Tech.

WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION, INDIA
BANDEL POWER PLANT

M&I’s SOLUTION
CFD ANALYSIS & MATHEMATICAL MODELING
 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES FOR FD & ID FANS
OF
210 MW COAL BASED POWER PLANT
CLIENT: WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION, INDIA

RESPONSIBILITY: TURNKEY EPC CONTRACTOR

M&I modified 2 Nos. of ID & FD Fan Discharge Duct of 210 MW Bandel Thermal
Power Station. M&I’s design offered streamlining of flow and effective conversion of
velocity pressure in to static regain offering pressure drop reduction. Moreover M&I’s
aerodynamic diffusion system also eliminated air flow distribution problem in the two ID
fans.

Advantages of M&I’s innovative draft plant system for FD and ID fan advantages in
terms of performance, reliability and savings over existing systems is shown below:

Pressure Drop:
The total pressure drop savings across the FD fan discharge system with M&I design
would be offering 2” W.G. (50 mm WC) pressure drop savings at designed condition
over existing system. Above pressure drop reduction would provide WBPDCL an
increased fan flow or reduction in power consumption. ID fan discharge system will
provide you with an additional pressure drop saving of 1.75” W G (45 mm WC).
Every care has been taken to optimize flow pattern with minimal losses and waste of
energy through turbulence and flow induced vibration in the draft system. Savings
are achieved through converting unproductive velocity pressure to static pressure
regain and eliminating high velocity hot spots in air heater and duct elbows.
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M&I’s Solution for WBPDCL, Bandel Power Plant

I. F.D Fan to Air Pre-Heater Ducting

Existing Design M&I’s Design

Aerodynamically
designed duct
and diffusion
system

Velocity Profile Across the Duct

Streamlined
Non-uniform flow and smoother
distribution and flow
high turbulence
in this region
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Comparison of Velocity Distribution at Inlet of Air Pre-Heater

Existing Design M&I Design

Non-
uniform Uniform
distribution distribution

Comparison of Static Pressure

Pressure Drop: 5.8” W.G Pressure Drop: 3.8” W.G

Pressure Drop Savings in M&I Design: 2” W.G

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II. Ducting System from I.D Fan to Stack

Existing Design M&I Design

Aerodynamically
designed duct
and diffusion
system
Comparison of Velocity Profile Across the Ducting System

Intense Streamlined flow

turbulence compared to existing
across the duct design
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Comparison of Pressure Profile

Pressure Drop Across Existing Design: 3.45” W.G

Pressure Drop Across M&I Designed Duct: 1.7” W.G

Pressure Drop Savings in Case of M&I Design: 1.75” W.G

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West Bengal Power Development Corporation, India

Analysis of Flow to ESP at Kolaghat Power Plant

The flow is not uniformly

distributed because of the
existing duct layout design.
M&I in its design will ensure that
the flow between the two is
uniformly distributed.

Non-uniform
flow
distribution

Pressure drop in case of

existing design (A-C) will
be approx. 1.5” W.G.
M&I expects to reduce
pressure drop by 0.4” –
0.6” W.G

In case of existing design

the RMS deviation of flow
into ESP is 28%.
M&I expects to reduce
RMS deviation from 8-
10%
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