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Saturday, 10 May 2014

TURBINE GENERATOR PKG ERECTION PART-X,


DIFF.CHECKS BUMP ,SWING ,HORN DROP ,CATENARIES
ETC.- ABC OF THERMAL POWER PLANT.
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Part – X ► 2017 (7)


► 2016 (16)

After colour matching axial zero position is achieved and this will be reference point of ► 2015 (12)
▼ 2014 (41)
► December (1)
future axial measurement of HP,IP and LP casing. During Turbine supervisory instrument
► November (1)
calibration
► October (2)
► September (4)
rotor is given to instrument group at axial zero position .
► August (1)
► July (5)
After completion of colour matching of the thrust bearing pads the casing alignment work
► June (2)
▼ May (4)
can be taken up. In case of spring loaded foundation after completing all other works the HP / TURBINE GENERATOR PKG ERECTION PART-XII, SPRING ER...
TURBINE GENERATOR PKG ERECTION PART-XI, ERECTION S...
IP , IP/LP , LP/GEN , GEN/EXCITER couplings are to be reopened and realigned after completing TURBINE GENERATOR PKG ERECTION PART-X, DIFF.CHECKS...
TURBINE GENERATOR PKG ERECTION PART-IX, ALIGHNMENT...

the reaming /honing . The rotors alignment are to be checked with TG deck in floating condition ► April (4)
► March (7)
as per the laid down procedure. After checking of alignment /catenary the final couplings are to ► February (5)
► January (5)

be tightened including their coupled run out and swing check of rotors on HP front and Exciter ► 2013 (116)
► 2012 (12)
end of the shaft.
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ID,FD,PA FANS FOR BOILER IN


After completing the welding of HP inlet, HP exhaust, IP inlet, IP exhaust and other piping of THERMAL POWER PLANT PLAN
AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
FANS
HP/IP casing the final horn drop readings are recorded as per the laid down procedure Till my last dispatch I completed
the topics of Boiler structure ,
Boiler Pressure Parts , Rotary air
preheater as major equipment . I
mentioned in the manual for horn drop check. However the IP casing horn drop is also to be About Me
ha...
Debasish Guha
SEAL AIR FAN , SCANNER AIR
recorded with IP inlet upper half pipe welded with casing alone. I HAVE THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF FAN ERECTION PLAN
EXPERIENCE ON BUILDING SEQUENCE IN THERMAL
POWER STATIONS AT DIFFERENT POWER PLANT
PARTS OF INDIA. DURING Major Fans like ID ,FD and PA
fans are already been discussed in
ASSEMBLY OF BEARING AT SITE ERECTION AND COMMISSIONING
my previous articles. However two
OF POWER STATION IT WAS FELT more fans are required to be
THAT CONSTRUCTION discussed...
The KWU/BHEL design machine are supplied with four bearings out of which three are the SUPERVISORS AND ENGINEERS
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT A POWER
STATION IS VERY LIMITED TO HIS ERECTION PLAN
OWN FIELD. CONSTRUCTION AND SEQUENCE
journal bearing and one is combined thrust and journal bearing on H.P. rear end of the FOR AIR
FIELD IS UNORGANISED IN INDIA.
PREHEATER
IT FELT PRUDENT TO GIVE THEM PART-V
shaft. All the turbine bearing are self aligning type and they adjust themselves as per the KNOWLEDGE OF ENTIRE Air Pre-heater erection Part - V
POWERSTATION IN BRIEF SO continues Air pre heater erection
THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND sequence and plan is given above.
THE LINK OF THEIR WORK TO Also this pr...
catenary of the machine.
SYSTEM. ALSO NEW ENTRANTS
WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH GOOD
GENERATOR
The function of a journal bearing is to support the turbine shaft , but the thrust bearing TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE.
AUXILIARIES
View my complete profile (SEAL OIL
SYSTEM ) PART-I
support the shaft as well as work as a fix point for the turbine shaft. The contact ABC OF
THERMAL POWER PLANT
Till last dispatch I have outlined

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arrangements between bearing and bearing supports are of two types i.e. sphere to sphere the installation of turbine and
generator of thermal power plant
briefly with the help of photos. I
ha...
in HP front and HP rear bearing and torus to cylindrical in other bearings.
The bearings are supplied to site after ensuring their contact at works. During erection all MAIN CIVIL
WORK OF
the bearing are supplied to site in aligned and assemble condition in their individual THERMAL
POWER PLANT.
pedestal from the works. After alignment of the bearing in their pedestal the seat of the b E. Switch yard
with associated civil foundations. It
earing are doweled before dispatch to site. has been observed that beside
civil and structural work of main
plant package the...
In case of Thrust and Journal bearing the seat of the bearing neither doweled from the
TURBINE GENERATOR PKG
works nor it is recommended to be doweled at site. The bearings need preparation before ERECTION PART-X,
DIFF.CHECKS
placement of module in position at site. This can be done even before the placement of BUMP ,SWING ,HORN
DROP ,CATENARIES ETC.- ABC
pedestal in position for grouting. OF THERMAL POWER PLANT.
Part – X After colour matching
Assembly Procedure is available in the erection manual of 500MW turbine. axial zero position is achieved and
this will be reference point of
CRITICAL CHECKS OF TURBINE ERECTION. future axial measurement of HP,I...

BUMP TEST LDO ,FO UNLOADING AND


PRESURING SYSTEM FOR A
STEAM GENERATOR -ABC OF
The axial clearance check is determined after radial clearance measurement has been THERMAL POWER PLANT -
PART-I
completed. The fuel oil plant consists of a.
Fuel (LFO/LDO & HFO) unloading
In this case the shaft is shifted in the “+” and “-” directions from its operating position and terminal b. Fuel (LFO/ LDO &
HFO) unloading pump...
the dimensions with the shaft in limit position are measured using a depth gauge.
MILLS IN A THERMAL POWER
ROLL CHECK STATION PART -I
Since last 91 post i have
In KWU machine the minimum radial clearances HP, IP and LP casing are measured by discussed various aspect of
thermal power plant .Mainly i have
actual by moving the casing radial direction at site while rotor is rotated by hand. This is a written my experience on civil ,
mechanical , bo...
very accurate and fast method of measuring the minimum radial clearance of any of the
STRUCTURAL
casing. ERECTION
PROCESS FOR
The major variation in these reading may cause vibration in the machine and obstruction in BOILER
In last submission
barring gear operation etc. Such facilities are not available in many other designs of machine we have discussed about the
secondary grouting of columns
and causes longer duration in erection and overhauling of the units. and equipment. Structural erection
can be divided into th...
After completing the alignment of rotors the casing alignments are carried out by roll check
PRESSURE
method but equal importance should also be given to the centering of HP and IP casing.
PART ERECTION
OF BOILER IN A
The centering of casing may not be fully sacrificed in comparison of rolling test readings and THEMAL POWER
PLANT.
a compromise between these two readings should be made. The roll We have completed the discussion
about structural erection of
Boiler in brief. Please note
erection strategy to finalised
CATENARY AND ALIGNMENTS before sta...

The catenaries of the machine are very important for a turbine and Generator assembly to
achieve proper alignment of various rotors and loading on their bearing. Any deviation may
lead to various operational problems in the machine like high shaft vibration, high bearing

vibration, high Babbitt metal temperature of the bearing etc. To avoid these problems it is
necessary to maintain the catenaries of the machine during erection and subsequent
realignment/overhaul of the unit. Many times it is observed that though the alignment of
rotors are within limit but the catenaries as a whole get deviated from the prescribed design
value of the machine. In order to avoid such derivation a need is felt to devise a procedure

which shall ensure rotors alignment along with proper catenaries of the machine.
During first few years of the operation of the unit the possibility to the disturbance of the
catenaries are much more due to settlement of the foundation frame.
In each overhaul of the unit the catenaries of the machine is to be corrected. The L.P. front
and L.P. rear pedestal are directly grouted here without any separate base plate. As such

any correction on lifting or lowering. These pedestals are not very convenient so if necessary
the rotor may be lifted or lowered with respect to pedestal seal bore and required
catenaries may be achieved. In extreme cases these pedestals may be even re grouted
during major overhauls of the unit to correct the catenaries of the machine.
HORN DROP TEST

By horn drop test the loading of the casing on each corner is determined. The horn drop test
is repeated at various stages in individual casing i.e. first without connection of any pipe
lines the horn drop readings are recorded then it is compared after welding of inlet, outlet

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and extraction pipe lines etc. The horn drop readings are very important in HP & IP casing.
First the proper horn drop readings are made without connection of any pipe lines and then
the reading are taken after welding of all pipe lines on HP & IP casing. As such the influence

of these major pipe lines are notices on each corner of HP/IP casing by comparing the horn
drop test readings. The horn drop test will indicate the quality of work during

assembly/welding of pipe lines with the HP & IP casing.


This is a very important check and may cause serious problem in operation of the machine
like high vibration in the machine failure of barring gear in hot/cold machine, obstruction

during expansion of machine etc. In horn drop test a drop is measured on an individual
corner of the casing with the help of a dial indicator by removing the support of individual

corner and then it is compared with the opposite corner. As such this gives an indication of
indifferent loading of the casing. In Russian design machine the value of direct dynoxmetre
loadings are recorded in place of this horn drop test.
SWING CHECK
The swing check is the measurement of radial throw caused due to coupling face geometric

form of the two rotor coupled together. This is measured on opposite end of the coupling
and at the free end of the rotor. The higher swing check value may cause higher shaft
vibration, higher bearing shell temperature etc. The value of swing check depends on axial
run out of coupling faces, the diameter of the coupling and the length of the rotor. During
the machining of rotors in the works some tolerances are permitted by Designer's on the

coupling faces of the rotor resulting to some swing check values. The maximum swing check
values permitted caused due to the above tolerance for different diameter and length of the
rotor can be worked out from the enclosed graph. However it is recommended to keep the
minimum swing check values for better results during operation of the machine.

In a multi rotor Turbine-Generator system it is essential to measure the swing check value in
both extreme end and where the weight of the rotors are light. For example 200/210 M.W.

KWU machine with Russian Generator and static excitation system the swing check values
are measured on HP rotor front end only. In 500 M.W. machine the swing check values are
measured in H.P. front end and on exciter rear end. After having general experience of

number of 200 MW & 500 MW units, a necessity is felt to measure swing check value on IP
rotor front end also for better results during operation of the units. This can be done initially

during erection with temporary coupling bolts on LP-IP coupling before reaming/honing of
coupling. Any variation in swing check values may be corrected without any hesitation
during erection of machine. Any compromise at erection stage may cause serious problem
during operation of the unit and any correction becomes much more tedious a later stage.

The correction may be carried out either by interchanging the coupling position or by
correcting the coupling faces by scrapping/cutting in consultation of Designers.
CONTINUED TO PART -XI

PS; I HAVE ASSEMBLY REPORT (PICTORIAL) PREPARED BY BHEL ENGINEER FOR FIRST
660 MW LP TURBINE IN PDF FORMAT. THOSE WHO WISH TO SEE MAY SEND REQUEST
ON MY EMAIL . THE SAME WILL BE SENT TO THEM FOR KNOWLEDGE PURPOSE.

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Posted by Debasish Guha at 19:50

16 comments:

phani bhushanarao 4 January 2015 at 22:03

Dear Sir,
Please send the ASSEMBLY REPORT (PICTORIAL) PREPARED BY BHEL ENGINEER FOR
FIRST660 MW LP TURBINE IN PDF FORMAT.This is for my knowledege enhancement.

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My Email ID:phani.bhushanarao@gmail.com
With regards,
K.P.B.Rao.

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alok ranjan 18 January 2016 at 08:12

Dear Sir,
Please send the ASSEMBLY REPORT (PICTORIAL) PREPARED BY BHEL ENGINEER FOR
FIRST660 MW LP TURBINE IN PDF FORMAT.This is for my knowledege enhancement.
My Email ID:alokranjantpp@gmail.com
With regards,
alok ranjan

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ankush tomar 3 March 2016 at 15:18

Hello Sir,
Please send me the pictorial presentation of LP erection. I wish to see the horn drop test photos.
please mail me ankush.tomar@yahoo.com.
Thanking you

With best regards,


Ankush

Reply

Nageswara Rao Ratipalli 25 April 2016 at 18:16

Respected sir,
Please send me the Assembly report of LP Turbine mentioned in this page.
Thanks & Regards
R.Nageswara Rao

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Nageswara Rao Ratipalli 25 April 2016 at 18:17

Respected Sir,
Please send the Assembly report of 660MW LP Turbine mentioned in this page end

Thanks & Regards


R.Nageswara Rao

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Unknown 7 June 2016 at 14:04

Dear Sir,
Please send the ASSEMBLY REPORT (PICTORIAL) PREPARED BY BHEL ENGINEER FOR
FIRST660 MW LP TURBINE IN PDF FORMAT.This is for my knowledege enhancement.
My Email ID:sha23nk@gmail.com
With regards,
Shashank

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Parmar Bhavesh 20 August 2016 at 11:34

Dear Sir,
Please send the ASSEMBLY REPORT (PICTORIAL) PREPARED BY BHEL ENGINEER FOR
FIRST660 MW LP TURBINE IN PDF FORMAT.This is for my knowledege enhancement.
My Email ID:bhavparmar@gmail.com
With regards,

Bhavesh

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ashutosh gupta 29 March 2017 at 00:43

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ashutosh gupta 29 March 2017 at 00:45

Dear Sir,

Please share the "assembly report (pictorial) as prepared by BHEL engineer for 660 MW, we have
come across the situation of failure of LP last stage blade in our unit-3 of BHEL SIEMENS design and
undergoing overhauling at early stage.

Your pictorial presentation will add knowledge of assembling LP Turbine and serve as a guide.

My email'id is "ashutosh580@gmail.com", waiting for your quick response and thanks a lot in
advance.

With Regards,

Ashutosh Gupta
TPP- SR. Engineer

Reply

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Unknown 7 April 2017 at 09:14

Dear please send me the report at Ashwani.nitk@gmail.com


Regards

Reply

Swarup Nayak 21 May 2017 at 09:16

Dear Sir,
Please send the ASSEMBLY REPORT (PICTORIAL) PREPARED BY BHEL ENGINEER FOR
FIRST660 MW LP TURBINE IN PDF FORMAT.This is for my knowledege enhancement.
My Email ID: swarupkumar2489@gmail.com

With regards,

Swarup

Reply

Yogesh Yadav 28 May 2017 at 18:14

Dear Sir,
Please send the ASSEMBLY REPORT (PICTORIAL) PREPARED BY BHEL ENGINEER FOR
FIRST660 MW LP TURBINE IN PDF FORMAT.This is for my knowledege enhancement.
My Email ID:yogeshyadav430@gmail.com
With regards,

yogesh

Reply

Unknown 21 June 2017 at 19:34

Dear Sir,

please send me the report at patelchirag0011@gmail.com


Regards

Reply

Rangasamy 3 February 2018 at 11:33

Please send the ASSEMBLY REPORT (PICTORIAL) PREPARED BY BHEL ENGINEER FOR
FIRST660 MW LP TURBINE IN PDF FORMAT.This is for my knowledege enhancement.
iamrangasamynew2018@gmail.com

Reply

kamlesh saharan 12 April 2018 at 23:47

Sir, please send me 660mw(BHEL) steam turbine erection procedure in PDF format for my better
knowledge

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karthick s 13 June 2018 at 16:41

Pls send checks conducted and procedures during turbine overhauling

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