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    Request for advice — assessing effects of continuous load variation & frequent start/ stops on equipment life, reliability and PM Regimes

    Dear Members, We operate a 660 MW coal-fired power plant supplying electricity to the national grid, comprising two 330 MW units with CFB (Circulating Fluidized Bed) boilers manufactured by GE, delivering subcritical steam to 330 MW Dongfang steam turbines. Due to varying grid conditions, the...
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    330MW Steam Turbine Bearing 1 (HP Exhaust End) Vibration Increase - Steam Control Valves Operation Modes

    https://control.com/forums/threads/330mw-steam-turbine-bearing-1-hp-exhaust-end-vibration-increasing-x-y-probes-vibration-switching-randomly.54493/ Referring to the thread linked above, a Vibration Analysis was carried out by the Bentley Nevada team on both steady load and coast-down to...
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    330MW Steam Turbine Bearing 1 (HP Exhaust End) Vibration Increasing & X / Y Probes Vibration Switching Randomly

    Make Dongfang (Schematic Attached) Power 335MW Rated Speed 3000 RPM Type N330-16.67/538/538 Model Subcritical, Reheat, 2-casing, 2-exhaust, Single Shaft, water-cooled, condensing steam turbine Rated Steam Parameter 16.67MPa / 538 ºC Steam Stages 31...
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