STARTING OIL PUMP

IN SERVICE

PROBLEM AT

NTPC,TTPS UNIT #5 , 110 MW UNIT

Objective
To study the Main oil pump discharge pressure not sustaining
when unit is running on load
Brief Description of TG Lub oil System
When

the Turbine Generator is on Barring Gear and on Full

speed No load ( FSNL ) , Starting oil pump ( SOP ) supplies Lub

oil to all bearings , Governing system , Airside seal oil system,
MOP suction .
When the machine is rolled to 3000 rpm , Main oil pump
( MOP ) takes over the duty of supplying

Lub oil

to TG

Bearings , Governing system , Airside seal oil system .

Problem faced :
When the SOP is switched off either at FSNL ( 3000 rpm )
or when the unit is on load ,
MOP Discharge pressure is not holding at a constant value ,
but it is varying by 4-5 Kgf/cm2 resulting in dip of discharge
pressure . Hence the Turbine Generator is getting tripped .
Observations :
As we switch off the SOP after unit is synchronized to Grid ,
MOP discharge pressure is taking a dip of 4-5 Kgf/cm2 from

10.5 Kgf/cm2

to

5.5 6.5 Kgf/cm2

which is resulting in

Auto start of SOP .

If the SOP is not coming into service , Turbine is getting
tripped and the unit # 5 has tripped 2 times so far because
of this account.

Major jobs carried out during Annual OH 2009 of Unit # 5

No Turbine cylinders were overhauled
6 Nos of TG Lub oil system NRV's serviced
2 Nos

of SOP Discharge valves , MOP Suction isol. Valve ,

MOP Disch. to Lub oil coolers isol. Valve serviced

TG Lub oil cooler bundles replaced with New design ( Finned
tubes ) bundles of M/s Laxmi Engineering Industries ,( Bhopal
) Pvt Ltd make
Air side

and Gas side Seal oil pumps replaced with New

pumps of M/s Tushaco make Gear pumps

2 out of 3 Logic has been introduced in this overhaul by C&I
in DDCMIS
Generator

Rotor , Seal Rings

thread out operation

Post Overhauling works

replaced

during

Gen. Rotor

 2 Nos of NRVs one in MOP suction line from SOP Discharge ,

SOP Discharge to Gov. system oil line were replaced with New
ones
No change in SOP running status while unit is on Load
ONE no. of SOP replaced with overhauled pump
No change in SOP running status while unit is on Load

Brain storming /Recommendations

Oil Injector which is providing MOP suction needs inspection
All NRV s in TG Lub oil system servicing
MOP Inspection & Seal rings replacement if required
Governing system inspection
Lub oil Orifices inspection/rectification

Suggestions to solve the above problem by the Esteemed members

We welcome your valuable suggestions

REPEATED OMEGA PIPE GASKET FAILURE AT NTPC

, TTPS STAGE 2 UNITS ( 2*110 MW )

Brief Introduction of the Problem :

What is OMEGA pipe ?
It is nothing but an IP Turbine Steam Inlet pipe in the
form of symbol OMEGA .
Omega pipe is having LHS & RHS Steam inlet pipes
and a common inlet on the IP cylinder facing
Steam

leakage

was

observed

from

LHS

Flange

of

Omega pipe in Jan ,2009 & Jul , 2009 in Unit # 5

Resulting in Unit # 5 Outage on 2 occasions
Observation of the Problem :

 Steam leakage from LHS Flange of Omega pipe of Unit # 5

was

due

material

to

the

failure

SS 316 . May

be

of

Old

Serrated

due to thermal

Gasket

of

shocks during

Load changes/Transient operating conditions.

Remedial measures :
A New modified Gasket with more outside diameter to
hold

between

the

Studs being

used . Camprofile

gasket

with Graphite sheathing on both sides used with higher

OD to arrest the leakage .
Support
will

system

be

for

thoroughly

the

IP

Steam

inspected

chest

during

Overhaul .

Suggestions by the Esteemed members

We welcome your valuable suggestions .

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