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Turbine Bypass Valve
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BV995
Angle Turbine Bypass Valve
The BV994 (Globe) and BV995 (Angle) range of turbine bypass valves
have been developed to handle the most severe process conditions
while maintaining valve stability, tight shut off, noise reduction and fast
operating speeds. The valves have a combined pressure letdown and steam
temperature reduction system. Water is injected through a series of nozzles
located towards the valve outlet.
Conditions usually associated with turbine bypass systems are high pressure
drop in the critical flow regime leading to sonic conditions across the valve
trim. Weir can offer a wide range of trims to eliminate the detrimental effects
of dropping the pressure. Available trims are:
Multi flow (single stage of pressure letdown)
Cascade (up to 5 stages of pressure letdown)
X-Stream (multi-stage pressure letdown)
These trims are selected based on the valve sizing conditions but are selected
to handle the pressure drop without generating the detrimental by products
of dropping pressure such as vibration, erosion and high noise levels.
To maintain the station efficiency turbine bypass valves are usually specified
with a tight shut off (normally Class V). Depending on the valve size and the
actuation mechanism then the valves are designed with either a balanced or
unbalanced trim.
On balanced valves Weirs unique sealing mechanism ensures that Class V
closure can be maintained while ensuring actuation forces are minimised. The
valve is positionally controlled by either a pneumatic or hydraulic actuator
which ensures repeatable positional control.
Depending on the amount of water to be injected into the steam then a
selection of spray nozzle options can be offered. These nozzles ensure that the
water is effectively atomised to minimise the absorption time into the steam.
The turbine bypass valves are supplied with an associated spraywater valve
that is used to reduce the spray water pressure before injection into the
steam.
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Actuation
Special Features
Warming Line
In order to prevent thermal stress on startup,
turbine bypass warming lines can be
incorporated to pass a small steam volume into
the downstream pipe.
Orientation
Seat Tightness
When Turbine Bypass Valves are discharging into
the condenser it is imperative that they have a tight
shutoff to ensure that the partial vacuum existing
in the condenser is maintained. The tight shut off is
achieved with a Class V sealing system.
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Trim Design
Control valve trims for turbine bypass valves are selected
according to the valve process conditions. Cage designs are
described below.
Multiflow and Single Stage Multiflow
The Multiflow and Single Stage Multiflow trim gives a single
stage of pressure letdown. In this design the flow is broken up
into multiple jets by a number of radial holes in the valve cage.
On turbine bypass valves the flow is usually from outside to in so
that jet impingement and high turbulence levels are controlled
with the confines of the trim. Impingement of the jets within the
centre of the trim gives a more stable downstream flow, reduces
the effect of large scale separation and produces a smaller scale
turbulence structure in the valve outlet. This in turn leads to a
reduction in acoustic efficiency and changes the power spectrum
of the generated noise both of which contribute to an overall noise
reduction of 15 to 20dBA compared to contoured trim valves.
Further noise reductions in this style of valve can be achieved by
drilling smaller holes in the valve cage. This design is referred to as
Single Stage Multiflow.
Cascade
The cascade trim is used in applications which require up to 5
stages of pressure letdown. The cascade trim has been designed to
eliminate problems such as noise, vibration and erosion by staging
the pressure drop through a series of discrete pressure drop
stages. The cascade trim is manufactured to a close tolerances
and consists of a series of drilled sleeves. The number of sleeves
(pressure drop stages) required depends on the amount of
treatment required for a particular application. Each successive
sleeve has a number of radial holes and a carefully calculated
increase in flow area to ensure correct apportionment of the
pressure drop. The small radial jets pass through a tortuous path
resulting in high frictional and impingement losses. At the same
time the impingement of the jets onto the outer radial sleeves
control the shock wave formation which has a major influence on
the overall noise reduction.
X-Stream
The X-Stream trim is specifically designed for severe service
applications where detrimental valve factors such as noise, erosion
and vibration need to be eliminated. Using a series of stacked discs,
multiple stages of pressure letdown are provided using a series of
complex flow paths. The flow path of the X-Stream is designed
with a series of columns which ensure a smooth flow pattern.
This ensures that if dirt/debris should enter the trim then it will be
washed through to the valve outlet.
On steam applications the X-Stream trim has a special jet control
row. This eliminates shock cells at the outlet of the trim. These
shock cells are responsible for high noise and vibration at the valve
outlet.
Further details of the X-Stream can be found in the X-Stream
trim brochure.
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Class V Sealing
In order to maintain a condenser vacuum and ensure
maximum power station efficiency turbine bypass
valves often require a tight shut off which is referred
to as Class V. Due to the high temperatures associated
with a turbine bypass valve conventional resilient
seals cannot be used, therefore many valve suppliers
use pilot balanced trim designs. Depending on the
stability of the process flow, pilot balanced trims can
often generate trim instability and poor control.
Weirs solution is to use a conventional balanced
valve trim and install a metallic seal to prevent leakage
between the valve plug and cage. The seal is pressure
energised so that higher pressures across the valve
trim result in increased sealing load and therefore
tighter shut-offs.
Bonnet Designs
Bonnet designs are selected according to the pressure
rating, size and operating temperature of the valve.
On high temperature steam applications then a
normalizing bonnet is used to lift the valve packings
away from the main temperature gradient. In high
pressure and temperature applications a pressure
seal bonnet is used to simplify the bonnet assembly,
remove weight from the bonnet neck and to eliminate
the requirement for special torque equipment.
Normalising bonnet
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Special Applications
Pressure reducing and desuperheating units are often
specified and selected according to the application.
Customer requirements often require special designs
to accommodate unusual requirements. Selected
special designs are shown below.
Condenser Steam Dump
End User S2 Ruwais Power Company
Customer Samsung C & T
Project Shuweihat S2 IWPP U.A.E.
Product 4 off 1400mm Inlet x 1000mm Body x
2700mm Outlet ANSI 150
Angles Control Valves c/w Electro-Hydraulic
Actuators and Control Panels
Condenser Steam
Dump valve section
90 degree mounted
valve with vertical
actuator
Actuation
There are two main types of actuators used on
turbine bypass valves, either pneumatic actuators or
hydraulic actuators. In both cases to ensure stable
control and protection of the turbine the actuators
are selected for fast stroke speeds often below 3
seconds for full stroke.
Hydraulic actuators have the advantage of delivering
a high thrust capability while maintaining stable
valve control.
Pneumatic systems are used where hydraulic
supplies are limited but where plant air is readily
available. Pneumatic systems are specified with
a high thrust piston actuator which is
controlled via a series of high capacity
instruments. Stable control is
achieved due to the responsiveness
of the instruments through the full
stroke of the valve.
Hydraulic actuation
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P1
Inlet Pressure
Bara
(Psia)
T1
Inlet temperature
(F)
P2
Bara
(Psia)
T2
(F)
PW
Bara
(Psia)
TW
Spraywater temperature
(F)
WS
kg/hr
(lb/hr)
Initial calculations
Calculate the required flow of water WW, kg/hr (lb/hr), needed to
control the steam temperature at the outlet, by the heat balance
method.
WW =
WS (h1 - h2)
(h2 - hF)
where:
WM x VS
Velocity
mm or D = 0.225
WM x VS
Velocity
(lb/hr)
(ft3/lb)
Velocity m/sec
(ft/sec)
in.
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