Project: Duyen Hai 3 Extension, Thermal Power Plant Project

TBWES Project Number: SJ0041 / B&W PROJECT NO: 0635-307K

WBS: P93/Buckstay
Scope of supply:
The buckstay system provides the lateral support for the furnace and convention pass enclosure wall
tubes against gas pressure, wind & earthquake. Thermally, buckstay must be able to adjust to the
changing temperatures of the wall tubes while containing pressure loads acting on the buckstay.
Because the components of a buckstay operate at different temperatures, the arrangement must be
capable of allowing various parts to expand and move relative to one another during the various
thermal differential conditions that they will encounter.
The vendors scope is buckstay system for (1) 600 MW coal fired boiler. It consists of buckstay beam
& truss, end connections , wall paddles , overturning post , ties bars , pins & clips, vertical strap &
stand offs.

Basic design:
The buckstay system (~500 tonnes) design includes for furnace enclosure (15559.1 X 20639.0mm) &

convention pass enclosure (12954 X 20639.0mm).

The various components of a buckstay system are sized for gas pressure, wind & earthquake.
Buckstay beam or trusss are typically sized to accommodate bending stresses that correspond to
specified gas side pressure loading conditions. Bending stress include tensile bending stress in the
outer flange if the gas side pressure loading is outward (or positive) and compressive bending
stresses in the inner flange for the same positive pressure condition.
Buckstay system is not designed to accommodate implosions or explosions. Buckstay system is
designed per the requirements of NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) - typically +/- 35 H2O
transient gas side pressure loading.