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10 MMWC Is For 210 MW Capacity Unit
10 MMWC Is For 210 MW Capacity Unit
24. Now, take the 30%/50% FRS line (**Lower Capacity Line) in service.
25. Take the Turbine Lube oil in Service for the Turbine and after starting JOP (Jacking Oil
Pump) put the Turbine on Barring Gear.
26. Start one BFP (Boiler Feed Pump) for Low load operation.
Now as the Condensate & the Feed Water lines are in service, you can go for Turbine Rolling
Process now. We also go for interlayer heating of turbine casing for minimizing the differential
expansion. The Turbine Rolling processes are different and temperature dependent, depending
on the design of the turbine. The turbine rolling criteria in Chinese design are different from Indian
designs, but the objective behind the Rolling Process is same in all the designs.
Differential Expansion:
It is defined as the relative difference in expansion of the Casing and Rotor Unit. It can be both
Positive and Negative.
Initially, for Turbine Rolling as we supply steam to increase the parameters like temperature,
pressure & flow, the expansion of both rotor and casing units occur. As the rotor is of lighter mass
than the casing unit so initially the expansion of the rotor is more than the casing unit. This is called
Positive Expansion.
After a certain amount of time, the casing expansion becomes more than the rotor expansion and
this is called as Negative Expansion.
In the Rolling Process, the objective is to maintain the Positive & Negative Differential expansions in
a permissible region to
avoid any contact between the rotor and the casing, which may lead to erosion or blade damage.