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Reference 1x330MW Coal Fired Power Plant
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Questionnaire
Condensate System

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Condensate System
From Questions 1 to 30 Short Answers
All question carry 3 marks each

1. What is the function of condenser and what type of condenser is installed at TEL?

2. What conditions would start the emergency condensate water pump?

3. Define condenser evacuation system and its purpose?

4. What steps you would take if you receive “Condenser Hot-well Level Low” alarm?

5. What steps you would take if you receive “Deaerator Level Low” alarm?

6. Why are LP heaters used and which type of LP is installed at TEL?

7. What are the 3 protection of mix bed in polishing system?

8. What is purpose of deaerator?

9. Where the condensate would be discharged in case of emergency drain valve operation at

very high level of LP heater 4?

10. Explain the cascading of LP heaters

From Questions 21 to 30 Mark True or False Only

All question carry 1 marks each

1. The primary task of condenser in thermal power plant operating on Rankine cycle is heat

rejection?

1. ☒ True ☐ False

2. At TEL there are three condensate pumps of 50% capacity?

1. ☐ True ☒ False

3. There is one set of Emergency Condensate water make-up pump with flow rate of 100t/h?

1. ☒ True ☐ False

4. At TEL plant there are (3x50) % capacity of vacuum pumps?

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1. ☐ True ☒ False

5. If the DP of polishing exceed 0.35 bar then polishing unit will by pass automatically?

☒ True ☒ False

6. Hydrazine is dosed at polisher unit outlet for oxygen scavenging?

☒ True ☐ False

7. Extraction steam for LP heater 4 is taken from 5th stage of turbine?

☒ True ☐ False

8. Deaerator uses Low pressure steam supplied via Auxiliary boiler when plant is in startup mode

☒ True ☒ False

9. There is no bypass provision available for condenser hot-well level control valve?

☐ True ☒ False

10. In case of condenser level very high and ST is synched then you can decrease the level by

opening the condenser blowdown valve?

☐ True ☒ False

From Questions 31 to 40 Mark Fill the Blanks

All question carry 1 marks each

1. The _________ is the fundamental operating cycle of a Thermal Power Plant

2. To remove impurities from the Condensate water, ____________ is used

3. The flow maximum rated flow capacity of condensate polishing unit at TRL is ______________

4. Makeup water to the condensate water system will be provided by ____________ installed in

the boiler make-up water treatment plant

5. The effective capacity of deaerator is ______________m3.

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6. Intake of emergency condensate water make-up pump will come from the ________ and the

outlet of this pump will be connected to the condensate inlet of ___________.

7. The rated pressure of condensate extraction pump is _______________.

8. For design coal at BMCR condition the required condensate cooling water for each ash cooler

is _______________.

9. The DEA retention time is __________ minutes for boiler in case of feed water system failure

From Questions 41 to 60 Mark One Best Answer Only

Each blank carry 1 marks

1. Condensate System is used to deliver water from Condenser Hot well to _____________ .
☐ HP drum
☐ Boiler
☐ DEA
☒ Demi water tanks

2. To heat the Condensate water, ___________ system is used.

☒ Extraction steam system

☐ gland steam system
☐ seal oil system
☐ none of the above

3. The Condensate water also serves the purpose of Low Pressure sprays at ___________.

☒ LP Turbine exhaust hood and Flash tanks

☐ misting water at coal yard and coal conveyor
☐ mixing water for ash handling system
☐ none of above

4. The rated flow of condensate extraction pump is ______________.

☐ 839 t/h
☒ 970 t/h
☐ 770 t/h
☐ 990 t/h

5. Which of the following are the users of emergency condensate water pump.

☒ DEA and drainage flash vessel

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☐ Internal and external flash vessel

☐ Boiler drum and hot-well
☐ None of above

6. The inlet and outlet temperature of condensate water for preheating via LP heaters are

__________ & __________ respectively

☒ 40 C and 141 C
☐ 83 C and 141 C
☐ 83 C and 113 C
☐ None of above

7. Polishing unit will bypass automatically if the condensate temperature

exceeds_________

☐ 40 C
☐ 83 C
☒ 50 C
☐ None of above

8. The maximum condensate cooling water required for one ash cooler for the worst coal
conditions is __________.

☒ 40 t/h
☐ 54 t/h
☐ 50 t/h
☐ None of above
9. Deaerator uses Low pressure steam supplied via __________ when plant is in operation.

☐ Extraction 7
☐ Extraction 6
☒ Extraction 5
☐ Extraction 4

10. The rated power of condensate pump motor is _____________.

☐ 2 MW
☒ 1 MW
☐ 0.5 MW
☐ 4 MW

From Questions 61 to 75 Mark Descriptive Answer Only

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All question carry 5 marks each

1. Mention all users of condensate extraction pumps?

2. Draw the process flow block diagram of condensate system?

3. Label the below diagram?

4. Label the below diagram of vacuum pump?

5. Label the below diagram?

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6. Keeping in mind the P&ID draw the simplified flow path of LP heaters cascading
system?

7. Complete the steps of priming of the condensate extraction pumps

Ensure ________water pump is in service and _______ water makeup header is charged
Open __________ inlet valve for condensate pump
Open suction strainer _____________
Open condensate pump _________ to condenser valve
_______________ Condensate Extraction pump A Suction Isolating valve
Close condensate Pump suction strainer ____________
(Before closing make sure all air should escape from the vent)
______________ condensate pump suction isolating valve
______________ valve of condensate pump if pump is to be put on standby
Ensure __________________ of condensate pump-A is normal
Check electrical supply from board XXXX

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