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Di erence between API 611 and API 612

December 31, 2020 By Gopi — Leave a Comment

In this post, we will see the difference between API 611 and API 612.

While selecting a steam turbine as a driver for compressors

or pumps for re nery/petrochemical industries. The rst
question faced by the design engineer is which standard
steam turbine as to be selected either API 611 or API 612.
The basic difference is highlighted below.

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Contents [ hide ]
1 API 611 Vs API 612
1.1 Application
1.2 Design Life
1.3 Operating condition Variation & Steam Purity
1.4 External Force and Moment
1.5 Safe operation Limit of the rotor (momentary) without damaging
1.6 Integral Flinger
1.7 Bearing
1.8 Shaft Grounding
1.9 Shaft Seals
1.10 Material of Construction
1.11 Coupling Selection
1.12 Turning Gear
1.13 Governor
1.14 Inspection and testing
1.15 Curve and Report

API 611 Vs API 612

S.no Description API 611 API 612

General Purpose Steam

1 Application Special Purpose Steam Turbine
Turbine

Turbine design life is not de ned in

Turbine Design life is 20 years the standard.
2 Design Life and uninterrupted period of Also, the uninterrupted period of
operation will be 3 years operation will be as per purchaser
requirement.

Operating
Condition of Operating steam Condition of Operating steam is as
3 condition Variation
& Steam Purity is as per NEMA-SM 23 per NEMA-SM 24

External Force and

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4 Moment As per NEMA-SM 23 As per NEMA-SM 24

Steam Turbine used for process

Safe operation The rotors are designed for
Limit of the rotor Application -127% of rated speed.
5 (momentary) the safe operating limit of
In the case of generator Application
without damaging 110% of the trip speed
– 121% of synchronous speed.

The rotor shaft will be designed with

Integral ingers are not
6 Integral Flinger
applicable
Integral inger between the bearing
housing and shaft seal. This to avoid
the moisture enter into the bearing
housing.

a)For smaller size turbine Anti-

friction bearings are used take
for both Radial and Thrust
load
b)For a medium-size turbine,
the hydrodynamic bearing is
Hydrodynamic bearings are used for
7 Bearing used for Radial load and Anti-
both radial and thrust load (10.1)
friction bearing is used for

Thrust load
c)Large size turbine
hydrodynamic bearings are
used for both radial and thrust
load. (6.10)

For condensing type steam turbine,

Shaft grounding is not
8 Shaft Grounding brushes are kept on the shaft end
applicable
for shaft grounding.

9 Shaft Seals a) Labyrinth type seals are  Labyrinth seals are used for both

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used as an interstage seal of interstage seal and shaft seal

steam turbine
b) Carbon ring seals are used

as Shaft end seals. Caron ring

seals are used only  Up to the

peripheral velocity of 50m/s.

Pressure containing parts

Material of Pressure containing parts shall be of
10 Construction shall be Cast iron and steel (6.
steel. (11.1.10)
12.1.3)

Coupling shall be rated to

Rated power of turbine with

service factor as per AGMA

922. Coupling shall be as per API 671
11 Coupling Selection
For these types of steam (15.1.2)

turbine coupling shall be

selected as per API 671 based

on purchaser requirement.

Based on purchaser or
manufacturer requirement, turning
12 Turning Gear Turing gear are not required
gears are available with the steam
turbine

13 Governor Oil relay governor of NEMA Governor shall be of electronic type.

Class A is a standard It will meet the requirement as per

governor. NEMA Class D.

If the purchaser needs an

Electronic governor then

NEMA Class D will be installed

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on the turbine. It is an optional

requirement.)

a) 4-hour uninterrupted mechanical

test (16.3.3.2 -f)

b) Rotor Dynamics Testing

c) Amplitude vs. Frequency

d) Amplitude vs. Speed

a) 1-hour uninterrupted
e) Phase Angle vs. Speed
mechanical test (8.3.3.2 e)
f) Prove Lateral Critical (N/A for stiff
b) Measure Oil Temperature
shaft rotors)
(IN)
g) Measure Oil Temperature (IN /
c) Measure Oil Pressure (IN)
Inspection and OUT)
14 testing d) Measure Steam Pressure
h) Measure Oil Pressure (IN / OUT)
e) Inlet and Exhaust
i) Measure Oil Flow
f) Measure Steam
j) Measure Steam Pressure
Temperature
k) Inlet and Exhaust
g) Inlet and Exhaust
l) Measure Steam Temperature
h) Standard Rotor Balance
m) Inlet and Exhaust

n) Check rotor unbalance response

(if the coupling is furnished by

manufacturer)
o) Incremental Rotor Balance

a) Willans Line (Performance Curve)

Willans Line (Performance
15 Curve and Report b) Rotor Response Analysis (Lateral)
Curve)
c) Campbell / Goodman Diagrams

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