TROMBAY U#9 – CW SYSTEM COMPARISON BETWEEN WET & DRY COOLING SYSTEM

5 Condenser

a) Tube material Titanium Stainless steel CS with HDGS fins

6 CW piping

2650 mm, 1800

a) Size (mm) mm 2650 mm, 1800 mm
b) Material Carbon steel with Not Required
Carbon steel internal Epoxy
with painting and
internal external
cement concrete
mortar encasement
lining and
external
concrete
encasem
ent

7 Estimated cost (Rs. in Crores)

a) CW pumps 12 10 NIL

b) CW sump and Forebay 18.2 NIL NIL

c) Cooling tower 35 80 NIL

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c) CW piping 10 7.5

d) CW pipe fittings 1 1

e) CW supports 2.5 2

f) CW pipe Ring girders-stiffeners 1 0.75

g) CW piling & encasement 13.1 11

h) Piling of cooling tower/HX 3 3 NIL

i) Debris Flilter & OLTS 1 NIL NIL

j) CW valves / RE joints 1 0.75 NIL

k) Condenser 10 7.5 166

Total 107.8 123.5 166

8 Operating parameters

8.1 Plant Gross heat rate (Kcal/kwhr) 2205 2380 2300

a) Incremental heat rate Base 175 95

Heat rate loading (@ Rs. 1.1 Crores/Kcal/Kwhr) Base 192.5 104.5

8.2 Auxiliary Power consumption

a) CW pumps - Kw 2800 2325 NA

b) Cooling tower fan power - Kw 750 7800 3200

Total Auxiliary power consumption - Kw 3550 10125 3200

Incremental Auxiliary power consumption - Kw 350 6925 Base

Auxiliary Power loading (@ Rs. 0.025 Crores/Kw) 8.75 173.13 Base 18

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9 Grand Cost (in Crores) 116.55 489.13 270.50

10 Differential cost (in Crores) Base 372.58 153.95

Notes

1. Basis of Heat rate loading and Auxiliary power loading are as per Trombay Unit no.8

2. Power consumption and piping cost for CW make up system not considered since sea water has to be supplied for FGD

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SERVICE WATER SYSTEM

- WASHING CONNECTION
- TOILETS
- OTHER SERVICES
- A/C MAKEUP
- ASH HANDLING SYSTEM
- COAL HANDLING SYSTEM

CONFIGURATION

Ø CLARIFIED WATER STORAGE TANK – SERVICE

Ø WATER PUMPS – OVERHEAD TANK - DISTRIBUTION

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SYSTEM CONCEPT

SERVICE WATER PUMPS

Ø CONTINUOUS (WITH OVERFLOW FROM OH TANK RETURN

TO CLOSED WATER TANK)
Ø INTEMITTENT CONTROLLED BY LEVEL IN OH TANK

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POTABLE WATER SYSTEM

PLANT – DRINKING AND WASH BASINS

COLONY – DRINKING, COOKING,

BATHING, WASHING,
GARDENTS, ETC

CONFIGURATION – SAME AS SERVICE WATER

SYSTEM

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WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
RAW WATER (PRETREATMENT SYSTEM) – CLARIFCATION
-TURBIDITY / SS
-COLLIDED SILICA

COOLING WATER
-SOFTENING – HARDNESS REMOVAL
-CHEMICAL DOSING
SG MAKE UP
-DM PLANT – DISSOLVED SOLIDS REMOVAL
-R0 PLANT
EFFLUENT
-CW BLOW DOWN
-DM PLANT REGENERATION
-CLARIFIER BLOW DOWN
-PLANT DRAINS
TREATMENT [ph CONTROL, SETTLING]
-DISPOSAL
-REUSE

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WATER

WATER
SUSPENDED SOLIDS DISSOLVED SOLIDS

• REMOVAL BY SETTLING AND • REMOVAL BY ION EXCHANGE

FLITRATION PROCESS OR MEMBRANE PROCESS

CATIONS ANIONS

NA,K,MG,CA CARBONATE, CHLORIDE

SULPHATE,

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 RAW WATER ANALYSIS
S.No. Tests River Beas IS 10500
[DRINKING WATER STANDARD]

CODE W9 DESIRABLE LIMITS PERMISSIBLE

LIMITS

1 Odour Unobjectionable --- ---

2 Taste Agreeable --- --
3. Colour (Hazen units) 20 5 25
4. pH 7.91 6.5 to 8.5 6.5 to 8.5
5. Turbidity, NTU 38 5 10
6. Total Hardness as CaCO3, mg/l 100 300 600
7. Mineral oil, mg/l Nil 0.01 0.03
8. Iron as Fe, mg/l 0.40 0.3 1.0
9. Chlorides as Cl, mg/l 18 250 1000
10. Dissolved solids, mg/l 150 500 2000
11. Calcium as Ca, mg/l 26 75 200
12. Magnesium as Mg, mg/l 8.5 30 100
13. Copper as Cu, mg/l BDL 0.05 1.5
14. Manganese as Mn, mg/l BDL 0.1 0.3
15 Sulphate as SO4, mg/l 30 200 400
16. Nitrate as IMO3, mg/l 1 45 100
17. Fluoride as F, mg/l 0.40 0.6 – 1.2 1.5
18. Mercury as (Hg), mg/l BDL 0.001 0.001
19. Cadmium as (Cd), mg/l BDL 0.01 0.01 25
 20. Selenium as Se, mg/l BDL 0.01 0.01

21. Arsenic as As, mg/l BDL 0.05 0.05

22. Cyanide as CN as mg/l BDL 0.05 0.05

23. Lead Pb, as mg/l BDL 0.05 0.05

24. Zinc as Zn, mg/l BDL 5 15

25. Chromium as Cr+6, mg/l BDL 0.05 0.05

26. Pesticides Absent Absent 0.001

27. Alkalinity as CaCO3, mg/l 55 200 600

28. Boron as B, mg/l 0.04 1 5

29 Coliform count, MPN/100 ml Nil 10 10

(e-coli absent) (e-coli absent)

30 Disolved silica as SiO2

Note: BDL: Below Detectable Limit (for Hg, 0.001 mg/l and for all other
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FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM

ü SYSTEM TO CONTROL, PREVENT SPREADING

AND EXTINGUISH FIRE
ü MEDIUM : WATER & GAS
ü PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
ü FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM : COVER ALL AREAS
ü WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS : TRANSFORMERS, OIL
TANKS , CABLE GALLERIES AND COAL
CONVEYORS
ü GAS FLOODING SYSTEM : CONTROL ROOM
ü SYSTEM CONFIGURATION : STORAGE TANK –
PUMPS – PIPEING – HYDRANS – SPRAY
NETWORK
ü TAC, NFPA, LPA

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EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM

CW BLOWDOWN ASH HANDLING SYSTEM

[HIGH TDS EMEDURM TSS] COAL HANDLING SYSTEM
DUST SUPPRESSION
SERVICE WATER [CCPP]
EXCESS WATER
pH
– TREAT & RESUSE
CORRECTION

DM PLANT REGEN – WATER

GUARD POND
PLANT DRAINS
FOR HORTICULTURE, ROAD
[ HIGH TDS ] WETTING

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EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM

CLARIFIER BLOWDOWN LEAD TO ASH DISPOSAL AREA OR TO

FILTER BACK WASH SLUDGE HANDLING SYSTEM

THICKENER & CENTRIFUGE OR

FILTER PRESS

CLEAR WATER – REUSE

REFUSE CAKE - DISPOSE

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