TURBINE STRESS
EVALUATOR
T S E (contd)
IMPORTANT FOR TURBINE OPERATION
o To GUIDE THE OPERATOR during
o START UP & SHUTDOWN OPERATION
WITHOUT STRESSING THE TURBINE
PREVENTING FATIGUE
T S E (contd)
INPUTS TO T S E: WALL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
(TSE THERMOCOUPLES Ti / T100 )
MEAN TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
(TEMPERTAURE Tm / T50)
TURBINE SPEED
ACTUAL MW LOAD
T S E (contd)
COMPUTING CHANNELS:
HP STOP VALVE
HP TURBINE SHAFT
IP TURBINE SHAFT
T S E (contd)
INDICATING AND RECORDING VALUES:
BARGRAPH INDICATOR(back
up panel)
MINIMUM TEMP MARGINS
MMI + TG DCS
ACTUAL LOAD, LOAD MARGINS, SPEED,
TEMP MARGINS, TEMPERTAURES.
T S E (contd)
IMPORTANCE OF MARGINS
THERMAL STRESS CAN OCCUR:
DURING STARTUP
LOADING OF TURBINE
MARGIN INDICATES THE THERMAL STRESS IN TURBINE
STRESS OCCURS WHEN MARGIN IS CONSUMED
ZERO MARGIN IS AVAILABLE
T S E (contd)
How to Re-gain MARGINS ?
Bring Changes in:
Steam Temperature
Steam Flow
Steam Pressure
T S E (contd)
SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS:
It is a P (Procontrol P ) Based System
Two Separate DC Supply
Analog & Binary Signals are exchanged with
other system.
T S E (contd)
FUNCTIONS
Load
MW
T100
T50
T
TpermU
Function
Generator
TpermL
pper LoadM
Margin
argin[dTu]
Upper TUemperature
LowerLTpper
emperature
Load MMargin
argin [dTl]
T S E (contd)
SHAFT TEMPERATURE SIMULATION
[for HP / IP Turbine Shaft]
T100
FUNCTION
GENERATOR
T50
SHAFT TEMPERTAURE DIRECT MEASUREMENT NOT POSSIBLE
T S E (contd)
TURBINE
ADMISSION
HP Stop Valve Body
Upper
Temp
Margin
Lower
Temp
Margin
HP Computing Channels
Upper
Temp
Margin
Lower
Temp
Margin
MIN SELECTION
Upper Temp
Margin
IP Computing Channels
Upper
Temp
Margin
MIN SELECTION
Lower Temp
Margin
Lower
Temp
Margin
T S E (contd)
SIGNAL EXCHANGE:
SIGNALS RECEIVED
Turbine Speed
GENERATION MW
SIGNALS SENT
Upper Temp
Lower Temp
Margin
Margin
Turbine Controller
T S E (contd)
SIGNAL EXCHANGE (Contd..)
Shaft Temperature ( Simulated)
Upper & Lower Tem Margins
Actual Load / Speed
Upper & Lower Load Margins
RECORDER
T S E (contd)
SELF MONITORING OF THE SYSTEM
T
t
>
Pre-determined gradient
[T= Temperature &
t = Time]
DYNAMIC MONITORING OF THE SYSTEM
T S E (contd)
FAULTS & ALARMS:
Failure of Thermocouples
Dynamic Alarm
ATRS & Turbine Controller
