Investigation and Application of Forced Cooling of WH 600MW Steam Turbine

Abstract:

With a long natural cooling time after a shutdown of steam turbine restricting its available coefficient, this paper presented the analysis and application of a forced cooling process to sub-critical steam turbine. The radiating mechanism of natural cooling was analyzed theoretically, and the required amount of cooling air was calculated for a WH 600MW steam turbine. Moreover, the cooling rate with no life loss principle was determined by the method of quantitative calculation and numerical analysis, together with safety analysis. The research discussed the control strategy of practical application according with steam turbine characteristic and applied to operation, which provided theoretical guidance for the optimization of cooling condition.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 732-733)
• Pages: 242-249
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.732-733.242
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Yong Feng Shi, Jian Qun Xu, Lin Ma
• Keywords: Control Strategy, Forced Cooling, Natural Cooling, Radiating Mechanism

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