=~ APP 31-6 PRECOMMISS LONENG CLI LN SYS TENS, ‘his procedure outlines recommended steps for preconmissioning cleaning of feedwater, heat transfer and steam piping. ‘the cleanup and com- missioning procedure is aimed at the renoval of scale: and dirt in the feed- water system which could later foul boiler tubes. Boiler cleanup is to provide a clean metal surface for mst efficient heat transfer and avoidance of long-range problems, including loss of boiler service factor due to boiler tube corrosion. In higher pressure units, this is a stepwise procedure to remove trash, oil film, and finally, scale and oxides. The clean up of steam piping to the turbine is aimed at the elimination of particles in the size range of 1/16" and smaller to the turbine in high pressure units. A number of high pressure steam turbines (600 psi and above) have shown a marked susceptibility to damage by particles of this size. Note aiso tha: pyecommssionting cleaning of steam systems is cov- ered by Reso Basic Practice 18-7-1 which should govern in case af conflicts. Precommissioning cleaning procedures should be reviewed by the Offsite Startup Advisor, A, Steam Systems Operating Under_600 psi Nominal Rating ‘The minimum precautions for low pressure steam systems are as follows: ; o Flush entire feedwater system with clean water to remove trash and loose scale. ¢ Flush steam generating section of boiler with clean water”to remove trash. © Perform alkaline bofout of stean generating section for removal of ott and loose material. é of fe Flush boiler with treated feedwater and drain for removal of alkaline solution and sludge. @ Open lower drum and headers and renove accumulaied debris. @ Mechanically clean steam lines to turbine to the extent practical and necessary after erection. © Blowdown superheater and steam piping to turbine with repeated blasts of steam or air from steam drum, See later notes on blowdown techniques. © Blowdown should be accompanied by mechanical rapping of steam line and ‘weld seams, when practical. . ‘The objective of any cleanup procedure is to maintains consistency of approath and cleaning objectives throughout the system, Chemical cleaning of boilers is desirable even in low pressure systems for maximum assurance of a high service factor operation. When boilers receive a chemical cleaning in addition to alkaline boilout, other portions of the system should be similarly prepared by acid cleaning.~ 40 - ee B, Steam Systems Operating 600 psi and Higher Nominal Rating © Feedwater System = Cleaning objective. is to remove all loose scale and other debris which could become detached during operation, fouling the boiler tubes, inhibiting heat transfer, and promoting corrosion. ~ Rubber lined or stainless steel piping in high purity systems should be cleaned with high velocity clean water flushing. = Carbon steel pipe should be: first cleaned by mechanical or chemical means and followed with high velocity clean water flushing, = The interior of storage tanks, deaerator and other low velocity facilities should be opened for mechanical cleaning followed by hosing wich a high velocity clean water stream. = After cleaning, vessels shbuld be opened for manual removal of loose debris. | © Steam Generating Section of Boiler = Flush with clean water for trash removal. 7 = Alkaline boilout for of1 removal. pyar pur peSfteyooy sopeee -notq aeaas ‘uve{s’ pIoy sorg weeas ‘ueet> pIse fanoqroq oTgsneD usnyy zeae puE uesTo pre 30 “Yoay Soe saoqy pue tsd 909 ‘Suyueots TeoTueyoom Surpreser cwom UT gurdtd worszeatp seqou TeToeds 22g (1) 23550 ’ eanssezg Burzex0d9 TeUTWON SHOTIVINGAROOGN ONINVSIO WALSAS RVEIS enacted suraant areas wo faa 2 ee 8 ‘ueozo TeoyweyOOR guydrg wears, : gE ae umopuorg weoas soavoqssdng 3 Etec 3 ysnts x0208 pue E yeortoq oTasne9 ser09 ysntg 22324. moasks 20284 peed ease — 88 009 #019 t 009 soTog 2+ 82-265 PROCEDURE KOR RLOWLNG 110 PSE AND 600 PST STAM MURBINE INLET 1. tNS Notes: 1, This blowing procedure has been found satisfactory in some recent Ay B. \y ” startups, Tt conserves steam without unduly affecting overall ~ results, Prepare sketch of systen before using similar procedure. 2, Stean systems have been successfully cloaned with suitable pigging procedures, Such procedures should be coneidered 1f proposed by an experienced contractor. Status Before Firat Blow 1, This procedure covers only the main lines comprising the bulk of the psig system. Individual small laterals (1"-3" diameter) are individually valved from the main and may be blown as required. However, steam jet ejector laterals and laterals to lube oil turbines will be blown as part of this procedure. 2. 24" has been blown up to valves and). 3. Close valves group, and group. 4. Open blocks and bypass aroun + Also open valves group, and : 5. Remove internals from double check valves in 24" at i 6. Disconnect flange at ee i 7. Remove ‘ : 8. Replace with spool piece. 9. Disconnect lines at all equipment in portion of system:to be blown (ise, at turbine and ejector inlets) / 1@t Crack open all drains on portion of line to be blown. 11. Remove ; ‘ Procedure 1. Long Blow a) Allow blow to continue for 20 minutes. b) Allow line to cool for about one hour.~~ NV2. Shore Blow 7 a) Open controlling valve as quickly as possible. b) Blow for 5 minutes, + ©) Close valve und cool Line for about 15 minutes. C. Sequence 1. First Blow a) Warm up 24" and 8" using valve b) "Long Blow" this portion of the line. : ¢) Close valves and (open valve wide). a) Alternate "Short Blows" between valves (for 8") > and (for 24" ). ©) After, 4th blow, close valves and i 5 { £) Replace _. r Q g) Install target plate at and blow for Sth cine using valve + Repeat if necessary. fh) Open all vaives in group and, initiate "Short Blows" using valve + Check ali openings in group to assure good steam Flow, i) After 4th blow install target plates at and + Repeat Lf necessary. 2. Second Blow a) Warm up 14" using valve and 6" using valve b) "Long Blow" these Lines. ©) Alternate "Short Blows" between valve — + Check all openings to assure good steam flow. 4) After 4th blow install target plate at + Repeat if “ necessary.mitting it to the line to be cleaned, - 47 S9- 261 APPENDIX. A-VELE qe ALTERNATE PROCEDURE FOR BLOWING . 110 PST_AND 600 PSI STEAM TURBINES INLET LINES To avoid startup delafs and unnecessary dirt and erosion problens with steam turbines, it is necessary td begin startup with a clean steam supply system, Special purpose steam turbines are designed to run on super-heated steam free from inclusions such as sand, weld slag, rust, ete. Although the turbines will be provided with steam supply strainers, foreign particles of sufficient size may still pass through, causing severe erosion of nozzles and blades as well as sticking of trip and throttle valves due to dirt. Further, as the suction strainer collects dirt, the power of the turbine will decrease requiring the sttainer to be cleaned. This procedure represents a method of steam system cleaning which has been used to produce acceptable cleanliness, Use of steam velocity, temperature cycles, and targets to check cleaning results is required. Steam Velocity for System Blowing. A minimum acceptable criterion for determining the steam velocity for blowing is one and one-half times the maximum service steam velocity through the lines, ‘This should be considered a minimum since "the more steam che better", To minimize the consumption of steam for blowing, throttled steam should be admitted to the section of line to be blown. : That is, expand the steam to only a few PSI above atmospheric before ad- Steam Temperature for System Blowing, Steam blowing must be done at or near designérenperature, In this mannet, maxinyyn use is made of the differential coefficients of expansion and the different rates of thermal growth between the piping and the scale, slag, etc. which are to be renoved, Throttling of design steam upstream of the section to be cleaned will still provide nearly design temperature, Preparations for Steam System Blowing ‘The system to be blown must be identified and broken down intot Steam mains or main supply headers from the generation source. Steam laterals or feeder Lines hich carry the steam fron the main header to the equipment + Responsibility for each system component (1 & 2 above) must be clear, Next, the locations where blowing steam is to be exhausted must be identi~ Eied. These locations should be selected at the end of single piping runs. Crossover lines in parallel systems may have valves open and closed or blinds used to create,a single pipe run. Once the exhausting locationsare identified, provistons for direetiug the exhaust and mounting steam targets should be made, Directing the exhaust steam in a safe direction o Brackets for holding steam targets should be prepared for each exhaust location, Brackets may be designed and welded to temporary elbows and chimneys or bolted to existing Flanges (see sketches). Steam targets should be square with an area to cover the exhaust steam path, The target bracket should hold the target about one pipe diameter away from the palne of the exhaust steam. Targens made of aluminum plate 1/8" thick have been used satisfactorily, On stcam mains where pipe areas are large, strip targets may be used to sample pipe cleanliness. Final blowing of laterals will determine actual cleanliness, Blowing at Stean Turbines Steam turbines are provided with steam strainers and elbows upstream of 9 the trip and throttle valve. ‘These provide convenient locations for exhausting steam during blowing procedures. Often, the strainer can be removed and the elbow installed in its place to direct the exhaust steam away from equipment, All that remains is to provide a target and its bracket. Procedures for Steam Blowing Stean syston sloming dlacuesed tn chlo welto~ap applses the theory of Oo thermal loosening of foreign material attached inside of stean lines and sweeping these particles avay with the velocity of the steam, ‘This will necessarily require several cycles of heating, blowing and, cooling, A schedule which has been successful on insuldted steam lines is as follows: 1~ Warm steam Line (10 minutes or as requizes). a 2 ~ Blow steam at 1-1/2 times maximum service velocity (1 hour). 3 - Shut down and allow line to cool (2 to 3 hours). 4 ~ Repeat Steps 1 through 3. 5 = Mount ‘target and repeat Steps 1 through 3. 6 ~ Continue blowing with Steps 1 through 3 until target results are satisfactory. 7 ~ After satisfactory target is obtained, allow line to cool thoroughly (40 hours) and blow again to assure system cleanliness,» 8 ~ When two successive targets with a thorough cooling period between bios are obtained, the line ts indicated as clean, o *Wuggested standard of cleanliness: ® Max. number of impressions 12 per in.” © Max. depth of impression in Type 6000 : /* aluminum not to exceed 0,005 inches : © Max. diameter of inpressious 0,015 inchesNS I Iii einen een ne Mi AEDBE NaR eee ribwsinei 22/07/98 { NOTA... 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