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23.Before proceeding to the next step, it is now time to make the generator
system ready
24.(** If hydrogen cooling generator then Seal oil system and hydrogen cooling
system has to be started)
25.Now, take the 30%/50% FRS line (**Lower Capacity Line) in service.
26.Take the Turbine Lube oil in Service for the Turbine and after starting JOP
(Jacking Oil Pump) put the Turbine on Barring Gear.
27.Start one BFP (Boiler Feed Pump) for Low load operation.
Now as the Condensate & the Feed Water lines are in service, you can go for
Turbine Rolling Process now. We also go for interlayer heating of turbine
casing for minimizing the differential expansion. The Turbine Rolling
processes are different and temperature dependent, depending on the
design of the turbine. The turbine rolling criteria in Chinese design are
different from Indian designs, but the objective behind the Rolling
Process is same in all the designs
Differential Expansion:
It is defined as the relative difference in expansion of the Casing and Rotor Unit.It can be both
Positive and Negative.
Initially, for Turbine Rolling as we supply steam to increase the parameters like temperature,
pressure & flow, the expansion of both rotor and casing units occur. As the rotor is of lighter mass
than the casing unit so initially the expansion of the rotor is more than the casing unit. This is called
Positive Expansion.
After a certain amount of time, the casing expansion becomes more than the rotor expansion and
this is called as Negative Expansion.
In the Rolling Process, the objective is to maintain the Positive & Negative Differential expansions in
a permissible region to avoid any contact between the rotor and the casing, which may lead to
erosion or blade damage.
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