Standard Technical Features of BTG System for Supercritical 660/800 MW Thermal Units

8.5.11 Materials of construction

The material of construction of wear parts shall be selected taking into account
highly abrasive nature of coal resulting from coal contamination with silica
sand and Alpha-quartz as specified.

Mill component Specification

i) Classifier cone Lined with minimum 15 mm thick
ceramic tiles on both inside and outside
surfaces of the cone
ii) Grinding rings/ race Material with hardness 550 BHN (min.) at
surface (with adequate chilled depth)
iii) Grinding balls/ rolls Material with hardness 350 BHN (min.)
iv) Minimum difference in 100 BHN
hardness of rings/ rolls and
race/ balls

8.5.12 Minimum guaranteed life of coal pulverizer wear parts

The guaranteed life of different mill components in "equivalent hours" of

continuous mill operation at its rated capacity, while firing the specified range
of coals and without requiring any in between repair or replacement shall be as
under:

Item Minimum life in

equivalent hours
i) Grinding elements (rolls/ balls and rings/ 7200 [See notes
race) below]
ii) Mill discharge valves 15000
iii) Seals 20000
iv) Classifier cone and other items lined with 25000
ceramic material

Notes:

a) The expected wear life of mill grinding elements (rolls/ balls and rings/
race) in equivalent hours, under conditions stipulated above shall be in the
range of 7200 to 8000 hours.

b) A curve indicating the variation in guaranteed wear life with variation in

YGP index of coal fired (measured as per BS Standard BS-1016 Part-111)
shall be furnished. Separate curves for different wear elements of mill
shall be furnished e.g. for grinding rolls, grinding rings, clearly indicating
its relationship with YGP index of coal.

8.5.13 Minimum mill turn-down ratio of 2:1 shall be ensured.

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