PROJECT PROFILE

TECO Big Bend U3

Apollo Beach, FL

Location Apollo Beach, FL Performance Results

• All material was delivered ahead of schedule
Capacity 3,136 kpph
• Little to no significant quality or fit up issues during
Contract Pressure Part Replacement
Unit Description
PROJECT OVERVIEW Big Bend Unit 3 is a Riley Stoker, Turbo® coal fired,
balanced draft, wet bottom, natural circulation boiler.
Babcock Power Services (BPS) supplied replacement
Unit Output 420 MWN
pressure parts for TECO’s Big Bend Unit 3. The
purpose of the work was to resolve slagging issues in Steam Flow 3,136 kpph
the high temperature super heater while returning boiler SH Steam Pressure 2,600 psi
performance to the original design with current low NOX
SH Steam Temperature 1000°F
operation, while also maintaining Selective Catalytic
Reduction (SCR) flue gas temperature requirements. RH Steam Pressure 610 psi
The project scope included the design, material supply, RH Steam Temperature 1000°F
fabrication, and delivery of all materials eleven (11) months
after award. Scope of supply included the following:
Project Result Summary
• Finishing superheat pendant assemblies (81 total)
Design and Fabrication
• Finishing reheat pendant assemblies (164 total)
• M
 aterial delivery to site less than 11 months after
• Membrane panel nose arch (8 panels)
receipt of order
• Partial radiant superheat (27 each inlet and outlet)
• No significant quality or fit up issues during installation
• Upper economizer elements (164 total )
Installation and Operation
• Lower economizer elements (164 total)
• Installation complete three (3) weeks ahead of schedule
Babcock Power Solution • Performance guarantees were achieved upon startup

• C
 onduct baseline testing and collect operating data to • O
 bserved slagging conditions significantly improved
establish conditions across the load range over pre-retrofit conditions
• P
 erform unit inspection to gather missing data, verify
assumptions, and confirm existing unit conditions
• P
 erform boiler thermal modeling, calibrated to acutal
operating data, to evaluate performance of various
design alternatives
• U
 tilize BPS fabrication shop (BTA) with staged
component releases
• Include TECO in design evaluation and
fabrication activities

Babcock Power Services Inc. • 508-852-7100 • www.babcockpower.com

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