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Turbine Shutdown
Procedures
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TYPES OF TURBINE SHUTDOWN
PLANNED SHUTDOWN WITH TURBINE
UNDER NATURAL COOLING
LONGER DURATION SHUTDOWN
SHORT DURATION SHUTDOWN

SHORT SHUTDOWN WITH RAPID
COOLING OF TURBINE

EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN
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BASICS OF TURBINE SHUTDOWN
CARRY OUT SHUTDOWN OF THE STEAM
TURBINE AND ITS AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
METHODICALLY.
i.e.
KEEP THE PARAMETERS WITHIN THE
PERMISSIBLE RANGE TO AVOID UNDUE
THERMAL STRESSES INDUCED TO MACHINE
COMPONENTS DURING UNLOADING.
ENSURE PLANT RELIABILITY.
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PRE-SHUTDOWN ACTIVITIES
PROPER INSPECTION OF TURBINE AUX. AND
RECORD DEFECTS, IF ANY. PLAN THE
RECTIFICATION OF DEFECTS DURING
SHUTDOWN.
INFORM BOILER CONTROL DESK PERSONNEL
AND THE LOAD DISPATCHER.

CHECK THE INTERLOCKS & PROTECTION SYSTEM
OF TURBINE LUB OIL SYSTEM AND ENSURE
AVAILABILITY OF OIL IN MAIN OIL TANK.
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PRE-SHUTDOWN ACTIVITIES
ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF AUX. STEAM
SYSTEM.

ENSURE THE FUNCTIONING OF TURNING
DEVICE AND KEEP THE MECHANICAL
BARRING GEAR IN READY STATE TO
PREVENT BOWING OF THE SHAFT DUE TO
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT.

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SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES
REDUCE THE LOAD ON TURBINE SLOWLY SO
THAT LIVE STEAM TEMPERATURE SHOULD
NOT BE ALLOWED TO DROP FAST.

MAINTAIN DRUM LEVEL, HOT-WELL LEVEL
AND DE-AERATOR LEVEL- NORMAL DURING
UNLOADING .

LINE WITH REDUCTION OF GENERATION,
TAKE OUT HEATERS ONE AFTER ANOTHER.
WHILE TAKING OUT HEATERS, FOLLOW SOP.
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SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES
KEEP THE CONTROLS ON AUTO, AS LONG AS
MACHINE IS STABLE, OTHERWISE PUT THE
CONTROL ON MANUAL MODE.

ALWAYS MATCH YOUR LOAD
CORRESPONDING TO BOILER LOAD.

TAKE THE DE-AERATOR STEAM PRESSURE
CONTROL TO MANUAL MODE AND
MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE ACCORDING TO
WATER TEMPERATURE .
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SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES
WHEN THE TURBINE IS UNLOADED TO SAFE
MINIMUM LOAD, DISCONNECT THE
GENERATOR FROM THE SYSTEM.(TRIP THE
TURBINE BY HAND-TRIP BUTTON)

RUN-DOWN

ENSURE THE STARTING OF ELECTRICALLY-
DRIVEN AUXILIARY OIL PUMP, AS PRESSURE
OF THE MAIN OIL PUMP DROPS WITH
DECREASE OF TURBINE SPEED, DUE TO
TRIPPING.
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RUN-DOWN OF TURBINE
ENSURE THAT, NO STEAM IS PASSING
THROUGH THE CONTROL VALVES.
ENSURE THE OPENING OF DRAINS AS SOON
AS TURBINE IS TRIPPED.
TAKE OUT THE STEAM EJECTORS FROM
SERVICE.

DO NOT CLOSE THE GLAND STEAM SUPPLY
BEFORE THE VACUUM IS COMPLETELY
BROKEN.
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RUN-DOWN OF TURBINE
THE FEEDING TO BOILER SHOULD BE AT A
SLOW RATE DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE
RATE, CONDITIONS OF THE DRUM. ONCE
THE DRUM LEVEL IS BROUGHT UP TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE WORKING LEVEL, THEN
THE FEED PUMP CAN BE STOPPED.
AT 360 RPM, ADMIT MOTIVE OIL TO THE
TURNING DEVICE (i.e. OPEN OIL PRESSURE
TURNING DEVICE VALVE)
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RUN-DOWN OF TURBINE
AT 330 RPM, START JACKING OIL PUMP
MANUALLY.
ADJUST OIL COOLING SYSTEM, FOR OIL INLET
TEMPERATURE, TO BE NOT LESS THAN 30C.
CLOSE MOTIVE OIL SUPPLY TO THE TURNING
GEAR WHEN THE SHAFT ECCENTRICITY DROPS
TO 20 MICRONS AND THE MAXIMUM METAL
TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 100C.
NOW, STOP AUXILIARY LUBRICATION OIL PUMP.
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