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GE Energy E1001 - HRSG hot purge strategy

Introduction
Definitions : Open damper : Flow is sent to HRSG, by pass stack isolated cycle Closed damper : HRSG is isolated, flow is sent to by pass stack cycle HRSG purge time : Depend on HRSG and by pass volume. Combined Simple

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Cold purge strategy Long purge (current std)

Long purge (Combined Cycle) :
GT speed HRSG purge : see definition Exhaust temperature By pass purge : 3 min

Open Closed

Damper position
Exh flow >= 8 % of nom flow L2TVX = 1 : Ignition L28FDX = 1 : Flames detected

Time

Time L2TV = 1 : By pass purge complete ca1ccsel = 1 : combined cycle selected l2tvboil = 1 : HRSG purge complete l3boil_perm = 1 : Permissive to start by pass purge L33BBC = 1 : diverter damper closed to HRSG
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l3cp = 1 : customer permissive to start L33BBO = 1 : diverter damper open to HRSG l30bb = 0 : no fault on diverter damper ca1ccsel = 1 : combined cycle selected

damper allowed to close to HRSG if simple cycle requested

Cold purge strategy Short purge (current std)

Short purge (Simple Cycle) :
GT speed By pass purge : 3 min Exhaust temperature

Open Closed

Damper position
Exh flow >= 8 % of nom flow L2TVX = 1 : Ignition L28FDX = 1 : Flames detected

Time

Time

l3cp = 1 : customer permissive to start L33BBC = 1 : diverter damper closed to HRSG l30bb = 0 : no fault on diverter damper ca1scsel = 1 : simple cycle selected

If damper is not fully closed, alarm and pre ignition trip If damper is not fully closed, alarm and trip

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Hot purge strategy

GT load 100 % 86 IGV angle 57 Exhaust temperature HRSG purge : see definition

Auto Ignition Temperature (AIT) Temp reference MIN (AIT 100 F , 0.8 * AIT)

HRSG Warm up

10 %

90 0

Damper position

Time

WU complete (DCS) Damper fully open Load request (DCS) IGV normal position

Load ~10 % and start IGV opening Purge temp reached wait stabilization Temp stabilized CC selected Damper opening Start hot purge

No action taken from TCP. Warm up managed by DCS If damper doesnt reach purge position, alarm load / temperature locked out 5/ GE / below safe temperature limit. If damper is open, alarm and trip

Purge complete Damper more open Start HRSG WU

Hot purge selected (HMI or DCS)

Base load

Time

TCP DCS interface list

Tag name
3CP 30BB 33BBO-1, 2, 3 33BBC-1, 2, 3 3BOIL_PERM

Description
Customer permissive to start Damper global fault Damper fully open position Damper fully closed position & HRSG isolated. Perm to start by pass purge (after HRSG purge) Cold HRSG purge complete Cold By pass purge complete Exhaust temp stabilized for hot purge (Request to open damper) Hot HRSG purge complete HRSG WU complete perm to load unit Combined cycle operations selected Simple cycle operations selected GT trip Damper hot purge position

Type
NO NO NO NO NO

From
DCS DCS DCS DCS DCS TCP TCP TCP TCP TCP

To

Comment
Unit not cant start if cable cut. Alarm if cable cut (0 for fault / 1 for normal op). Used in 2 oo 3 in TCP software. Damper not fully open if cable cut. Used in 2 oo 3 in TCP software. Damper not fully closed if cable cut. No permissive if cable cut.

2TVBOIL 2TVBP 26HPSTBL 2TVHPBOIL 3LOAD_PERM CA1CCSEL CA1SCSEL 4HRSG_T-1, -2, -3 33BB_HPRG

NO NO NO NO NO NO pulse NO pulse NO NO

TCP TCP TCP TCP DCS DCS DCS DCS DCS

DCS DCS DCS DCS TCP TCP TCP TCP TCP

Uncomplete purge sequence if cable cut. Uncomplete purge sequence if cable cut. Temperature not reached if cable cut. Uncomplete purge sequence if cable cut. No permissive if cable cut. No order if cable cut. Replace 43boilp No order if cable cut. Used in 2 oo 3 in TCP software. Trip if cable cut. Not in position if cable cut.

Action from DCS required

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