Welcome to the:

ID Fan Training Program

For Operations Engineers

An Employee Development Initiative

 Objectives

At the end of the training program, you will be able to:

 Enabling Objectives
Understand and develop comprehensions about:
 Purpose and function of ID Fan
 Basic feature of ID Fan, its Permissives, Protections (its rationale)
 Details of Pre Start Checks & System lineup
 Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) of ID Fan

 Terminal Objectives
Develop Skills for:
 Performing all activities of Pre Start Checks & System lineup
 Checking the permissives, prescribe protections
 Operating ID Fan as per SOP

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 Road Map

 Purpose and function of an lD Fan

 Performance and Technical Parameters

 Permissives

 Tripping Conditions

 Line up and Start up Activities

 Questions and answer on ID fans

Question and answers on ID Fan

Which are the Air Handling Fans in a Power Plant?

PA Fan, FD Fan & ID Fans are the main air

handling fans in a Power Plant.

What is the role of ID Fan in a Balanced Draft Furnace?

ID Fan maintains a Balanced Draft in furnace by controlling

the furnace pressure at a set point of -0.5 inches of water
column relative to the atmosphere.
 Purpose and Function of ID Fan

Purpose and Function of ID Fan

Before getting into the details of ID Fan lets first understand

the Purpose & Function of an ID Fan.
 Purpose and Function of ID Fan

Purpose & Function of an ID Fan

To achieve complete combustion of coal in furnace:

Hot Primary air is used to dry, grind, classify and take pulverised coal
to burners.
Secondary Air, supplied by Forced Draft Fan is used for complete
combustion and to control Nox and CO formation, is supplied by FD fans
This combustion results in hot flue gases which transfers its heat
energy to the heating elements, located inside the boiler.
Induced Draft Fan exhausts the combustion products from the boiler,
thru the stack into the atmosphere.

ID Fan maintains a Balanced Draft in furnace by controlling the

furnace pressure at a set point of - 0.5 inches of water column
relative to the atmosphere
 Road Map

 Purpose and function of an lD Fan

 Basic Features and Technical Parameters

 Permissives

 Tripping Points

 Line up and Start up Activities

 Basic Features and Technical Parameters of ID fan

Basic Features and Technical parameters of ID Fans

After we are aware of the purpose and function of ID Fan at

Jharsuguda plant, let’s now go through the technical
specifications of the ID Fan and other associated units.
 Basic Features and Technical Parameters of ID fan

Basic Features and Technical parameters of ID Fans

A typical ID Fan is an Axial Flow Fan with

 Inlet

 Outlet dampers

 Inlet Guide Vanes

Axial Fans are categorized as:

 Tube axial

 Vane axial

 Propeller

In power plant applications, Vane axial fans are used

 Basic Features and Technical Parameters of ID fan

Basic Features and Technical parameters of ID Fans

In Jharsuguda power plant, Two Vane axial type ID Fans are

employed in each unit. Its Model no. is AN 35/V19+4 & it is
manufactured in China.

Technical data of ID Fan AN 35/V19+4MGS4772:

Type model AN 35/V19+4

Design Flow 2500128 M3/h

RPM 740 RPM

Vane wheel diameter 3550mm

Efficiency 79%

Blade adjustable extent -75% to +30%

 Basic Features and Technical Parameters of ID fan

Basic Features and Technical parameters of ID Fans

Technical data: ID Fan Motor

Type ZN 63-12
Power 6000 KW
Current 368 A
Voltage 11 KV
RPM 1440 rpm
Full load current 368 A

Technical data: ID fan bearing cooling fan

Type G9-19N05A, qty = 2
RPM 2960 rpm
Power 11 KW
 Basic Features and Technical Parameters of ID fan

Basic Features and Technical parameters of ID Fans

ID Fan Motor Oil Pump: Technical data:

Type Gear Pump
RPM 1450
Voltage 415 v
Lube oil pressure 0.4 mpa
Oil cooler water pressure 0.35 mpa
Lube oil temperature 25 - 40° C
Oil Tank Capacity 630 L
Cooling water temperature 38° C
 Road Map

 Purpose and function of an lD Fan

 Basic Features and Technical Parameters

 Permissives

 Tripping Points

 Line up and Start up Activities

 Permissives

Permissives
 Before starting any auxiliary equipment in a power plant, a set of
conditions should be met by the auxiliary & its associated
systems. These conditions are safeguards for the auxiliary
 In power plant terminology, these conditions are called
“Interlocks” or “Permissives”. If permissives are ignored, the
auxiliary will be damaged

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 Permissives

Start Permissives for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

1. One of Lube Oil Pump running & oil pressure not low (0.2 to 0.4 mPa)

2. Inlet Guide Vanes Minimum

Logic:
Lube oil pump running is a must for supply of proper
lubricating oil to ID fan and motor bearings. The fan should
start at no load condition, therefore, inlet guide vanes should
be in minimum position.
 Permissives

Start Permissives for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

3. Inlet gas Damper Closed

4. One APH running

Logic:
The fan should start at no load condition, therefore, gas
dampers should be in closed position.

If the corresponding air pre heater is not running, air path

resistance will be too high for ID Fan to start smoothly.
 Permissives

Start Permissives for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

5. ID Fan Motor Cooling Fan 1 Running

6. ID Fan Motor Cooling Fan 2 Running

Logic:
Motor cooling fan should be running to cool down the fan
motor temperature to a permissible limit.
 Permissives

Start Permissives for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

7. ID Fan motor DE bearing temperature T1<75°

8. ID Fan motor NDE bearing temperature T2<75°

Logic:
When the fan runs on load motor bearings tend to heat up
due to continuous running of motor shaft. Therefore, when the
motor is started its bearing temperature should be normal.

When the fan runs on load motor bearings tend to heat up

due to continuous running of motor shaft. Therefore, when the
motor is started its bearing temperature should be normal.
 Permissives

Start Permissives for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

9. ID Fan bearing temperature NDE side T1<85°

10. ID Fan bearing temperature NDE side T2<85°

11. ID Fan bearing temperature DE side T1<85°

12. ID Fan bearing temperature DE side T2<85°

13. ID Fan middle bearing temperature T1<85°

14. ID Fan middle bearing temperature T2<85°

Logic:
When the fan runs on load its bearings tend to heat up due to
continuous running. Therefore, when the fan is started its
bearing temperature should be normal.
 Permissives

Start Permissives for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

15. ID Fan motor winding A temperature T1<120°

16. ID Fan motor winding A temperature T2<120°

17. ID Fan motor winding B temperature T1<120°

18. ID Fan motor winding B temperature T2<120°

19. ID Fan motor winding B temperature T1<120°

20. ID Fan motor winding B temperature T2<120°

Logic:
When the fan runs on load its bearings tend to heat up due to
continuous running. Therefore, when the fan is started its
bearing temperature should be normal.
 Road Map

 Purpose and function of an lD Fan

 Basic Features and Technical Parameters

 Permissives

 Tripping Points

 Line up and Start up Activities

 Tripping Points

Tripping Points

 A range of parameters, called tripping points are defined for

equipment in a power plant
 To ensure safe operation, equipment must not run beyond the range
defined by the tripping points
 When tripping points are exceeded, the equipment is forcibly shut
down (in other words, the equipment “trips”)

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• Fan Run 60s I/L Damper closed

Rationale:
Fan will run on no load. Will result in churning of air in
downstream of Inlet Damper. Resulting torsion will damage
the fan.

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• No Oil pump running or oil pressure low for 5s

Rationale:
No Oil supply to the bearings of Fan & Motor will damage the
bearings.

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• Both APH stopped For 60s

Rationale:
If both APHs stop, Flue Gas will pass on without imparting
Heat to Primary & Secondary Air. Excessive hot Flue gas may
damage ID Fan elements.

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• Motor bearing DE side vibration > 7.1 mm/s

Rationale:
High velocity vibrations in fan motor’s Driving End bearing will
severely damage the bearing.

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• Motor bearing DE side vibration > 7.1 mm/s

Rationale:
High velocity vibrations in fan motor’s Non Driving End will
severely damage the bearing.

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• Motor bearing DE side vibration > 7.1 mm/s

Rationale:
High velocity vibrations in fan motor’s Driving End bearing will
severely damage the bearing which might result in damaging
the fan shaft.

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• Motor bearing NDE side vibration > 7.1 mm/s

Rationale:
High velocity vibrations in fan motor’s Driving End bearing will
severely damage the bearing which might result in damaging
the fan shaft.

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• FSSS stop ID Fan command: Instantaneous

Rationale:
Command initiated by FSSS indicates boiler Emergencies. In
case one FD fan trips the corresponding ID Fan should trip to
avoid hi negative pressure in furnace.

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 Tripping Points

Tripping Points for ID Fans at Jharsuguda:

ID Fan will get tripped:

• ID Fan bearing NDE side temperature T1>95°
• ID Fan bearing NDE side temperature T2>95°
• ID Fan bearing DE side temperature T1>95°
• ID Fan bearing DE side temperature T2>95°
• ID Fan middle bearing temperature T1>95°
• ID Fan middle bearing temperature T2>95°
• ID Fan motor DE bearing temperature T1>80°
• ID Fan motor NDE bearing temperature T2>80°

Rationale:
If the bearing temperature crosses this value, the babbit of
bearing will melt resulting in bearing damage.

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 Road Map

 Purpose and function of an lD Fan

 Basic Features and Technical Parameters

 Permissives

 Tripping Conditions

 Line up and Start up Activities

 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

Operation of any auxiliary in a Power Plant involves a set of

activities executed in a sequential procedure

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 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

Ensure that all the Work permits related to ID Fan &

associated equipments are returned by the working
agencies & men & materials are removed from the area.

Ensure All the Interlocks & Protections have

been checked for healthiness.

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 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

3. Check flue gas path, APH, and motor supply.

Ensure the flue gas path is lined up & both APH are
running.

Ensure the 11 KV motor supply for ID fan to be

taken in service is ready.

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 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

4. Check boiler slag path, seal through, and boiler man holes and peep holes.

Ensure that boiler slag bath & seal trough should be filled
with water.

Ensure that boiler man holes, peep holes are in

closed condition, cooling water charged in boiler
seal access doors at 9 meters boiler elevation.

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 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

5. Check ID Fan lube oil tank and charge lube oil cooler.

Ensure that oil level of ID Fan lube oil tank is normal.

Ensure that the lube oil cooler is charged with Cooling

Water.

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 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

6. Check discharge valves for the lube oil pumps and lube oil line.

Ensure that the discharge valves for the lube oil pumps are
open.

Ensure the lube oil line from pump through filter and cooler
up to the motor bearing is not open anywhere.

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 Line up and Start up Activities

System Line up activities:

7. Check inlet gas damper to ID Fan and ID Fan Inlet Guide Vane.

Ensure that the inlet gas damper to ID Fan to be taken in

service is closed.

Ensure that ID Fan Inlet Guide Vane is in

position minimum.

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 Line up and Start up Activities

System Line up activities:

8. Check ID Fan outlet damper and lube oil pump

Open the ID Fan outlet damper.

Start any one lube oil pump, put the other pump in
interlock position (auto standby mode).

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 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

9. Check inlet/Outlet dampers of other ID Fan and Motor Cooling Fans

Ensure that inlet/Outlet dampers of other ID Fan are in

closed condition.

Start Motor Cooling Fans 1 & 2

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 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

10. Check Fan Bearing Cooling Fans and ID Fan

Start any one Fan Bearing Cooling Fan.

Start ID Fan. Within 60 sec inlet gas damper

should OPEN.

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 Line up and Start up Activities

Line up and Start up activities:

11. Check the motor winding, bearing temperature and vibration.

Ensure that the motor winding, bearing temperature and

vibration is normal.

Increase the fan loading as per requirement.

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 ID Fan Start Screen

 All the Permissives & Tripping conditions are visible in the ID Fan Start
screen.
 When all the Permissive are available, the buttons related to each of the
Permissives turn green.
 When all the Permissives are green & Tripping condition buttons are red,
START button is Pressed & the ID Fan Start sequence, as already
explained, begins.

Let’s look at the Digital Control System (DCS) template of ID Fan Start
 ID Fan Start Screen

DCS: ID Fan Start Screen

 Wrap Up

We now know that:

 ID Fan maintains a Balanced Draft in furnace by controlling the furnace
pressure at a set point of -0.5 inches of water column relative to the
atmosphere.
 A typical ID Fan is an Axial Flow Fan with:
 Inlet Dampers
 Discharge or Outlet Dampers
 Inlet Guide Vanes

 In power plant applications, Vane axial fans are used

 Inlet Guide Vane axial fans are the most energy-efficient fans available
and should be used whenever possible.
 Wrap Up

We now know that:

 In Jharsuguda power plant, two Vane axial type Induced Draft Fans are
employed in each unit.
 Amongst the various start permissives, the most important ones are as
follows:
 Lube oil pump should be running, Inlet gas Damper should be
closed, Motor cooling fan should be running, and Fan's bearing
temperature should be normal.
 The Fan will trip if the Fan Run 60s I/L Damper is closed, oil pressure is
low for 5s, FSSS stop ID Fan command
is set to Instantaneous, or
the bearing temperatures is not normal.
 The System Line-up & starting activities should be
performed in the prescribed sequence.
 Acknowledgement

This course has been developed as an employee development initiative.

Our special thanks to:

Mr. J. T. Initiated the training movement and provided full support for the
Verghese – MD successful completion of the training programs.
Mr. Vijay Anand – Visualised the requirement and organised the appropriate resources for
GM Training the creation of the training programs.
Mr. A. K. S. Provided the input material and, as the subject matter expert, ensured
Raghav technical accuracy of the content in the training materials.
Mr. R. K. Sharma Provided the input material and, as the subject matter expert, ensured
technical accuracy of the content in the training materials.
Mr. Boben Anto Provided finer points regarding the System Operating Procedures
(SOPs)
Thank You for attending
this Program

An Employee Development Initiative