Steam Turbine
Steam Turbine
SAGAR
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BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED
BHOPAL
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the vocational training by ANWESH PRATAP SINGH has
been carried out under my supervision in partial fulfilment of the requirement for
the degree of Bachelor of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING during the session
2019-20 in the Department of "STEAM TURBINE MANUFACTURING",
BHEL BHOPAL and this work has not been submitted elsewhere for a degree.
(PROJECT GUIDE)
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ACKNOLEDGEMENT
I am highly thankful to B.H.E.L engineers and technical staff specially
MR. PURSHOTTAM CHAUKIKER for providing me vital and valuable
information about the different facets of an industrial system. I
express my gratitude to HUMAN RESOURCE AND DEVLOPMENT
CENTRE department for giving me a chance to feel industrial
environment and its working in B.H.E.L and I am thankful to all engineers and
staff members for giving their precious time and help me in
understanding various theoretical and practical aspects of my project under whose
supervision I accomplish my project.
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PREFACE
In this growing age of technology, the extent of correctness is a major point. This
correctness and pin pointed guess is achieved only through hard work, experience
and well guided practice. As a new comer to this field we required to have
professional knowledge that will help in improving our skills and efficiency.
Having a training work on the same topic increased our interest and made the work
simpler.
The most vital part is the presence of a guide whose knowledge and practical
experience built our self-confidence and helping hand by which we finished this
project successfully. So we all are indebted to MR. PURSHOTTAM
CHAUKIKER acted as burning candle and enlighten us about this training.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART-I
1. Industry Profile
Heavy electrical industry
2. BHEL
Manufacturing Unit
Achievements
Company Background
Company Relative Position in industry
3. About BHEL BHOPAL
About Bhopal Unit
Manufacturing Blocks
Introduction
Principle of operation & Design
Steam Turbine Parts
Steam Turbine Classification
Basic Type of Turbine
Steam Turbine Improvement
Steam Turbine Application
Machines in machine shop
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We are Single Source with Multiple Solutions for Infrastructure &
Industrial Sectors
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Industry Profile: -
BACKGROUND: -
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HISTORY: -
BHEL was established in 1964. Heavy Electrical (India) Ltd was merged
with BHEL in 1974. In 1982, it entered into power equipment, to reduce its
dependence on the power sector. It developed the capability to produce a
variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical equipment for all sectors,
including transmission, transportation, oil and gas and other allied industries. In
1991, it was converted into a public limited company. By the end of 1996, the
company had handed over 100 Electric Locomotives to Indian Railway and
installed 250 Hydro-sets across India.
OPERATIONS: -
BHEL has retained its market leadership position during 2013-14 with 72%
market share in the Power Sector, even while operating in a difficult business
environment. Improved focus on project execution enabled BHEL record highest
ever commissioning/synchronization of 13,452 MW of power plants in domestic
and international markets in 2013-14, marking a 30% increase over 2012-13. The
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company has added more than 1, 24,000 MW to the country's installed power
generating capacity so far.
It also has been exporting its power and industry segment products and
services for over 40 years. BHEL's global references are spread across over 76
countries across all the six continents of the world. The cumulative overseas
installed capacity of BHEL manufactured power plants exceeds 9,000 MW across
21 countries including Malaysia, Oman, Iraq, the UAE, Bhutan, Egypt and New
Zealand. Our physical exports range from turnkey projects to after sales services.
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Manufacturing Unit: -
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Achievements and Recognitions:
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Company Background:-
1956 - Company was set up at Bhopal in the name of M/s Heavy electrical
(India) Ltd. in collaboration with AEI, UK. Subsequently, three more plants were
set up at Hyderabad, Hardwar and Trichy. The Bhopal Unit was controlled by the
company, the other three were under the control of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. -
The Company`s object is to manufacture of heavy electrical equipments. 1972 - In
July the Operations of all the four plants were integrated. 1974 - In January Heavy
electrical (India) Ltd was merged with BHEL. - For the manufacture of a wide
variety of products, the company has developed technological infrastructure, skills
and quality to meet the stringent requirements of the power plants, transportation,
petro chemicals, and oil etc. - BHEL has entered into collaboration which are
technical in nature. Under these agreements, the collaborators have transferred,
furnished the information, documentation, including know-how relating to design,
engineering, manufacturing assembly etc. 1982 - BHEL also entered into power
equipments, to reduce its dependence on the power sector.
BHEL caters to core sectors of the Indian economy viz; power generation &
transmission, industry, transportation, telecommunication, renewable energy,
defence etc. the wide network of BHEL’s 14 manufacturing divisions, four power
sector regional centres, over 100 project sites, eight service centres and 14 regional
offices enables the company to be closer to its customers and provide them with
suitable products, systems and services efficiently and at competitive prices.
Having attained ISO 9000 certification, BHEL is now well on its journey towards
total quality management (TQM). On the environmental management front, the
major units of BHEL have 4 already acquired the ISO 14001 certification,
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Power Sector
Power generation sector comprises thermal, gas, hydro and nuclear power
plant business. As of 31-3-2004, BHEL supplied sets account for nearly 71,255
MW or 64% of the total installed capacity of 1,
11,151 MW in the country, as against nil till
1969-70.
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Transmission:
Transportation:-
BHEL also supplies traction electrics and traction control equipment for
electric locos, diesel electric locos, and EMUs/ DEMUs to the railways
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COMPANY’S RELATIVE POSITION IN THAT INDUSTRY:-
Forbes business magazine of the year 2011 ranked BHEL as the ninth most
innovative company of the world. BHEL is the only Indian engineering company
to be listed. 2010 edition of Forbes Asia’s fabulous list placed BHEL at 4th place.
BHEL has been continuously earning profit since 1971-72.
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About BHEL, Bhopal
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Services Offered
Products:
POWER TRANSIMISSION :
TRANSFORMER
SWITCH GEAR
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ON LOAD TAP CHANGER
LARGE CURRENT RECTIFIERS
CONTROL AND RELAY PANELS
TRANSPORTATION:
Diesel Electric Loco & DEMU of 350 HP with DC-DC drive
Diesel electric Loco & DEMU of 700 & 1400 HP with DC-
DC & AC-DC drive.
Diesel electric loco 2400 HP with AC-DC drive.
25 KV AC freight loco of 4000 HP with AC-DC drive.
Dual voltage 5000 HP mixed traffic loco with thyristor
controls.
Dual voltage freight and passenger 5000HP Electric locos.
MISCELLENEOUS:
OIL RIGS
FABRICATION
Range:
UP TO 21000 KW (4POLE)
LOW VOLTAGE, 3.3-11KV
50 AND 60 HZ
4 POLE TO 24 POLE
2 POLE MOTORS UP TO 4500KW
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SLIP RING INDUCTION MOTORS
UP TO 10000 KW (4 POLE)
LOW VOLTAGE, 3.3-11 KV
50 & 60 HZ
4 POLE TO 12 POLE
SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS
ALTERNATORS
PRESSURIZED MOTORS
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UPTO 4500 KW,18 P SALIENT POLE SYN. MOTOR
UPTO 13000 KW, 4 POLE CYL. ROTOR SYN. MOTOR
INDUCTION GENERATOR
UPTO 2500kW
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Recent Developments in AC Machines
17500kW, 11kV, 4P SCIM for BFP application for M/s NTPC Barh
5200kW, 11kV, 22P vertical SCIM for CWP application for M/s KBL for Mundra.
3600kW, 3.15kV, 10P variable speed vertical induction motor for SSP application
for fast breeder reactor for M/s NPCIL
4575kW, 2X4.0kV, 10P VFD synchronous motor with side mounted cooler
The operational facilities that are found inside the huge industrial space of Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited in Bhopal are:
Block -1
Water Turbine Manufacturing (WTM)
Heat Condensers & Exchanger Manufacturing (HCM)
Large Fabrication Work (FBM)
Block -2
Traction Motors Manufacturing (TXM)
Traction Alternators/Generators Manufacturing (TAM)
Industrial Motors Manufacturing (IMM)
Large Electricals Motors Manufacturing (LEM)
Heavy Rotating Plant Manufacturing (HRP)
Block -3
Capacitor Manufacturing (CPM)
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Bushing Manufacturing (BCM)
Transformer Manufacturing (STM)
Block -4
Switch Gear Manufacturing (SGM)
Control Gear Manufacturing (CGM)
Rectifier Manufacturing (RFM)
Block -5 (Foundry Division)
Grey Iron Foundry
Non-Ferrous & Die Casting Foundry
Steel Foundry
Sand Plant/Core Shop
Galvanizing Plant
Block -6
Steam Turbine Manufacturing (STM)
Block – 7 (Store)
BPRV (Battery Power Road Vehicle) Manufacturing Division
Block -8
Coils &Insulation Manufacturing
Block -9
Traction Motors Manufacturing
Block -10
Press Shop Division (PRM)
Block -11
Tool & Gauge Manufacturing (TGM)
Eddy Current Clutch (EGC)
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The prime products manufactured at the BHEL division of Bhopal include
slip ring induction motors, squirrel cage induction motors, variable frequency drive
motors, industrial turbo and diesel alternators and synchronous motors.
The installed capacity of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited at Bhopal is 1000 no’s
per annum and the annual sales turnover of the unit is around US $ 25 million.
Equipped with 25000 sq. mt. of total area and manpower of more than 25000,
BHEL Bhopal is a known and recognized name which is considered as the best
name in the arena of generation’s systems and power utilization.
Producing high voltage equipment and machineries for various industrial needs,
BHEL Bhopal symbolizes one puff the
biggest commercially viable venture of
Madhya Pradesh.
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BHEL, BHOPAL’S CAPACITY AND ST PRODUCTS
Turbines
3) R & M and Life assessment studies of BHEL & Non BHEL TG sets.
Diversified Projects
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1. INTRODUCTION
Steam turbines are ideal prime movers for driving machines requiring
rotational mechanical input power. They can deliver constant or variable speed and
are capable of close speed control. Drive applications include centrifugal pumps,
compressors, ship propellers, and, most important, electric generators.
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Steam Turbines Basics
Though "Steam Turbines" might sound like a technical term, most of the
things we do every day would be impossible to do without this wonderful
technology in power generation. Nature does not have sockets from where power
plants pull out electricity to run your laptop or charge your iPod! Energy needs to
be converted to electricity or electrical energy, from its natural occurrences. Steam
Turbines are devices that help in the production of electricity, by converting
mechanical energy into useful electrical energy! The Steam Turbine was invented
by Parson, more than a century ago, and it has gone through numerous changes to
become an effective power generator in today's power plants.
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Steam is no remnant of the Industrial Revolution. Even nuclear power plants
employ steam technology.
As mentioned earlier, there are basically three stages of matter: Solid, liquid
and gas. Each stage is held together by a different level of molecular force.
With water, gaseous steam takes up space due to its molecules being furthest apart.
However, when enough pressure is applied to steam, an amazing thing happens.
The molecules are forced together to the point that the water becomes more like a
liquid again, while retaining the properties of a gas. It is at this point that it
becomes a supercritical fluid.
Many of today's power plants use supercritical steam, with pressure and
temperature at the critical point. This means supercritical steam power plants
operate at much higher temperatures and pressures than plants using subcritical
steam. Water is actually heated to such a high pressure that boiling does not even
occur.
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2. Principle of Operation and Design
A steam turbine, as we see from its name, uses steam to rotate its blades.
The rotary motion of the blades is used to rotate the armature of the generator, and
the movement of the
armature in a magnetic field
results in the production of a
current (electricity) in the
armature! The steam turbine
has come a long way from
its initial design: there is the
single flow steam turbine,
the multiple flow steam turbines, the reaction steam turbine, the impulse-reaction
steam turbine, and the impulse turbine. It has been the object of research and
interest of many engineers and scientists like De Laval, Parson, and Curtis. Heat
energy from a coal thermal power plant or a nuclear power plant is used to boil
waiter, and convert it into steam at high pressure. This high pressure steam is
directed to the turbine blade thus causing the blade to rotate!
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3. Steam Turbine Parts – Know Your Turbine!
Steam turbines are machines that are used to generate mechanical (rotational
motion) power from the pressure energy of steam. Steam turbines are the most
popular power generating devices used in the power plant industry primarily
because of the high availability of water, moderate boiling point, cheap nature and
mild reacting properties. The most widely used and powerful turbines of today are
those that run on steam. From nuclear reactors to thermal power plants, the role of
the steam turbine is both pivotal and result determining.
What Goes into The Construction of Steam Turbines?
A steam turbine basically has a mechanical side, and an electrical side to it. The
mechanical components include the moving parts (mechanical), such as the rotor,
the moving blades, the fixed blades, and stop valves, while the electrical side
consists of the generator and other electrical components to actually convert the
energy into a usable, easily transferable form.
Guiding Blades: These blades are fixed to the casing of the turbine. They are
positioned at an angle to the direction of the incoming steam, so that the steam
impinges the moving blades in such a way that amount of energy transfer in the
form of kinetic to mechanical is maximum. Different types of turbines engage
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different type of blades. There is a difference in their size, shape, design and
mechanical properties to withstand the different physical conditions the blade is
subjected to by the turbine.
Guiding Blades
A set of fixed blades and rotating blades mounted on rotor is called stage of
turbine. Depending on steam condition and power output, number of stages in
steam turbine is decided.
Moving Blades: These are the blades which are connected to the rotor. As the
steam impinges on these blades, they are forced to move, which causes the rotor to
rotate and produce energy in the generator. They are also designed especially for
obtaining the maximum power transfer.
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Moving blade requires
Sturdy construction
Corrosion resistance
High efficiency
Abrasion resistance
Moving Blades
The material used to make the blade depends on the type of turbine it is going to be
used in. For instance, HP and IP stage blades are generally made from 12Cr
martensitic stainless steels. However, blades used in high temperature (> 450 C)
HP or IP applications may be made of austenitic stainless steels because they have
better mechanical properties at high temperatures. LP blades are often, but not
exclusively, made from 12Cr stainless steels also. Common types of stainless steel
used in LP sections include AISI types 403, 410, 410-Cb, and 630; the exact type
of steel chosen for a particular LP application depends on the strength and
corrosion resistance required. Since the 1960s, titanium alloys, especially Ti-6Al-
4V, have also been used for LP turbine stages. These alloys are particularly suited
to LP stages for a number of reasons.
Weld ability.
High creep and fatigue strength.
Good resistance to the oxidation and corrosion at the same temperature.
High quality surface finish to ensure smooth steam flow and to avoid
subsequent pressure drop.
Adequate ductility to accommodate cumulative strain due to thermal fatigue
and creep during the service life.
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Low Pressure Guide Blades
LP Moving Blades
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There are four sides to a blade:
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Steam Turbine Rotor:
The moving steam imparts both a tangential and axial thrust on the turbine shaft,
but the axial thrust in a simple turbine is unopposed. To maintain the correct rotor
position and balancing, this force must be counteracted by an opposing force.
Either thrust bearings can be used for the shaft bearings, or the rotor can be
designed so that the steam enters in the middle of the shaft and exits at both ends.
The blades in each half face opposite ways (as shown), so that the axial forces
negate each other but the tangential forces act together. This design of rotor is
called two-flow or double-exhaust. This arrangement is common in low-pressure
casings of a compound turbine.
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1. HP, IP AND LP rotor forgings were imported earlier but now Hp and IP
rotor are manufactured at CFFP Haridwar.
2. Earlier all rotors has baroscopic hole at the centre due to forging
technological constraint.
3. BHEL Bhopal all turbine rotors are with integral disc.
4. 210MW Russian design rotors manufactured at Haridwar and 110 MW
Czechoslovakia design rotors manufactured at Hyderabad have shrunk fitted
disc on IP and LP rotors.
5. Rotors forging are machined in STM shop. Various type of disc heads is
machined to suit the corresponding blade roots.
6. Various blade roots are trot, fire-tree, fork and pin, axial entry and curved
axial entry.
7. 2-tier Blade is used in 720MW due to Baumann exhaust.
8. Large Difference in temperature of various parts during starting/shutdown
may cause rubbing, distortion, bend and other serious problems.
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Governing System:
Turbine governing is the process of regulating the rotating speed of the output shaft
connected to the generator so that it remains constant. Variation in load affects the
performance, so an even speed is required. The primary objective in the steam
turbine operation is to maintain a constant speed of rotation irrespective of the
varying load. This can be achieved by means of governing in a steam turbine.
Methods of Governing:
Throttle Governing
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Nozzle Governing:
In nozzle-controlled turbines, steam flow is controlled by sequential opening and
closing of control valves allowing steam to flow to associate nozzle groups. In this
method groups of two, three or more nozzles form a set and each set is controlled
by a separate valve. The actuation of individual valve closes the corresponding set
of nozzles thereby controlling the flow rate.
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Types of Governing system
Mechanical- Here the speed transmitter is mechanical centrifugal type speed
governor which actuates control valves through mechanical linkages. Pure
Mechanical governing systems are not used for utility turbines now a day.
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Apart from this, turbine work is always accompanied by mechanical losses due to
friction in linkage mechanism and bearings. The above losses have different
characteristics and can be divided into two main groups, namely external and
internal losses.
Internal losses are connected with flow of steam through blade passages and
accompanied with changes in the condition of steam.
External losses are those that do not directly influences steam conditions. In this
group, these are mechanical losses, which include losses in bearings and reduction
gearing.
Internal Losses
Losses in nozzles.
External Losses
Mechanical losses
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4. How are Steam Turbines Classified?
The first steam turbine, at its time indeed did spark off the industrial
revolution throughout the west. However, the turbine at that time was still an
inefficient piece of heavy weighing high maintenance machine. The power to
weight ratio of the first reciprocating steam turbine was extremely low, and this led
to a great focus improving the design, efficiency and usability of the basic steam
turbine, the result of which are the power horses that currently produce more than
80% of today’s electricity at power plants! Steam Turbines can be classified on the
basis of a number of factors. Some of the important methods of steam turbine
classification are enunciated below:
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5. Basic type of Steam Turbine
The two most basic and fundamental types of steam turbines are the impulse
turbine and the impulse reaction turbine.
The impulse turbine was one of the basic steam turbines. It involved striking
of the blades by a stream or a jet of high-pressure steam, which caused the blades
of the turbine to rotate. The direction of the jet was perpendicular to the axis of the
blade. It was realized that the impulse turbine was not very efficient and required
high pressures, which is also quite difficult to maintain. The impulse turbine has
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nozzles that are fixed to convert the steam to high pressure steam before letting it
strike the blades.
As the water fall on the blade of the rotor it generates the impact force on the
blade surface, The blade tends to give the same reaction to the fluid, but the rotor is
attached to the rotating assembly, it absorb the force impact and give the reaction
in the direction of the fluid flow. Thus, the whole turbine rotates.
The rotation speed of the turbine depends on the fluid velocity, more the
fluid velocity, greater the rotation speed, and greater the speed means more power
generation.
The reaction turbine is a turbine that makes use of both the impulse and the
reaction of the steam to produce the rotary effect on the rotors. The moving blades
or the rotors here are also nozzle shaped (They are aerodynamically designed for
this) and hence there is a drop-in pressure while moving through the rotor as well.
Therefore, in this turbine the pressure drops occur not only in the fixed blades, but
a further pressure drop occurs in the rotor stage as well. This is the reason why this
turbine is more efficient as the exit pressure of the steam is lesser, and the
conversion is more. The velocity drop between the fixed blades and moving blades
is almost zero, and the main velocity drop occurs only in the rotor stage.
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How Reaction Turbine Works? In the reaction
turbine, the rotor blades themselves are arranged
to form convergent nozzles. This type of turbine
makes use of the reaction force produced as the
steam accelerates through the nozzles formed by
the rotor. Steam is directed onto the rotor by the d
vanes of the stator. It leaves the stator as a jet that
fills the entire circumference of the rotor. The
steam then changes direction and increases its
speed relative to the speed of the blades. A
pressure drop occurs across both the stator and
the rotor, with steam accelerating through the stator and decelerating through the
rotor, with no net change in steam velocity across the stage but with a decrease in
both pressure and temperature, reflecting the work performed in the driving of the
rotor.
This type of turbine makes use of the reaction force produced as the steam
accelerates through the nozzles formed by the rotor. Steam is directed onto the
rotor by the fixed vanes of the stator. It leaves the stator as a jet that fills the entire
circumference of the rotor. The steam then changes direction and increases its
speed relative to the speed of the blades. A pressure drop occurs across both the
stator and the rotor, with steam accelerating through the stator and decelerating
through the rotor, with no net change in steam velocity across the stage but with a
decrease in both pressure and temperature, reflecting the work performed in the
driving of the rotor.
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Difference between impulse turbine & reaction turbine?
In an impulse turbine, the water (or steam) hits the blades and continues almost
straight through as in a jet engine. In a reaction
turbine, the water hits a semicircular cup and is
completely reversed in path, normally dropping
down the center with little or no momentum left.
These are rarely used with gases because of having
to get the output out of the way, but they work
especially well with water at lower pressure as when
the dam supplying the water is not very high. Both kinds are used in various
situations.
What are the advantages of impulse cum reaction turbine over pure impulse
and pure reaction turbine?
2) In case of impulse turbine, the pressure drop happens only in the nozzle
part by means of its kinetic energy. In case of Reaction one the stators those are
fixed to the diaphragm act as a nozzle.
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6. How Can A Steam Turbine Be Improved?
A steam turbine has thousands of miniature components. From the gigantic blades
that drive the rotor, to the bearings and nuts that keep the machine in place, the
steam turbine has tremendous scope for improvement and effective design of every
part plays a significant role in improving the turbine’s overall efficiency. Some of
the areas where a lot of research goes into are those such as nozzle design,
aerodynamic blade design, lubrication engineering, heat transfer mechanisms, part
cooling, fabrication and part machining, pipe flow mechanisms, metallurgy etc.
Design of steam turbine machine parts such as nozzles and blades to make
them aerodynamic using computational fluid dynamics has gained a lot of steam as
a field in itself! A small advancement in the blade design could help in increasing
efficiency tremendously. Blade design with Computational Fluid Dynamics or
CFD focuses on reducing the local profile-oriented loss on a Quasi 3-Dimensional
(Q3D) basis. The design of proper inlet ducts from the turbines based on their
operating time, economic considerations, size of the network and size of the
turbine is also equally important. In this case, since the flow is highly unsteady and
complex, the effects and degree of non-uniformity in the flow has to be controlled
to a large extent or predicted and taken care of suitably. Choosing proper materials
for the different steam turbine components and parts is also an important aspect of
design. The use of different lightweight yet strong and thermally resistant alloys to
make steam turbine blades and moving parts is of very high importance. This also
brings about the issue that the material should be as free from erosion as possible
and should not succumb to rust and other chemical changes while under operation.
Technologies such as anti erosion blade shields bear testimony to this.
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7. Steam Turbine Applications
The Steam turbines of today are mostly used in the power production field.
Steam turbines are used to efficiently produce electricity from solar, coal and
nuclear power plants owing to the harmlessness of its working fluid, water/steam,
and its wide availability. Modern steam turbines have come a long way in
increasing efficiency in performance and more and more efforts are being made to
try and reach the ideal steam turbine conditions, though this is physically
impossible! Almost every power plant in the world, other than hydroelectric power
plants, that use turbines that run on water (the Francis, Pelton turbines also have
the influence of steam turbines) , use steam turbines for power conversion. With all
the scientific advancement in power generation being attributed to them, steam
turbines really have changed the way the world moves!
Steam turbines are devices which convert the energy stored in steam into
rotational mechanical energy. These machines are widely used for the generation
of electricity in a number of different cycles, such as:
Rankin cycle
Reheat cycle
Regenerative cycle
Combined cycle
Utility Steam Turbine Applications
Applications for utility Steam Turbines are applied for control of straight
condensing, reheat and non-reheat steam turbines up to 300MW. These upgrades
may include integrated generator control for generator protection and excitation/
AVR upgrades, utilizing the latest commonly available industry-standard digital
equipment.
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Industrial application of steam turbine
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Thermal Power Station:
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime
mover is steam driven. Steam is produced in the boiler by heating water and as the
steam reaches a very high pressure, steam is released in the turbine. As the high-
pressure steam hits the blades of the turbine, the heat energy of the steam is
converted into kinetic energy, and the rotor of the turbine rotates the generator
shaft which in turns produces electricity. After it passes through the turbine, the
steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this is
known as a Rankine cycle. The greatest variation in the design of thermal power
stations is due to the different fuel sources. Some prefer to use the term energy
centre because such facilities convert forms of heat energy into electricity. Some
thermal power plants also deliver heat energy for industrial purposes, for district
heating, or for desalination of water as well as delivering electrical power. A large
part of human CO2emissions comes from fossil fuelled thermal power plants;
efforts to reduce these outputs are various and widespread.
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Rankine Cycle:
The Rankine cycle is a cycle that converts heat into work. The heat is supplied
externally to a closed loop, which usually uses water. This cycle generates about
90% of all electric power used throughout the world, including virtually all solar
thermal, biomass, coal and nuclear power plants. It is named after William John
Macquorn Rankine, a Scottish polymath and Glasgow University professor. The
Rankine cycle is the fundamental thermodynamic underpinning of the steam
engine.
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Steam Cycles
Sub critical Cycles
- Pressure up to 200 bar
Supercritical Cycles
- Pressure up to 250 bar
Ultra-supercritical Cycles
- Pressure > 250 bar
Temperature =374.15 o C
RAM TRAVEL-700 mm
SPINDEL TRAVEL-1000 mm
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4) PLANO-MILING MACHINE
DIFFERENT PARTS: - TABLE, FRONT HEAD, SIDE
HEAD, WOVER ARM, SPINDLE, PANNEL etc.
3) TRUNINON SHAFT
4) TABLES
5) SPHERICAL PIECE
6) SPHERICAL SUPPORTS
7) BEARINGS
8) DOOR BODY
9) SEALING RING
THEY USE CARBIDE TIP TO CUT THE JOB AND ITS VERY COSTLY
ALSO.
SPEED-2.5-125 RPM
FEED-0.066-6 mm/round
DIAMETER OF TABLE-1800 mm
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HEIGHT AVALIBLE BENEATH THE ARM – 6.55-1660 mm
6) VERTICAL BORER
(MACHINE No.-20/A/2018)
SPEED-0.5-51 RPM
FEED-0.02-6.35 mm
LOAD- 80 TON
FEED- .03-69mm
SPINDLE DIAMETER-102 mm
DEALING SLOT-89 mm
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9) HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE
(MACHINE No. -20/A/2111)
SPEED-0.48-13 RPM
FEED-0.501-102.51 mm/round
(MACHINE No.-20/A/2012)
FEED-0.5-200 RPM
SWING BED-1520 mm
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12) CNC LATHE: -
MAIN FEATURES: -
SPINDLE DISPLACEMENT-1828 mm
60 | P a g e