Analysis and Solution of Fouling on Flow Path for Supercritical Steam Turbine

Abstract

Insufficient output and rising pressure after governing stage of a 630 MW supercritical unit occurred only 18 month after the first outage. Though analysis based on measured parameters, fouling existed in governing stage and the first stage group. By virtue of linearization of formula and decoupling the impacts to thermal characteristic parameters, the quantified deposition degree was obtained. The fouling reason was determined by scale sample analysis, and the solution was proposed by quantitative calculation. The problem was successfully solved with boiler pickling, turbine cascade jet-beading and pulsing minimum oxygen to inhibit flow accelerated corrosion. A steam quality detection method was also proposed as the installation of measurement point after governing stage of supercritical unit. These treatments provided building and operation experience for 1000MW ultra-supercritical turbine and the same type of equipments.