journal1 ›› 2015, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (1): 37-39.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.10.11930.2015.1.37

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Diagnostic Analysis on Insufficient Output of Circulating Water Pumps for a 300-MW Unit

MA Tingshan, CHENG Dongtao, XU Pengjiang, JU Wenping, CHEN Kai, REN Lijun   

  1. Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710032, China
  • Received:2014-10-29 Online:2015-11-24 Published:2015-11-25
  • Supported by:
    National Key Technology R&D Program (2011BAA04B03), China Huaneng Group Science & Technology Project (HNKJ12-H02).

Abstract: The circulating water flow is insufficient since the commissioning of a 300-MW generating unit, which greatly influences the economical efficiency of the unit. The testing analysis shows that the designed resistance of the circulating water system is less than the actual value, which leads to the insufficiently designed output of the circulating water pumps, so that the circulating water flow is too small to maintain the normal vacuum. According to the actual resistance characteristics of the circulating water system, new circulating water pumps are selected and substituted for the original ones, making the net coal consumption be reduced by 1.174~1.200 g/(kW·h). The retrofit has achieved good effects. Therefore, some considerations in circulating water pump design and type selection are put forward.

Key words: circling pump, resistance of the circling water system, pump selection, energy saving

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