TPTV/20kW/CTS Computer Controlled and Touch Screen 20 kW Steam Power Plant

COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND TOUCH SCREEN 20 KW STEAM POWER PLANT - TPTV/20kW/CTS

Unit: TPTV/20KW/CTS. Computer Controlled and Touch Screen Steam Power Plant Adjustable up to 20 kW

COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND TOUCH SCREEN 20 KW STEAM POWER PLANT - TPTV/20kW/CTS

Process diagram and unit elements allocation

COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND TOUCH SCREEN 20 KW STEAM POWER PLANT - TPTV/20kW/CTS
COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND TOUCH SCREEN 20 KW STEAM POWER PLANT - TPTV/20kW/CTS

INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS

The Computer Controlled and Touch Screen Steam Power Plant Adjustable up to 20 kW, "TPTV/20kW/CTS", converts thermal energy into mechanical energy and afterwards into electrical energy. It allows the students to understand the entire process and the basic components of a power plant (heat source to generate steam, a turbine with load and a refrigeration system to condense the steam).

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General Description

The Computer Controlled and Touch Screen 20 kW Steam Power Plant,"TPTV/20kW/CTS", allows the detailed study of the power generation cycle using steam as process fluid.

In addition to the main TPTV unit, the unit has three required units, Water Softener for TPTV/20kW/CTS, "TPTV/20kW-WS", Cooling Tower for TPTV/20kW/CTS, "TPTV/20kW-CT", and Water-tube Steam Generator for TPTV/20kW/CTS, "TPTV/20kW-SGA" or Pirotubular Steam Generator for TPTV/20kW/CTS, "TPTV/20kW-SGP", which allow optimization of the unit and increase the degree of similarity of the 20 kW Steam Power Plant with a real steam power generation plant.

The incorporation of the TPTV/20kW-WS makes it possible to eliminate the hardness of the mains water by incorporating a 40 l column of ion exchange resin, which retains the lime present in the water, exchanging the calcium cations for sodium cations. The decalcified water can flow into the Cooling Tower for TPTV/20kW, "TPTV/20kW-CT", or into the intake tank and, subsequently, into the Steam Generator for TPTV/20kW, "TPTV/20kW-SG", tank.

The decalcified water is stored in the Cooling Tower for TPTV/20kW, "TPTV/20kW-CT". If the water level is below the level switch AN-6, the unit will automatically fill the unit by opening the automatic valve AVS-4 until the level switch AN-7 is reached.

In case the water level is correct, the water is pumped to the condenser of the Steam Power Plant, "TPTV", to condense the expanded steam in the turbine, thus allowing the condensate to be returned to the intake tank. The refrigeration tower tank can be emptied manually by means of valves V-3 and V-16.

The inlet tank can therefore be filled directly with decalcified water at the start-up of the unit or it can be filled with the condensate return. In both cases, the purge valve V-13 must remain open to remove air from the tank and facilitate filling. If there is no water available, the AVS-3 valve will be opened, allowing the tank to be filled up to the level switch AN-5. The tank can be emptied manually by means of valves V-9 and V-10.

If the liquid level is sufficient, the water is pumped to the boiler. In the boiler, the water is progressively heated and pressurised by the diesel combustion process until the desired vapour conditions are obtained.

Once the process conditions are obtained, the steam passes through a liquid separator to remove any suspended droplets present in the steam generated in the Steam Generation Unit for TPTV/20kW, "TPTV/20kW-SG". Once dry, the steam is reheated by passing through the installation's resistance to obtain superheated steam.

To regulate the steam flow rate of the circuit, the installation has a proportional valve that throttles the flow rate of the installation, allowing it to operate in a wide range of steam flow rates. After passing through the proportional valve, the steam can take two different paths.

The first path allows the turbine to be bypassed by opening the AVS-2 valve, thus ensuring the integrity of the turbine until the desired process conditions are obtained. This bypass flows into the condenser where the steam is condensed, closing the cycle.

The second path allows the turbine to extract thermal energy from the steam, converting it into mechanical energy, which is converted into electrical energy by the generator. The rotational speed of the turbine, as well as the torque and the power generated are measured by different sensors in the turbine.

In order to optimize the rotation of the turbine, the turbine is equipped with a lubrication reservoir. In order to remove any condensation that may occur during the first moments of contact between the steam and the cold blades of the turbine, the turbine is equipped with a drain valve.

This Computer Controlled Unit is supplied with the EDIBON Computer Control System (SCADA), and includes: The unit itself + a Control Interface Box + a Data Acquisition Board + Computer Control, Data Acquisition and Data Management Software Packages, for controlling the process and all parameters involved in the process.

Exercises and guided practices

GUIDED PRACTICAL EXERCISES INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL

Commissioning experiments:

  1. Study, analysis and test of safety systems.
  2. Study, analysis and test of measurement systems.
  3. Study, analysis and test of pressure in the circuit.
  4. Study of the pressure and temperature control techniques in a steam power plant.
  5. Study, analysis and test of the water softening unit.
  6. Study, analysis, operation and test of the steam boiler.
  7. Study, analysis and test of the steam flow sensor.
  8. Study, analysis and test of the condenser.
  9. Study, analysis and test of the refrigeration tower.
  10. Study and analysis of the corresponding maintenance in a steam power plant.
  11. Commissioning of a steam power plant.
  12. Shut down of a steam power plant.

Operating experiments:

  1. Study of the operation of a steam power plant.
  2. Familiarization with a water/steam closed circuit.
  3. Study and understanding of the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
  4. Determination of the steam generator efficiency.
  5. Determination of fuel consumption in function of the steam flow generated.
  6. Determination of the condenser efficiency.
  7. Determination of the amount of heat removed by the condenser.
  8. Determination of the ideal mechanical/thermal efficiency of the turbine.
  9. Determination of the real mechanical/thermal efficiency of the turbine.
  10. Determination of the refrigeration tower efficiency.
  11. Determination of the amount of heat removed by the refrigeration tower.
  12. Determination of the water-steam ratio required by the plant.
  13. Study of the power generated.
  14. Study of the global efficiency of the steam cycle.
  15. Steam flow and measurements range.

Thermodinamic cycle and study of the power generated:

  1. Study, analysis and representation of Rankine cycle for the steam generation plant.
  2. Study, analysis and representation of the generated power in function of the steam pressure, with and without load variation in the generator.
  3. Study, analysis and representation of the steam pressure in function of the revolutions in the steam turbine, with and without load variation in the generator.
  4. Study, analysis and representation of the generated power in function of the type of intake to the turbine, with constant working pressure, with and without load variation in the generator.
  5. Study, analysis and representation of the generated power in function of the vacuum pressure at the turbine outlet, with and without load variation in the generator.
  6. Study, analysis and representation of the vacuum pressure at the turbine outlet in function of the revolutions of the turbine, with and without load variation in the generator.

Parameters of the power generation:

  1. Study of the relation between the power delivered to the grid and the steam flow.
  2. Study of the relation between the power delivered to the grid and the steam pressure.
  3. Study of the relation between the power delivered to the grid and the vacuum pressure at the turbine outlet.
  4. Study of the relation of the active power of the generator in function of the steam flow in an isolated circuit (island mode).
  5. Study of the relation of the active power of the generator in function of the steam pressure in an isolated circuit (island mode).
  6. Study of the relation of the active power generation of the generator in function of the vacuum pressure at the turbine outlet in an isolated circuit (island mode).
  7. Study of the turbine fluctuation and the generator when suffering a sudden change in the power demand.
  8. Study of the synchronization procedure of turbine-generator group with the electrical grid through a grid inverter.
  9. Study of the consequences suffered when the generator is suddenly uncoupled from the electrical grid. Checking the safety systems of the power plant.
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MORE PRACTICAL EXERCISES TO BE DONE WITH THE UNIT

  1. Study of heat losses in pipes.
  2. Study of the most important parameters in a steam power plant.
  3. Study of the steam generator efficiency in function of fuel used.
  4. Sensors calibration.

Other possibilities to be done with this Unit:

  1. Many students view results simultaneously. To view all results in real time in the classroom by means of a projector or an electronic whiteboard.
  2. Open Control, Multicontrol and Real Time Control. This unit allows intrinsically and/or extrinsically to change the span, gains, proportional, integral, derivative parameters, etc, in real time.
  3. The Computer Control System with SCADA and PID Control allow a real industrial simulation.
  4. This unit is totally safe as uses mechanical, electrical and electronic, and software safety devices.
  5. This unit can be used for doing applied research.
  6. This unit can be used for giving training courses to Industries even to other Technical Education Institutions.
  7. Control of the TPTVC/20kW unit process through the control interface box without the computer.
  8. Visualization of all the sensors values used in the TPTVC/20kW unit process.

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