Case Study 4

 Case Study :

A power plant in Northern India using Indo-Japanese technology turbine EHC system saved 1.5 Cr approx. with MLC LVDH TRIX-20 EH Oil Filtration.


SYNOPSIS :

A Power plant (2 * 600 MW) in the Northern region of India was struggling with the rapid increase in TAN values in the EH oil of the governing system of the turbine and moisture content was also more than permissible limits. Degradation of the oil was due to contamination ingression into the system and resulting in the formation of by-products.


Minimac’s EH Oil Reconditioning system “MLC LVDH TRIX 20” acted as a savior for the plant which has escaped the unexpected shutdown of the turbine worth 1.05 Cr per day (approx 15 hours downtime) and cost and effort for replacement of Oil worth 44 lakhs.

 

In total, the company has saved around 1.5 Crore by installing external Reconditioning 

System at their site.


PROBLEMS:

Failure of Servo valve, Hunting and sluggish behavior of the turbine, Unplanned shutdown, Presence of varnish & silt in the clearance of the spool, High TAN Value leading to electrokinetic erosion of line and accessories of EH system, Ingression of particle & moisture contamination ..Ultimately all resulting to GENERATION LOSS AND REVENUE LOSS.

 

SOLUTIONS :

Installation of Minimac’s EH Oil reconditioning system “MLC LVDH TRIX 20” comprehensively designed with 4 major technologies to:


  • Remove solid contamination from oil from Superfine filtration.

  • Remove moisture from oil by vacuum Dehydration technology.

  • Remove Total Acid Number (TAN) by Ion exchange technique.

  • EHC system tank moisture removal and ingress prevention by Inert Gas blanketing technique.


Along with equipment installation, our service engineer has trained the customer’s team on the function of the EH oil Re-Conditioner, FRF maintenance, and contamination control, Importance of Oil Analysis Program.



The above graph shows the trend analysis of NAS 1638, Moisture, and TAN value during one-month installation of the reconditioning of EH oil at the customer site.

 

Consumable required to complete the reconditioning of EH oil having quantity of 1200 liters are:

01 quantity of 10 microns and 03- microns filter element total consumption of resin was 36 liters.



BENEFITS : 

  1. Extending oil life 

  2. Reduced TAN value

  3. Eliminate oil Replacement cost

  4. Protect turbine against hunting

  5. Increased Turbine availability & reliability.


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