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0141: Guidelines for the Re-Commissioning of Coal-Fired Power Plant

Electricity consumption and the building of new power plants is on the increase in many emerging markets together with the re-commissioning of plants that were previously laid-up during the recent world recession. New designs, technologies, materials and methodologies have also appeared on the horizon that can aid with the commissioning process. Many Engineering Procurement Contractors (EPCs) and plant owners thus need support and access to the latest knowledge base for the smooth and successful

May 15, 2015 - Feb 2, 2016

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0116: Artificial Intelligence Demonstration Study, Phase 1

An artificial intelligence study previously completed for the Canadian Electricity Association Technologies Inc. (CEATI) by the CANMET Energy Technology Centre (CETC) indicated the top six areas for artificial intelligence (AI) implementation at a thermal power generating station (TPGS) are:1. Soot blowing optimization;2. Pulverizer optimization;3. NOx and heat rate optimization;4. Predictive maintenance;5. Burner combustion optimization; and6. Ash monitoring.The same study also estimated the ex

Apr 1, 2004

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0155: Thermal Power Plant Changes and Modifications in Order to Burn Carbon Free Fuels

This project explores the use of Carbon Free Fuels for thermal power generation. The analysis looks at using such fuels the main fuel source as well as blending with existing carbon-based fuels (as a start). The report discusses the power plant changes and modifications required to implement alternative fuels. The review also looks at the operations and maintenance implications of such a conversion, and provides insights on the impacts of various operating modes such as base loading, cyclic and

Aug 9, 2021

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0151: Technologies to Improve Plant Performance: An Industry-Wide Review

The rapidly evolving digital and operational technologies available to the thermal industry are fundamentally changing and reshaping how companies operate. Additional influences, like distributed generation as part of the grid network, require companies to transition to more sophisticated load profiles, including intermittent partial load operations, creating demands to improve the load response, efficiency, and reliability of thermal power generation. All this combined is driving digital transf

Jun 11, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021

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0138: Primer on Power Plant Asset Management

Power plant asset management is a very broad subject encompassing many seemingly unrelated topics. One important component of any asset management plan is the programed application of the various condition assessment technologies available to the asset manager. Whether on the micro or macro level, the proper management of a power generation asset begins with a condition assessment of the component, equipment, or unit in question. The various technologies or “tools” available provide

May 9, 2013 - May 26, 2014

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0131: Boiler Tube Failure Prevention and Management

Historically, boiler tube failures (BTF) have been the primary cause of loss of availability of fossil-fuel and combined cycle power plants and it remains a significant problem for the industry today. Implementation of a BTF prevention program has been proven to save the plant operators millions of dollars by just maintaining the availability of the plant. This 6-month-long project was conducted to identify guidelines for the best practice of BTF prevention. The study also addresses the factors

Apr 1, 2012 - Jun 6, 2013

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0133: Assessment of Potential for Increasing Thermal Efficiency of Existing Generating Units

There are many opportunities to improve existing plant heat rate (efficiency) by means of thermalcycle and balance of plant system improvements. This study identifies and ranks these potentialefficiency improvement options.There are a number of drivers for considering improvements to an existing plant’s efficiency.Performance of major components, such as steam turbines or steam generators may have degradedover time, or the existing component performance may have been surpassed by recent te

Nov 30, 2011 - May 15, 2013

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0148: Best Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pressure Parts in a Power Plant

This guideline starts with background knowledge such as materials and design issues, including the topic of newer materials now in use in advanced, high efficiency power plants, their fabrication and performance, damage mechanisms, Fitness-for-Service, safe remaining life and the remedial actions that may need to be taken both as short and long term measures. Damage to and failure of components can occur long before the end of their design life due to these factors. It is important for plant ope

Sep 5, 2018 - Jul 23, 2019

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0156: Thermal Power Plant Cycling Costs-from a Critical Component Perspective

Determining the cost of cycling has been and continues to be a much-studied subject. The data and information required to arrive at this type of information requires years of analysis and an extraordinary amount of data. The purpose of this project is to provide an approach to determining cycling costs based on most vulnerable power plant equipment. In many cases cycling damage is most sustained on specific equipment. This study will look at that equipment and based on inspections, predictive an

Aug 9, 2021

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0146: Maintenance Optimization Using Risk-Based Tools

In recent years, power plant operation has changed significantly due to increasing competition in the market, demand for higher profits, and obligation to meet increasingly stringent statutory requirements and environmental regulations. There has been a shift in the operation mode from base to cyclic load, and this has led to increased numbers of plant failures. Such incidents, such as furnace explosions, cracking of a major pressure part, or major turbo-generator failures, can leave a unit with

Mar 18, 2018 - Jan 24, 2019

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