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PLANT AIR
SYSTEM
Introduction To Unit
Unit 910 is composed of the following systems:
: Air Compressor Package Section
: Air Dryer Package Section
The Plant and Instrument Air System will produce 4168Nm3/h
Instrument Air and 1400 Nm3/h (3020Nm3/h in the case of
Diesel-Max Regeneration) Plant Air at max. demand rate.
Plant and instrument air is supplied by two equal size
centrifugal compressors (910-C1A/B), one operating and
one spare as auto standby which cuts in at compressor
downstream pressure of 8.5 Kg/cm2.
Two dryer trains one in service and other as standby removes
moisture, yields dry air with dew point at -20 OC.
Instrument air receiver stores air with designed storage
capacity of 5 minutes backup in case of instrument air
failure.
Specifications
I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
II.
1.
2.
3.
Compressor
Type: Three stage centrifugal type
Capacity / discharge pressure: 6000 Nm3/ hr, 8.7 Kg/cm 2
Make: Elliott (USA)
Driver power: 1119 KW, 3000 RPM, 186 Amperes
: 13 Ton / hr HP steam usage
Air Dryers:
Make: Delair
Capacity: 4168 Nm3/hr with downstream pressure of
8.25 Kg/cm2
Type: Pressure swing with flow direction of bottom to
top.
Auxiliary Components
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
Suction filters
Inlet valve / DCV
Unloading valve / PCV
1st stage intercooler
2nd stage intercooler
After cooler
Lube oil system
Seal air system
SERVICE
Turbine Low speed
UNITS
RPM
ALA
RM
TRI
P
287 2000
0
Kg/cm2
1.7
1.6
um
22.
9
30.5
4 910-VT-122A/B
um
22.
9
30.5
5 910-TT-151 A/B
57
60
6 910-TT-111 A/B
57
59
7 910-TT-107 A/B
62
65
8 910-TT-132 A
155
170
Lube oil Pressure: 15 seconds after the AOP starts, low oil
pressure tripping enables. Compressor starts and auxiliary
pump shut down.
Lube oil temperature: If below 23 OC lube oil heater is
switched on automatically.
Operating Modes
1.
2.
3.
4.
Base mode
Suction Throttle mode
Intermittent mode
Dual mode
Surge Control
It is a performance characteristic of compressor and it
arises when compressor cannot overcome the system
resistance resulting in to and fro motion of compressed air.
Surge is usually associated with excessive discharge
pressure however excessive suction throttling can also
cause surge.
Dryer Train
Moisture from inlet wet air is removed by silica based alumina ball
bed through adsorption and process continues till equilibrium
conditions of desiccant permits. Dry air of minimum dew point of
-20 OC leaves dryer bed top and stored in instrument air receiver
from where supplied to instrument air header. Instrument air
header pressure maintained at 8.15 Kg/cm 2 through 910-PRC025
by cutting the flow to plant air header.
Pre-filter
After-filter
Dryer Beds
PLC Controller
Dew point:
It is the temperature at which first drop of liquid appears at
given pressure. Dew point is dependent of mass of vapors
present in stream of gas at keeping the pressure constant.
This property is used to monitor the moisture contents
present in instrument air or functional efficiency of dryers.
Drying
Depressurization
Regeneration
Pressurize
Parallel Drying
Switch over