Results of the plant maintenance optimization (PMO) pilot-project at an ENEL Fossil Power Plant
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ENEL S.p.A. operates about sixty fossil power plants in Italy for a total installed power of more than 37,000 MW. This paper describes the pilot-project to apply Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) methodology at the {open_quotes}La Casella{close_quotes} Fossil Power Plant (4 x 320 MW units, oil fired). The project was performed by an ENEL working group (Generation and R&D Divisions) with assistance from ERIN, Engineering and Research, Inc. The first phase of the project confirmed the application and validity of the streamlined RCM method called Plant Maintenance Optimization (PMO) on the Condensate and Feedwater Systems. The second phase evaluated the effectiveness of the PMO method as used to developed an optimized maintenance program for five systems - Vent & Drain and Chemical Reagents, Boiler Start-Up, Boiler Auxiliaries, Blowing Compressors, and Air & Flue Gas. The conclusions of the project are consistent with other successful streamlined RCM applications (1) The PMO method is valid and applicable to fossil power plants; (2) Streamlined RCM approaches allow significant reduction in the time spent to perform an RCM analysis, without sacrificing the quality of the results; (3) PMO is effective in defining an optimized maintenance program; (4) The maintenance program developed through the analysis can be easily updated when the criticality criteria and/or maintenance history change.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., MD (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 401944
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-106753; CONF-960719-; TRN: 96:005874-0028
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Fossil plant maintenance conference, Baltimore, MD (United States), 29 Jul - 1 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings: 1996 EPRI fossil plant maintenance conference; PB: 677 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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