Topping turbine generator in blast furnace power house

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:472008

Mooney, R E ^[1]; Ganga, R C ^[2]; Owen, P ^[3]

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1. REM Engineering, Roswell, GA (United States)
2. The McBurney Corp., Norcross, GA (United States)
3. US Steel, Birmingham, AL (United States)

A project to install a 22 megawatt topping turbine for waste heat utilization is described in this paper. Selection criteria, design, installation, startup, and initial operation are described in detail. The facility was initially depressurizing and desuperheating steam sufficient to generator 8 MW(e). Analysis showed that, with the addition of a low pressure feedwater heater, the capacity of the 900 psig boilers could be increased. This allowed a turbine generator capacity increase and a shutdown of the low pressure boilers. Minor startup problems were identified and corrected, and the project is generating significant revenue.

• OSTI ID: 472008
• Report Number(s): CONF-9606198-; TRN: 97:001393-0016
• Resource Relation: Conference: Energy Options: Cogen 5 and retail wheeling alternatives, Richmond, VA (United States), 3-6 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Energy options: Cogen V and retail wheeling alternatives technical conference; PB: 271 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
BLAST FURNACES
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
STEAM TURBINES
INSTALLATION
WASTE HEAT BOILERS
HEAT RATE
ON-SITE POWER GENERATION