A new approach to on-line mechanical condenser tube cleaning
- T.U. Electric, Tatum, TX (United States)
For many years, condenser biofouling has been difficult to prevent/control. The benefits of maintaining clean condenser tubes to the efficient operation of steam electric power plants include: (1) Prevention of Heat Rate Degradation (2) Extended Condenser Tube Life (3) Elimination of Outages to Clean the Condenser. TU Electric`s Martin Lake Plant has been utilizing an innovative on-line mechanical tube cleaning system since April, 1992 to maintain condenser cleanliness while eliminating the use of chlorine to control biofouling. The system is operated as a tube cleaning service; therefore, no capital investment or plant retrofit was required. The system was installed while the units were operating at base load. The results of the on-line cleaning effectiveness were determined by the EPRI Plant Monitoring Workstation, installed test grade instrumentation, and on-line video borescope tube inspections.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Encor-America, Inc., Mountain View, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 121536
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-104241-V3; CONF-940540-VOL.3; TRN: 95:024045
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1994 Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) heat-rate improvement conference, Baltimore, MD (United States), 3-5 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 1994 EPRI heat-rate improvement conference. Final report, Volume 3; PB: 300 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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