Availability patterns in fossil-fired steam power plants. [Comparison of 200 to 389, 390 to 599, and over 600 MW units, 1970-1974]

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5284789· OSTI ID:5284789

Anson, D.

In an earlier report the main causes of outage in fossil-fired steam power plants over 600 MW were examined. This report compares the availability of units over 600 MW with that of units of 200 to 389 MW and 390 to 599 MW during the five years 1970 through 1974. Baseload cyclic, coal, oil, mixed-fuel, once-through boiler, drum-type boiler, mature, and immature units are examined separately to show the effects of design and operating variables. The reasons for the observed differences are discussed. The conclusions lead to recommendatios for collecting and utilizing outage data and for research to improve availability.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, Calif. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5284789
• Report Number(s): EPRI-FP-583-SR
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
200100 -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Power Plants & Power Generation
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296001* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power Generation-- (-1989)
AVAILABILITY
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY SOURCES
EPRI
FOSSIL FUELS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
OILS
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POWER
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
RELIABILITY
STEAM GENERATION
THERMAL POWER PLANTS