Life optimization for fossil fuel power plants
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6123985
- Daedalus Associates, Inc., Mountain View, CA (USA)
- Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VA (USA)
- Heat Exchanger Systems, Inc., Boston, MA (USA)
- EI International, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
- General Physics Corp., San Diego, CA (USA)
During 1985 and 1986, EPRI funded several major studies of aging fossil-fuel power plants. These were aimed both at evaluation and planning on the plant level (life optimization), and condition assessment of individual components (life assessment). The experience gained during the execution of these projects, along with available international experience on the optimized use of existing power plants, was integrated in Generic Guidelines for the Life Extension of Fossil Fuel Power Plants,'' issued in November 1986 (CS-4778). These guidelines advocated the assessment of residual component life in increasingly detailed stages, the phased evaluation and refurbishment of equipment, the importance of integrated planning, and the requirement for application of data management techniques. To extend the procedures and methods presented in those generic guidelines, and to demonstrate the potential benefits of a formalized approach to the consideration of fossil fuel power plant evaluation, the Electric Power Research Institute initiated a technology transfer demonstration project, RP2596-10. This report provides a summary of the activities in that demonstration project. One of the tools that was developed during the project was a compilation of the condition assessment of 25 critical and major components. This report includes an overview of the Component Condition Assessment Guidelines, as well as other tools and analysis methods that were developed during the project. The project also served as a review of the application of the methods and procedures presented in the basic guidelines document; therefore, this report also includes an evaluation and suggested refinements of the generic guidelines.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); Daedalus Associates, Inc., Mountain View, CA (USA); Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VA (USA); Heat Exchanger Systems, Inc., Boston, MA (USA); EI International, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA); General Physics Corp., San Diego, CA (USA); Temple, Barker and Sloane, Inc., Lexington, MA (USA); Stone and Webster Engineering Corp., Englewood, CO (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- EPRI
- OSTI ID:
- 6123985
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-GS-7064
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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