Rehabilitation of creep-damaged high pressure turbine rotors
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, TN (United States)
- Stress Technology, Inc., Rochester, NY (United States)
The average age of TVA`s fossil fleet is approaching 40 years; a large segment of this population contains C grade turbine rotors manufactured in the 1950`s which have poor mechanical properties relative to forging of more recent vintage. The Westinghouse high temperature (HP) rotor fleet, consisting of sixteen (Frame 1606) 160 MW units and seven (Frame RT-2566) 250 MW units, are nearing the end of their creep life in the root attachment area of the control stage. TVA has evaluated the creep damage at the root attachment area of the control stages of these rotors and developed a cost effective strategy for rehabilitating the fleet without compromising unit reliability or efficiency. Economic evaluation of the various options did not favor the replacement of these rotors. This paper will focus on Root Cause Analysis (RCA) pertaining to the investigation of Side-Entry Curtis Stage blade root crack indications as well as the rehabilitation option(s) developed and execution of same for the Allen and Gallatin family of 250 MW HP Rotors.c
- OSTI ID:
- 549966
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961006-; ISBN 0-7918-1796-2; TRN: IM9753%%41
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1996 international joint power generation conference, Houston, TX (United States), 13-17 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 international joint power generation conference: Proceedings. Volume 2; PWR-Volume 30; Kielasa, L. [ed.] [Detroit Edison Co., MI (United States)]; Weed, G.E. [ed.] [Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY (United States)]; PB: 936 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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