There is growing pressure to reduce the pay back period of major capital expenditures, and in most cases, revamping existing turbomachinery provides more attractive economics than new equipment. Moreover, revamping existing power generation equipment with modern technology mitigates the expenses associated with obtaining new environmental licensing. Today, innovative application of technological advancements in mechanical and aero-thermodynamic design/analysis methods combined with new manufacturing methods is yielding significant performance improvements. This paper details the revamping of a 36 MW generator-drive turbine that resulted in an eleven point improvement in steam rate. Details of the steampath thermodynamic design/ analysis methods, sealing, diaphragm construction, blade design and low-pressure steam path design, etc. are presented.
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2002 International Joint Power Generation Conference
June 24–26, 2002
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Power Division
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0-7918-3617-7
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Applying New and Improved Technology to an Existing Generator-Drive Steam Turbine
Sam Golinkin
Sam Golinkin
Siemens, Trenton, NJ
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Mike Mindock
Siemens, Trenton, NJ
Jerry DiOrio
Siemens, Trenton, NJ
Sam Golinkin
Siemens, Trenton, NJ
Paper No:
IJPGC2002-26099, pp. 325-330; 6 pages
Published Online:
February 24, 2009
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Mindock, M, DiOrio, J, & Golinkin, S. "Applying New and Improved Technology to an Existing Generator-Drive Steam Turbine." Proceedings of the 2002 International Joint Power Generation Conference. 2002 International Joint Power Generation Conference. Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. June 24–26, 2002. pp. 325-330. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IJPGC2002-26099
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