Major emergency operation conditions in Power plant
Major emergency operation conditions in Power plant

Major emergency operation conditions in Power plant

Major emergencies in Boiler Operation.

  • Pressure parts failure
  • Tubes leakage
  • High furnace draft
  • Low furnace draft
  • High drum level
  • Low drum level
  • ID fan trip but FD and PA/SA fans not tripped
  • Boiler feed pump stop
  • Boiler feed pumps failure
  • Feed control valve stuck
  • Feed control valve malfunction
  • Failure of start-up vent valve
  • IBD and CBD valve failure
  • Drum gasket failure/leakage
  • Clinker formation in bed
  • High bed temperature
  • All safety valves pop up simultaneously
  • Drum safety valves pop up whereas super heater line safety valve is not lifted
  • Failure of safety valves
  • Super steam temperature shoots up
  • Boiler over pressure operation
  • Boiler pressure not raising
  • Furnace explosion
  • Main steam line leakage
  • Steam line drain valve failure
  • Flame failure
  • Fuel feeding system failure
  • Uneven thermal expansion
  • Boiler back fire
  • Fuel heap in furnace
  • Attemperator control valve failure
  • Attemperator control valve malfunction
  • Failure of drum level controller
  • Failure of furnace pressure controller
  • Failure of auto combustion
  • DCS/PLC failure/malfunction
  • Power supply failure to DCS or PLC
  • DCS operation system hang up
  • High ash level
  • Ash conveying system failure
  • Ash saturation in Hopper
  • Ash handling internals burning due to high ash level
  • Ash handling conveying line jamming
  • Hopper Overflow / Ash Accumulation
  • Conveyor Belt Failure (in dry ash system)
  • Pneumatic System Failure (for dry fly ash)
  • Clinker Formation in Bottom Ash Hopper
  • Valve / Gate Failure
  • Silo Overfilling (Fly Ash)
  • Ash silo bag filters jamming
  • Fire in bag filter
  • Ash silo over pressure and explosion
  • Fire Hazard (Dry Ash System)

  • Conveyor Belt Failure (Tear / Snap / Jam)
  • Conveyor pulley bearing failure
  • Conveyor drive failure
  • Tripping of Entire CHP (Power Failure / MCC Trip)
  • Crusher / Feeder Choking
  • Bunker Level Low / Coal Starvation
  • Wet Coal Handling Problem
  • Failure of Magnetic Separator / Metal Detector
  • Stacker / Reclaimer Failure
  • Dust Explosion Risk (Fine Coal Handling)
  • Dust extraction system failure
  • Fire incident in coal dust extraction system
  • Fuel Oil System Failure (For Start-up Fuel)
  • Overload tripping
  • Reverse rotation of the conveyor
  • Fire in Conveyor / Coal Yard / Bunker
  • High bearing vibration
  • High bearing temperature
  • Low lube oil pressure
  • High axial shift
  • Main steam temperature shoot up
  • High and low steam pressure
  • Lube oil leakage
  • Control oil pressure fluctuation
  • Air ingress in lube oil system
  • Control valves hunting
  • Turbine over speed
  • Low vacuum in condenser
  • High exhaust pressure
  • High bleed pressure
  • More back pressure
  • Wet steam at ESV inlet
  • Turning Gear / Barring Gear Failure during start up
  • High vibration due to critical speed during start up
  • Ejector steam pressure fluctuation
  • Gasket leakages in ejector
  • U seal break in ejectors
  • Vacuum traps failure in ejector
  • Uneven thermal expansion in Turbine due to not following start up curves
  • Turbine load hunting
  • Lube oil pumps PRV failure
  • High DP in lube oil and control oil filters
  • Control oil line vibrations due to air ingress in oil
  • Fire incidents near Turbine due to lube or control oil leakages
  • Turbine trip logic failure
  • Failure of I to H system
  • Governor failure
  • Back pressure from process
  • Power export trip
  • Input power supply failure to Governor
  • Operation team Human errors
  • Low load operation for long time
  • Gland sealing system failure
  • Oil vapour extraction system failure
  • Air compressor failure
  • Total Cooling Water Pumps Failure
  • Low Cooling Water Flow
  • High Cooling Water Temperature
  • Condenser Tube Fouling / Choking
  • Condenser tubes leakage
  • Air ingress in cooling water system
  • Cavitation in cooling water pumps
  • Sudden Vacuum Drop
  • Power failure
  • Cooling tower blades looseness
  • Improperly set blade angles
  • No evaporation in cooling tower due to improperly set fills and drift eliminators
  • No temperature drop in cooling tower
  • Leakages in cooling tower underground pipe lines
  • Percolation in cooling tower and low water level
  • Overcurrent / Overload
  • Stator Winding Overheating
  • Rotor Earth Fault
  • Loss of Excitation (Field Failure)
  • Reverse Power (Motoring)
  • Overvoltage
  • Undervoltage
  • Over frequency / Underfrequency
  • High bearing temperature
  • High bearing Vibrations
  • Cooling System Failure
  • Leakage in air cooler
  • Differential Protection Operation
  • Out of Synchronism (Pole Slipping)
  • Raw Water Supply Failure
  • Low reservoir level
  • HRSCC-Clarifier not working properly
  • High Turbid water at UF inlet
  • UF choking
  • RO membranes choked
  • High conductivity and silica at RO outlet
  • WTP chemical dosing pumps not working
  • Lack of chemicals
  • Poor quality chemicals
  • High turbidity, conductivity, silica in raw water
  • Pumps strainers frequent choking
  • Chemical lines leakage
  • Clarifier drain valve failure
  • Clarifier mud transfer pump failure
  • DM plant resin exhaust
  • Low quality resin
  • More DM water consumption by Boiler due to more steam demand from process plant

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