US20020005276A1 - Combination or steam power plant - Google Patents

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US20020005276A1
US20020005276A1 US09/897,478 US89747801A US2002005276A1 US 20020005276 A1 US20020005276 A1 US 20020005276A1 US 89747801 A US89747801 A US 89747801A US 2002005276 A1 US2002005276 A1 US 2002005276A1
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Mustafa Youssef
Vaclav Svoboda
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D7/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D7/0066—Multi-circuit heat-exchangers, e.g. integrating different heat exchange sections in the same unit or heat-exchangers for more than two fluids
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28B—STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS
    • F28B1/00—Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling medium by walls, e.g. surface condenser
    • F28B1/02—Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling medium by walls, e.g. surface condenser using water or other liquid as the cooling medium

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  • the invention relates to a combination or steam power plant with an apparatus for condensing turbine steam and cooling water from a secondary cooling circuit.
  • FIG. 1 shows a cooling system for a steam power plant according to the state of the art.
  • the cooling medium is removed via a main cooling water pump 1 and a line 2 , for example, from a stream.
  • a part of this river water is fed to the water inlet chambers 3 of a steam condenser 4 . From there, it flows through the cooling tubes of the steam condenser to, for example, a one-flow condenser system, is collected in water outlet chambers 5 , and is returned from there via line 6 to the stream.
  • the steam condenser also may contain a two-flow system with a deflection chamber (not shown here).
  • the river water is branched off from line 2 and is fed by means of a second pump 7 via line 8 to one or more separate apparatuses, e.g., one or more water/water coolers 9 . After flowing through these coolers 9 , the river water is again fed into the return line 6 .
  • the water/water cooler 9 principally consists of a jacket enclosing a heat exchange or cooling chamber with cooling tubes, and also a water inlet chamber 10 , water outlet chamber 11 , and, in the case of a two-pass system, a water reversing chamber.
  • the cooling water and cooling circuit fluid, the clean water flow in counter-current through the cooler, whereby the cooling water flows through the cooling tubes, and the clean water flows around the cooling tubes.
  • the river water is hereby transferred in the water inlet chamber 10 to the cooling tubes, flows from there through the cooling tubes, possibly also through a reversing chamber. It is then collected again in the water outlet chamber 11 , whereupon it is returned by a line to the return line 6 .
  • the clean water or condensate to be cooled is fed via lines 12 to the water/water cooler, flows on the jacket side around the cooling tubes in which the river water is flowing. There the flow path of the clean water is extended in length by means of deflectors and baffle plates, and leaves the cooler via lines or pipes 13 .
  • the water/water cooling usually comprises two or more identical apparatuses that are arranged in parallel.
  • the steam condenser is located in the machine hall.
  • water/water coolers can be placed both inside and outside the machine building. In a combination system, however, there is not enough space for the placement of water/water coolers, which means they must be placed outside the machine building. Additional pumps and lines are necessary for feeding the cooling water to the water/water cooler.
  • a combination or steam power plant having an apparatus for steam condensation and water/water cooling for which the same coolant is used.
  • steam condensation and water/water cooling are integrated in a single apparatus.
  • the apparatus is provided with a steam or condenser jacket that encloses a steam space with bundles of cooling tubes for the steam condensation.
  • the ends of the cooling pipes are anchored in tube plates.
  • At the outer side of the steam jacket at least one heat exchange space is placed for the water/water cooling, and the heat exchange space is enclosed by a part of the steam jacket and by a second jacket part. Cooling tubes whose ends are anchored in tube plates are arranged in the heat exchange space for the water/water cooling.
  • the apparatus is also provided with at least one common water inlet chamber for the steam condensation and water/water cooling as well as at least one common water outlet chamber. These are each enclosed on one side by the tube plates for the cooling tubes for steam condensation and water/water cooling.
  • the cooling tubes for the steam condensation pass from the common water inlet chamber through the steam space.
  • the cooling tubes for the water/water cooling pass through the heat exchange room for the water/water cooling to the common water outlet chamber.
  • a coolant for example, river water
  • a coolant is fed via a line into the common water inlet chamber and flows from there through the cooling tubes of the steam space and at the same time through the cooling tubes of the heat exchange space for the water/water cooling. After flowing through the cooling tubes, it is again collected in the common water outlet chamber and fed from there into a return line.
  • the second jacket part of the heat exchange space for the water/water cooling is constructed in the shape of a semicircular cylinder.
  • this shape is the best suited.
  • Tube support plates that are arranged in the heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling contribute to the support and reinforcement of the condenser steam jacket, and serve as baffle plates that lengthen the flow path of the clean water flowing on the jacket side. They also reinforce the jacket of the heat exchange space for the water/water cooling.
  • the second jacket part of the heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling has a cylindrical shape, yet not semicircular cylindrical shape, or it has a block shape in the manner of a box with corresponding supports, or an adequate jacket thickness in order to reinforce the jacket walls.
  • the common water inlet chamber and water outlet chamber for the coolant for the steam condensation and for the water/water cooling are each divided into two parts.
  • the cooling water flows from the first part of the water inlet chamber through the tubes in the first heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling, and through a part of the tubes for the steam condensation. It is then collected in the first part of the water outlet chamber.
  • the cooling water flows through the tubes of the second heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling, and through another part of the tubes for steam condensation. It is then collected in the second part of the water outlet chamber. This permits an interruption of the coolant flow through one half of the condenser tubes and one of the two water/water coolers during maintenance work or an interruption of the operation of part of the integrated apparatus.
  • the integrated apparatus according to the invention is provided, for example, with two heat exchange chambers for water/water cooling as well as two common water inlet and water outlet chambers.
  • the cooling water for the first heat exchange chamber and a first part of the steam condenser is collected in the first water inlet and water outlet chamber.
  • the cooling water for the second heat exchange chamber and a second part of the steam condenser is collected in the second water inlet and water outlet chamber.
  • the first part of the steam condenser consists, for example, of two tube bundles, and the second part of two more tube bundles.
  • the integrated apparatus for steam condensation and water/water cooling is designed as a two-pass system and is provided for this purpose with at least one common reversing chamber for the cooling water for steam condensation and water/water cooling.
  • Another apparatus is identical to the initially described apparatus in that it has common water inlet chambers and heat exchange chambers for the water/water cooling that are installed at the outer side of the steam jacket. However, instead of the common water outlet chambers, it has separate water outlet chambers for the cooling water for the steam condensation and for the cooling water for the water/water cooling, as well as one or more water reversing chambers. These are used to redirect the cooling water for the steam condensation or the cooling water for the water/water cooling.
  • This apparatus comprises for the steam condensation a single-pass system for the cooling water, and for the water/water cooling a double- or two-pass system for the cooling water.
  • the apparatus comprises for the water/water cooling a one-flow system for the cooling water, and for the steam condensation a two-pass system for the cooling water.
  • the apparatus according to the invention primarily has the advantage that the installation of the heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling and the common water chambers of the integrated apparatus eliminate the cooling water system for a separately placed water/water cooler, and the coolant is fed simultaneously to the cooling tubes for the steam condensation and for the water/water cooling by using only the main cooling water pump, and without additional lines and secondary pumps.
  • the integrated apparatus according to the invention requires only a single tube cleaning system that is able to service both the tubes for the steam condensation as well as those for the water/water cooling.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of a part of a steam power plant according to the state of the art, with a steam condenser and a separate water/water cooler with corresponding cooling water systems,
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic view of a part of a steam power plant according to the invention, with an integrated apparatus for the steam condensation and water/water cooling,
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a vertical cross-sectional view of an integrated apparatus for the steam condensation and water/water cooling according to the invention
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a horizontal cross-sectional view of an integrated apparatus for the steam condensation and water/water cooling according to the invention
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a vertical cross-sectional view of a heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling in detail, according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 has been described initially as the state of the art.
  • FIG. 2 shows the integrated apparatus according to the invention for the steam condensation and water/water cooling.
  • a primary cooling water pump 1 river water or cooling water from another source, for example from a cooling tower, is fed via the line 2 to the integrated apparatus 20 .
  • the cooling water is collected first in two common water inlet chambers 21 for the steam condensation and water/water cooling, where it is also distributed to the cooling tubes in the steam space for the steam condensation and to the cooling tubes of one of the two heat exchange chambers 23 for the water/water cooling. After flowing through these cooling tubes, it reaches the common water outlet chambers 24 , in which it is again collected and which it leaves via pipes or lines. These pipes or lines finally lead back to the return line 6 that returns the cooling water back to the river or cooling tower.
  • Lines 25 and 26 are part of a secondary cooling circuit for water or condensate.
  • the former lead to the apparatus 20 , through which the water or condensate to be cooled reaches the heat exchange chambers 23 . There, it is cooled during a heat exchange with the cooling tubes and leaves the heat exchange chambers 23 via lines 26 . Because of lines 25 and 26 , the two heat exchange chambers 23 can be arranged parallel.
  • the schematic shows common water inlet chambers 21 and common water outlet chambers 24 for the steam condensation and water/water cooling.
  • One water inlet chamber 21 and one water outlet chamber 24 are provided, for example, for the cooling tubes of the top tube bundle in the steam space and the top heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling.
  • the second water inlet chamber and water outlet chamber is provided for the cooling tubes in the lower bundle of tubes in the steam space and the lower heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling.
  • This division makes it possible to eliminate part of the integrated apparatus for the purposes of partial loads, inspection, tube cleaning, or maintenance.
  • the schematic furthermore shows the common jacket walls for the steam space and the heat exchange chamber for the water/water cooling.
  • FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a preferred embodiment of the integrated apparatus 20 according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows the arrangement and preferred, semicircular cylindrical shape of the heat exchange chambers for the water/water cooling that are connected with the steam jacket for the steam condensation.
  • a steam jacket 30 encloses a steam space 31 for the steam condensation with several horizontally or superimposed tube bundles 32 . Steam flows from the turbine into the steam space, where it is precipitated on cooling tubes 33 through which the cooling water flows. The resulting condensate is collected in the hot well 34 .
  • Two heat exchange chambers 41 for the water/water cooling are provided on an outer side of the steam jacket 30 .
  • Each heat exchange chamber 41 is enclosed by a part 43 of the steam jacket 30 as well as the semicircular cylindrical second mantle part 40 that is welded to the steam jacket 30 .
  • the semicircular cylindrical shape of the second jacket part 40 is suited best.
  • Other shapes for the second jacket part 40 for example, rounded shapes or box shapes with correspondingly reinforced walls, also could be realized.
  • the heat exchange chambers are provided with cooling tubes 42 that extend parallel to the cooling tubes 33 in the steam space 31 , and through which the same cooling water flows.
  • An inlet pipe 44 and an outlet pipe 45 are provided on the second jacket part 40 .
  • Clean water or condensate flows through the inlet pipe 44 into the heat exchange chamber 41 and there flows around the cooling tubes 42 and leaves the heat exchange chamber 41 through the outlet pipe 45 .
  • the shown apparatus for example, has two common water inlet chambers and two common water outlet chambers, whereby the first inlet and outlet chambers are intended for the top heat exchange chamber and the two top tube bundles in the steam space, and the second inlet and outlet chambers for the lower heat exchange chamber and the two lower tube bundles.
  • FIG. 4 shows the arrangement of the common water chambers for the water/water cooling and the steam condensation.
  • the common water inlet chamber 21 is provided on a first side of the apparatus 20 . River water or another cooling water is fed via inlet pipes 27 into the water inlet chamber 21 and collected there. It then flows into cooling tubes 33 and 42 for the steam condensation or water/water cooling, whereby said cooling tubes are anchored in tube plates 29 .
  • a common water outlet chamber 24 is arranged, into which the cooling water flows and in which it is collected. It then flows via outlet pipe 27 ′ to the return line.
  • the water inlet and water outlet chambers may be divided with a horizontal dividing wall (not shown here) or may consist of two individual water inlet or water outlet chambers.
  • the cooling water from the water chamber parts or individual water chambers flows through the integrated apparatus 20 , as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the water to be cooled flows around the cooling tubes 42 and tube support plates 48 , 48 ′, which additionally support the steam jacket 30 , 43 and semicircular cylindrical jacket 40 .
  • its flow path leads around several support plates that simultaneously function as baffle plates or deflectors 48 , 48 ′, thus lengthening the cooling flow path.
  • the deflectors 48 each are welded to the steam jacket part 43 and part of the semicircular cylindrical second jacket part 40 , while the deflectors 48 ′ are welded to a large part of the semicircular cylindrical jacket 40 .
  • the invention can be used for combination and steam power plants whose steam condenser lies under the turbine, and in which the turbine steam flows off vertically towards the steam condenser. It can also be used for installations whose steam condenser is placed at equal level in relation to the steam turbine, and in which the turbine steam flows off horizontally into the steam condenser.

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