Various Unit Sizes and Main

Parameters
Main
steam
pressure
Kg/cm2

MS/RH
temperature
C

Gross Design
Efficiency %

30-50

60

482

28.2

60-100
210
LMZ
210
KWU

90

535

31.3

130

535/535

35.63

150

535/535

37.04

250

150

535/535

38.3

500

169

538/538

38.6

660

247

538/565

39.5

565/593

40.5

565/593

40.5

MW

800

247

Steam consumption approximate 3 T/hr

For 250 MW approximate = 250x3 = 750 T/hr
Minimum steam generator efficiency on GCV basis guaranteed by vendor for coal
and lignite as per CEA
= 92.5

- (50A + 630 ( M+ 9H ))
HHV

A Ash %
M Moisture %
H Hydrogen %
HHV High heating value Kcal /kg

Gross Turbine Cycle Heat Rate

Unit rating ( MW
)

Heat Rate
(Kcal/Kwh) at
100% MCR
with motor
driven BFP

Heat Rate
(Kcal/Kwh) at
100% MCR with
turbine driven
BFP

50 MW to less than
100 MW
2280
100 MW to less
than 200 MW

2000

200 MW to less
than 250 MW

1970

250 MW to less
than 500 MW
500 MW and
above
Supercritical units

1955
1895

1935

1810

1850

Reference : 33 Deg.C cooling water temperature and 0% DM water make up

The leading producers of large power steam turbines in the world today
are European-based multinationals ALSTOM and Siemens AG; GE Power
Systems (GE) in the U.S.; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Hitachi and
Toshiba Corp. in Japan; Leningrad Metallic Works (LMZ) in Russia; Ansaldo
Energia in Italy; Turboatom in Ukraine; and Skoda in Czech Republic.