ACTIVITIES OF COMMISSIONING

Air Leakage Test

Hydro Test

Commissioning Checkpoints

Equipments Trial Run

Refractory Dry Out

Chemical Cleaning

Boiler Safety Protection Checking

ACTIVITIES OF COMMISSIONING

Grid Air pressure Drop Study

Control Instrumentation Checking

Boiler Light up & Coal Firing

Steam Blowing

Safety Valves Floating

Steam Dumping

Synchronization

ACTIVITIES OF COMMISSIONING

Auto loop commissioning

Reliable Test run

Performance test run

Air Leakage Test

Pressure parts

The aim of air leak test is to ensure that erection

of the pressure parts is completed and no major
leaks are there.

Air leak test is conducted by introducing air into

the boiler pressure parts at a pressure of

approximately 7 - 8ksc

Air Leakage Test

Non Pressure parts

The purpose of air leak test of air, gas ducting & ESP
is to ensure leakage proof in ducts, welding joints,
flange joints to ensure efficient operation of fans,
boiler

Hydro Test

All the pressure parts of the boiler, which are

subjected

to

high

operating

pressure

during

operation, should be checked to ensure that they

withstand the high pressure so hydraulic test is
conducted

Commissioning Checkpoints
Checklist have to be prepared for all equipments and
all activities.

After completion of equipments erection, check

points to be made and the trial run of equipments

shall commence

Equipments Trial Run

No-load trial & load trials of following equipments are

completed after fulfilling the commissioning checkpoints

ID fan

PA fan

SA fan

Feed pumps

Loop seal blower

Fuel feeders

Refractory Dry Out

In a boiler furnace, during the phase of erection

refractory is laid in many areas like furnace, second
pass areas, cyclones, bed ash cooler etc,

Refractory drying is to be carried out by utilizing

either light oil or gas

Chemical Cleaning

During the process of erection, there might be

entrainment of unwanted material like rust, dirt, mill

scale etc.

The internal surfaces of a boiler where demineralized

water of high purity is to be evaporated, should be
maintained free of all material which come in the way
of efficient heat transfer and thus effect generation.

Chemical Cleaning

The

cleaning procedures aim to removal of rust, dirt,

sand and also any foreign material entrained in the

contour.

The

cleaning can be achieved by an alkali boil out or

alkali flushing and acid cleaning.

Boiler Safety Protection Checking

Check

the

following

equipments

are

having

interlocks

ID fan-I & I vs. loop seal blower

loop seal blower delivery damper open vs. loop

seal blower

IID Fan vs. SA Fan

ID Fan vs. PA Fan

Boiler Safety Protection Checking

Check

the

following

equipments

interlocks

PA Fan vs. Fuel Feeders

Drum Level very LOW vs. MFT

Deaerator Level Low vs. Feed pump
Drum level Very High vs. Turbine

Furnace pressure Very high vs. MFT

are

having

Boiler Safety Protection Checking

Check

the

following

equipments

interlocks

Furnace pressure Very low vs. MFT

are

having

Grid Air pressure Drop Study

Grid air pressure drop study is nothing but finding

out the pressure drop across grid nozzle at different

air flows

The pressure drop values measured in grid pressure

drop study are used to find out the bed height when
the boiler is in running condition. i.e. at a particular
air flow

Control Instrumentation Checking

Before boiler light-up, all control instruments have to

be checked i.e. to ensure whether the remote

operation of all equipments is in proper condition

Boiler Light up & Coal Firing

Start up sequence

Steam Blowing

The objective of steam blowing is to remove dirts, loose

material, cutting bars etc, that might have been

entrapped in Super Heaters, Steam piping, re-heaters
during manufacture, storage, erection at site.

Failure to remove the debris may result in damage to

turbine blades, valves etc

Safety Valves Floating

The objective of the Testing Schedule is to test the

safety valves by actually floating and ensuring
that safety valves lift at recommended values.

Steam Dumping

Steam dumping is nothing but allowing steam from

re-heater through MSL and by by-passing the HP
turbine the steam is send to re-heater via HRH line

and from re-heater it is send to condenser via CRH

line by by-passing IP turbine and LP turbine.

During initial commissioning steam dumping is

done to achieve steam purity.

Steam Dumping

Till achieving purity, the steam can be allowed to

drain from CEP O/L to open drain. After achieving
purity it can be taken to close circuit.

Synchronization

After completion of all activities synchronization of

the unit shall commence

Synchronization

is

nothing

but

matching

the

generator frequency with grid frequency using

syncro-scope

Reliable test Run

Reliability run is Seven (7) days of Continuous

Power Plant operation at various loads in which 72

hrs at full load and 2 hrs at 110% MCR capacity to be

demonstrated.

During this period two tripping

of the plant is

allowed

plant

and

after

tripping

to

synchronization within 4 hrs to be demonstrated,

be

Performance test Run

Boiler performance test run is conducted

For

understanding the current level of performance

of the boiler,

For

any

trouble

shooting

of

the

performance deviations

For proving the performance guarantees

boiler

for