Steam Turbine Combined Reheat Stop

Description and Control Valves

Function and Construction A pilot valve, integral with the valve stem (6) is provided for
One stop and one control valve are combined in a relieving, thereby reducing the force necessary for opening.
common body with their stems arranged at right angles The valve disc (7) slides in the bushing of the valve cover
to each other. (4) and have a bead on the back which lies against the
base bushing (5) and provides additional sealing at this
The stop valve can interrupt the supply of steam from
the reheater to the IP and LP turbines extremely point. Metal packing rings (3) seal the valve stem.
quickly. The stop valve is opened hydraulically and closed by spring
force.
The control valve controls the steam flow to the IP and
LP turbines on load rejection, start-up & shutdown and Testing Stop Valves
remains fully open in the upper load range to eliminate Each stop valve must be checked for correct operation at
any throttling losses. regular intervals.
Further details of the arrangement of the valve A test valve is provided for this purpose. The checking
combination in the control system can be seen under
procedure is described in section “Test valve”.
section “Governing system”.
Reheat Stop Valve
The stop valve is a single seat valve with integral pilot
valve. Steam enters via the inlet of the valve body (2)
and remains above the valve disc (7) when the stop
valve is closed.

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Control Valve
The control valve has a pipe-shaped valve disc (14)
that is bolted to the valve stem (13) and slides in the
bushing in the valve cover (11).
The valve disc is provided with relieving holes to
reduce the necessary controlling force.
A ring fixed in the bushing of the valve cover prevents
the valve disc from rotating.
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This valve disc also has a back sealing that operates when
the valve is fully open.
Asbestos/graphite packing rings (10) seal the valve stem
(13) in the valve cover (11).
The control valve is operated by the piston of the
servomotor (9) i.e. is opened hydraulically and closed by
disc springs.
In the event of a disturbance in the system or on trip-out,
both stop valve and control valve close rapidly.
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