Active Fast Cooling

for Steam Turbines

One of the strongest levers to reduce plant
downtime for maintenance is to shorten the
cooling time of the steam turbine. MAN
PrimeServ supports active fast cooling by
determining the optimum cooling para-
meters.

Features
– Engineering study for machine spe-
cific determination validation of
optimum cooling parameters based
on machine design, process and
ambient parameters
– Optional supply and installation of
required piping and valves
– Optional provision of supervisory
personnel for monitoring of cooling
process
– Optional additional monitoring by
laser-based 3D contour monitoring

Benefits
– Significantly shortened cooling time
for reduced overall plant downtime
and less production losses
– Specifically optimized cooling para-
meters for avoidance of possible ne-
gative effects on service life
– Use of existing machine instrumen-
tation for monitoring of cooling pro-
cess
– Repeated use

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 Active Fast
Cooling
for Steam Turbines
Active fast cooling allows you to get your
steam turbine back in operation significantly
faster for increased economic efficiency.
In order to avoid possible health dama-
ges, steam turbines must have cooled
down sufficiently before maintenance
work can be performed. Therefore, one
of the strongest levers to reduce plant
downtime for maintenance is to shorten
the cooling time of the steam turbine.
MAN PrimeServ supports active fast
cooling by determining and validating
the optimum cooling parameters for
your steam turbine. Compared to con-
ventional natural cooling, active fast
cooling allows you to get your steam
turbine back in operation faster – resul-
ting in increased overall economic effi-
ciency.
Active Fast Cooling
With active fast cooling, after an initial
period of natural cooling required for
equalizing temperature differences wit-
hin the steam turbine, either cooling air
or nitrogen is passed through the
steam turbine allowing for a greater
amount of heat to be removed from the
internals and the steam turbine to cool
down more quickly. The flow direction
from the colder turbine exhaust section
to the hotter inlet section establishes
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most gentle heat transfer. Within a ma-
chine specific engineering study, MAN
PrimeServ determines the optimum pa-
rameters for shortest possible cooling
time while avoiding possible negative
effects on the turbine’s service life such
as casing distortion, exceeding of radial
or axial clearances, or aging effects.
The cooling process is monitored by
using the existing machine instrumen-
tation. Therefore, the casing temperatu-
res and temperature differences, the
cooling air temperature at the inlet and
exhaust, the axial position of the bea-
ring house, and the rotor position are
continuously checked. In addition, su-
pervision by a MAN PrimeServ field
service engineer and laser-based 3D
contour monitoring could be provided
for supplemental monitoring optionally.
Comprehensive Modernization
MAN PrimeServ provides comprehen-
sive modernization concepts to upgra-
de your equipment – no matter if you
want to optimize reliability, operating
costs, environmental sustainability, or
anything else.
MAN Energy Solutions
Steinbrinkstr. 1
46145 Oberhausen, Germany
P + 49 208 692-01
F + 49 208 692-021
info@man-es.com
www.man-es.com
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