PROTECTION & INTERLOCK OF FEED
WATER & CONDENSATE SYSTEM
By
D L Swain
Manager, Operation Dept
Condensate System
It includes
[Link] Well
2. Condenser Extraction Pump A, B
3. Starting Ejector
4. Main Ejector A,B
5. Gland Steam Condenser
6. Low Pressure Heaters 1,2,3
7. De aerator
It’s controls are
1. Hot Well Level Control by MC-31 valve.
2. CEP recirculation by MC-27 valve.
3. De aerator Level Control by MC-35 and MC-41 valve
4. Surge Tank Level control
(a) Gravity Make up
(b) In emergency by CT pumps
DE AERATOR
SURGE TANK
MC-35
LPH
1,2,
3 HOT
WELL
MC-
MC-27 41
CE CE
P-A P-B
MC-31
Main
GSC
Ejector
Hot Well Level Interlocks
* Normal Level of Hot Well
* How Hot Well Level is controlled
* Why Hot Well Level Disturbed
* What are the effect to overall process if it is disturbed
* What should be our action to maintain Hot Well Level
Level High Interlock
If Hot Well Level +642 mm , then Hot Well Level High Alarm in DCS
If Hot Well Level + 840 mm , then Hot Well Level V.V High in DCS.
Low Level Interlock
If Hot Well Level +165 mm , then Hot Well Low alarm in DCS( CEP Start
Permissive)
If Hot Well Level -30 mm , then Hot Well V V Low alarm in DCS (CEP Trip)
CEP Interlock & Protection
CEP Start Permissive
1. Hot Well level Normal
2. Suction Valve Open
3. Discharge valve Close
CEP Protection
4. Hot Well Level V Low
Stand by CEP Selection
[Link] CEP in SELECT MODE
2. SLC Concept( ON/OFF), Stand by CEP , Discharge Valve should Open
3. When Stand by CEP Start
Feed Water System
It includes
1. Boiler Feed Pump A,B
2. High Pressure Heaters 5 & 6
3. Feed Regulating Station ( FW-18, FW-21, FW-24 Valve)
4. Economizer to Boiler Drum
Its Controls are
5. BFP Scoop Control
6. HPH 5 & 6 Drip Level Control
7. HPH 5 & 6 Protection & Interlocks
8. Drum Level Control
BOILER DRUM
ECONOMISER
De aerator
FRS
BFP BFP
-A -B
HPH- HPH-
5 6
De- aerator Level Interlocks
* Normal Level of D/A
* How D/A Level is controlled
* Why D/A level disturbed
* What are the effect to overall process if it is disturbed
* What should be our action to maintain D/A level
High Level Interlock
If D/A Level >= +250 mm , then D/A Level High Alarm in DCS
If D/A Level >= +450 mm , then D/A level V High Alarm in DCS
If D/A Level >= +525 mm , then D/A Level V V High Alarm in DCS (4EX-1 Valve
Auto closed)
Low Level Interlock
If D/A Level <= -500 mm , then D/A level Low Alarm in DCS.
If D/A Level <= -800 mm , then D/A level V Low Alarm in DCS. ( Start Permissive of
BFP)
If D/A Level <= -1600 mm , then D/A level V.V Low Alarm in DCS ( Trip Command to
BFP)
BFP Interlocks & Protection
* BFP & it’s importance
BFP Start Permissive
[Link] aerator Level normal ( > -800 mm)
[Link] Oil pressure normal ( > 2.5 ksc)
3. Re-circulation valve full open
4. Scoop position minimum ( At DCS 0%, At Local 30 %)
5. Discharge valve Full open
6. Discharge valve Integral Bypass valve Full Close
7. Suction valve Full Open
BFP Interlock
1. Auto Start of AOP when BFP running ( 1.5 ksc)
2. Auto Start of AOP when BFP trip.
3. Auto Stop of AOP
4. Auto opening of R/C valve ( Suction Flow < 100 t/h)
5. Auto closing of R/C valve ( Suction flow > 210 t/h)
BFP Protection
Sl No Parameter Alarm Value Trip Value
1 D/A Level V V Low -800 mm -1600 mm
2 Lub Oil Pressure V Low 1.5 ksc 1.0 ksc
3 Working oil Temp V High 110 deg C 130 deg C
4 Differential Temp V High 10 deg C 15 deg C
5 Motor winding Temp High 90 deg C
6 BFP NDE Bearing Temp( Return 70 deg C 80 deg C
oil ) V High
Stand by BPF
1. Why 2nd BFP which is not running is kept Stand by
2. What is the requirement of BFP keeping Stand by
a) Discharge valve should OPEN
b) AOP Should Run
c) R/C valve should CLOSE
3. How to know that 2nd BFP is in STAND BY
STAND BY INDICATION IS GLOW( GREEN)
4. When 2nd BFP in Stand by , what action is going on.
Protection & Control of
HPH 5 & 6
1. Function of HPH 5 & 6
2. Drip Control of HPH 5 & 6
3. Protection of HPH 5 & 6
HPH 5 & 6 Water , Steam & Drip
Circuit
HPH-5 HPH-6
HPH 5/6 Interlock/Protection
1. If Level falls below -75 mm then
a) HPH-5/6 Level Low Alarm comes at DCS
2. If Level goes beyond + 125 mm then
b) HPH-5/6 Level High Alarm comes at DCS
3. If Level goes beyond +175 mm then
c) HPH-5/6 Level V High alarm comes at DCS
d) Extraction block valve 5Ex-1 & 6Ex-1 closes
e) Drain valve DR-154 & DR-156 opens
f) Group protection Solenoid valve gets energized, then FW-78 & FW-79
opens for 10 sec. FW-73 opens
g) FW-9, FW-11, FW-13, FW-15 closed and FW-12 & FW-16 opens
HPH Group Bypass
Operation
Normal Operation
S HPH in Service
S
M M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
HPH-6
HPH-5
HPH Group
S Bypass
S
M M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
HPH-6
HPH-5
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