Turbine Lub Oil
System
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Presentation outline
• Purpose of lubrication system.
• Components of lubrication system.
• Lub Oil circuit
• Specification of oil
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Importance of the lubrication system
To reduce the wear and tear of the rotating elements.
To maintain the temperature of the bearings.
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Purpose of Turbine oil system
Lubrication of turbine.
Cooling of bearings
Sealing medium in Hydrogen cooling system
Turbine barring gear operation.
Working fluid in Governing system
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Lubrication system components
Main oil Pump.
Auxiliary oil pump
Emergency oil pump
Jack oil pump
Main Oil Tank
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Lubrication system components……
Oil coolers
Oil Filters
Oil Injectors
Centrifuge
Vapour Extractors
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Lubrication Oil Circuit
MOP
HPT IPT LPT Gen
Injector
Vap. Ext
Filter
MOT
Oil cooler
AOP EOP
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JOP
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Emergency operation of Lub. Oil System
In case of AC failure ( Black out )….
EOP will start
Extend the DG supply to the emergency MCC
Start AOP
Start JOP.
Rotate turbine with Barring gear.
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Specifications of Oil:
Specific Gravity 0.852 @ 50 0C
Kinematic Viscosity 28 cs
Flash point 201 0C (Min)
Pour Point - 6.6 0C (Max)
Mechanical Impurities Nil
•The recommended turbine oil Servo prime-46 of IOC.
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MAIN OIL PUMP(MOP)
• LOCATION: This pump is mounted in the front bearing
pedestal. It is coupled with turbine rotor through a gear
coupling.
• Oil suction from MOT Through two number of injectors
connected in series.
• Takes over when turbine speed > 2800 rpm.
• Supplies oil for turbine bearing lubrication as well as for
the turbine governing system. .
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MOP
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AUXILIARY OIL PUMPS(AOPS)
• Two in number, AC motor driven
• Vertical one stage rotory pump with radial impeller & spiral
casing.
• Supplies oil during turbo-set starting and stopping when the
turbine is running at speed lower than 2800 rpm supplies oil to
governing system as well as to the lubrication system.
• It also serves as standby to main centrifugal oil pump.
• Submerged pump body
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EMERGENCY OIL PUMP(EOP)
• This is a centrifugal pump, driven by D.C. electric motor.
• Vertical
• Centrifugal submerged
• This automatically cuts in when ever there is failure of A.C.
supply at power station and or the lub oil pressure falls below a
certain value. This pump can meet the lubrication system
requirement under the conditions mentioned above.
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JACKING OIL PUMPS(JOPS)
• JOP1 & JOP2
• Both pumps are AC driven but in some of the plants one
of the JOP is DC driven also.
• To lift the rotor assembly during TG start up and shut
down.
• Suction from MOT.
• delivers a pressure of 120kg/cm2 for lifting of rotor.
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OIL COOLERS
• To cool the lubricating oil
• Consists of tube nest, inner & outer shell & water boxes
• The cooling medium for these coolers is circulating water.
• The pressure of the cooling water is kept lower than that of oil to
avoid its mixing with oil in the event of tube rupture.
• OIL TEMP. CONTROLLER for maintaining the lub oil temp at
rated value by controlling the flow through the coolers.
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VAPOUR EXTRACTION SYSTEM
• Two Vapour Extractor fans
• Exhaust fans
• Maintains -ve pressure inside MOT
• Removes oil fumes from the MOT.
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OIL Filter
• Basket type filter inside the oil tank
• For thrust bearing
• Duplex filter
• Filter changeover required after choking.
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Main Oil Centrifuge
• Required for removing moisture from the turbine oil.
• A portion of oil is continuously circulated through the centrifuge
to remove the moisture from the oil.
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THANK YOU
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