EP1429074A1 - System and method for feeding water for steam turbine plant - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F22—STEAM GENERATION
- F22D—PREHEATING, OR ACCUMULATING PREHEATED, FEED-WATER FOR STEAM GENERATION; FEED-WATER SUPPLY FOR STEAM GENERATION; CONTROLLING WATER LEVEL FOR STEAM GENERATION; AUXILIARY DEVICES FOR PROMOTING WATER CIRCULATION WITHIN STEAM BOILERS
- F22D1/00—Feed-water heaters, i.e. economisers or like preheaters
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- This invention is related generally to a system and a method for feeding water to a steam generator or a boiler in a thermal or a nuclear power generation plant. The present invention is more specifically related to such a system and a method that has a heating line including a heat exchanger and a bypass line for bypassing the heat exchanger by switching valves.
- A typical prior art feed water system for a steam turbine plant has a heat exchanger as a feed water heater as well as a bypass line for feed water to bypass the heat exchanger. The prior art feed water system also has an inlet bypass valve and an outlet bypass valve to switch between the line through the heat exchanger (or the heating line) and the bypass line.
- The inlet bypass valve is typically a two-way switching valve disposed at the branch point between the heating line and the bypass line. The inlet bypass valve is used to select one of the two directions -- the heating line or the bypass line. The outlet bypass valve is an isolating valve disposed downstream of the heat exchanger and upstream of the connecting point to the bypass line in the heating line.
- The inlet and outlet bypass valves each has a piston in a piston chamber for activation of the valve. When pressure is accumulated in the piston chambers, the pistons are pushed so that the inlet by pass valve can switch over from the bypass line side to the heating line side, and the outlet bypass valve can open. At that time, the water on the other sides of the pistons in the piston chambers is drained out of the systems. Thus, the valves are operated quickly utilizing self-water-pressure as a driving source without any other activation source.
- The prior art inlet and outlet valves described above are advantageous in simple structure because self-pressure is utilized as an activation source. However, those inlet and outlet valves cannot be activated, when the required pressure is not available due to the pressure drop across the control valve, for example.
- Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved system and an improved method for feeding water to a steam generator where the inlet and outlet bypass valves can be activated even when the pressure in the pipes upstream of the valves is not adequately high.
- There has been provided, in accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a feed water system for feeding water from a condenser to a steam generator in a steam turbine plant, the feed water system comprising: a feed water/condensate water pump for pumping up water from a condenser; a control valve disposed downstream of the feed water/condensate water pump; a heating line disposed downstream of the control valve, the heating line including a heat exchanger for heating water; a bypass line for bypassing the heating line downstream of the control valve: and inlet and outlet bypass valves for water selectively flowing through either the heating line or the bypass line, wherein the inlet and/or outlet bypass valves are activated by pistons which are driven by water pressure, wherein a valve-activation line for providing water pressure to the pistons to activate the pistons is branched from a point between the feed water/condensate water pump and the control valve.
- There has also been provided, in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a feed water system for feeding water from a condenser in a steam turbine plant, the feed water system comprising: a feed water/condensate water pump for pumping up water from a condenser; a control valve disposed downstream of the feed water/condensate water pump; a heating line disposed downstream of the control valve, the heating line including a heat exchanger for heating water; and a bypass line for bypassing the heating line downstream of the control valve: wherein the inlet and/or outlet bypass valves are activated by pistons which are driven by water pressure, wherein a valve-activation line for providing water pressure to the pistons to activate the pistons is branched upstream of the inlet bypass valve, the valve-activation line including a valve activating water pump to enhance the water pressure.
- There has also been provided, in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method for feeding water from a condenser to a steam generator in a steam turbine plant using a feed water system, the feed water system comprising: a feed water/condensate water pump for pumping up water from a condenser; a control valve disposed downstream of the feed water/condensate water pump; a heating line disposed downstream of the control valve, the heating line including a heat exchanger for heating water; a bypass line for bypassing the heating line downstream of the control valve: and inlet and outlet bypass valves for water selectively flowing through either the heating line or the bypass line, the method comprising: branching part of pressurized water from the feed water/condensate water pump upstream of the control valve; supplying the branched part of the pressurized water to one side of each of pistons in piston chambers of the inlet and outlet bypass valves to drive the pistons to activate the valves; and draining water on the opposite side of the pistons in the piston chambers.
- The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the discussion hereinbelow of specific, illustrative embodiments thereof presented in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a flow diagram showing a first embodiment of a feed water system in a steam turbine plant according to the present invention;
- Figure 2 is a flow diagram showing a second embodiment of a feed water system in a steam turbine plant according to the present invention; and
- Figure 3 is a flow diagram showing a third embodiment of a feed water system in a steam turbine plant according to the present invention.
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- In the following description and also in the above description of background of the invention, like reference numerals represent like elements, and redundant description may be omitted.
- Now, a first embodiment of a feed water system in a steam turbine plant according to the present invention is described referring to Figure 1. Steam drives a steam turbine (not shown) rotate, and condenses into condensate water in a condenser (not shown). The condensate water is pumped up by a feed water/
condensate water pump 2 before the water returns back to a steam generator (not shown). Typically, a condensate water pump, a heat exchanger and a feed water pump are connected in series in this order. Since the present invention can be applied to both portions related to the condensate water pump and the feed water pump, those pumps are called a feed water/condensate water pump collectively. Acontrol valve 4 is disposed downstream of the feed water/condensate water pump 2 in order to control the flow rate. Thecontrol valve 4 causes a pressure drop. - An inlet bypass valve 6 is disposed downstream of the
control valve 4. The inlet bypass valve 6 is a two-way switching valve and can be switched to form selectively a flow path through aheating line 8 or through abypass line 10. Theheating line 8 has a heat exchanger or aheater 12. Part of the steam generated in the steam generator is extracted into theheat exchanger 12 where the feed water (or the condensate water) is heated. - An
outlet bypass valve 14 is disposed downstream of theheat exchanger 12. Downstream of theheat exchanger 12 is combined to thebypass line 10, and then, to the steam generator to which the feed water is supplied. In some embodiments, there may be multiple stages in series, each stage including a combination of a feed water/condensate water pump 2 and aheating line 8. In such a case, downstream of the combining point of theheating line 8 and thebypass line 10 may be connected to another feed water/condensate water pump 2 of the next stage. - Inlet and outlet bypass-
valve piston chambers outlet bypass valves 6 and 14, respectively. Inlet and outlet bypass-valve pistons piston chambers pistons respective piston chambers pistons outlet bypass valves 6 and 14, respectively. - First and second spaces divided by the inlet bypass-
valve piston 28 in the inlet bypass-valve piston chamber 24 have first andsecond ports valve piston 30 in the outlet bypass-valve piston chamber 26 have third andfourth ports - The first and
third ports activation line 44. The first valve-activation line 44 can be drained through afirst drain valve 40. Likewise, the second andfourth ports activation line 46. The second valve-activation line 46 can be drained through asecond drain valve 42. - A third valve-
activation line 48 is branched from a point between the feed water/condensate water pump 2 and thecontrol valve 4. An isolatingvalve 50 is disposed in the third valve-activation line 48. The third valve-activation line 48 is branched downstream of the isolatingvalve 50. One of the branched lines is connected to a first valve-activation line 44 via a first high-pressure activation-water supply valve 52, and the other of the branched lines is connected to a second valve-activation line 46 via a second high-pressure activation-water supply valve 54. - A water-
filling line 16 is branched from a point between thecontrol valve 4 and the inlet bypass valve 6. The water-filling line 16 is connected to a point upstream of theheat exchanger 12 in theheating line 8. Adrain line 20 is branched from a point downstream of the connecting point of the water-filling line 16 of theheating line 8 and upstream of theheat exchanger 12. Thedrain line 20 has adrain valve 22. - Operation of the embodiment is now described. When water flows through the
bypass line 10, the inlet bypass valve 6 is switched over to the bypass line side. At the same time, theoutlet bypass valve 14, the water-filling valve 18, thefirst drain valve 40, thesecond drain valve 42, thethird drain valve 22, the first high-pressure activation-water supply valve 52 and the second high-pressure activation-water supply valve 54 are closed. - When the flow path is changed to the
heating line 8 side, the water-fillingvalve 18 is opened and water is guided to theheating line 8, which causes theheating line 8 pressurized. Thus, when the pressure difference across the valve body of the inlet bypass valve 6 is minimized, the first high-pressure activation-water supply valve 52 is opened. Then, comparatively high pressure activation water which does not pass through thecontrol valve 4 is supplied to thefirst port 32 of the inlet bypass-valve piston chamber 24 and to thethird port 36 of the outlet bypass-valve piston chamber 26 through the third valve-activation line 48, the first high-pressure activation-water supply valve 52 and the first valve-activation line 44. - Immediately after that, the
second drain valve 42 is opened, which creates the differential pressures across thepistons pistons ports heating line 8 side, and theoutlet bypass valve 14 is opened. - When the flow path changes from the
heating line 8 to thebypass line 10, the first high-pressure activation-water supply valve 52 and thesecond drain valve 42 are closed first. Thefirst drain valve 40 and the second high-pressure activation-water supply valve 54 remain closed. Then, the second high-pressure activation-water supply valve 54 is opened. Thus, the relatively high-pressure activation water which does not flow through thecontrol valve 4 is supplied to thesecond port 34 of the inlet bypass-valve piston chamber 24 and thefourth port 38 of the outlet bypass-valve piston chamber 26. - Immediately after that, the
first drain valve 40 is opened, which creates the differential pressures across thepistons pistons ports bypass line 10 side, and theoutlet bypass valve 14 is closed. Thethird drain valve 22 is opened to ensure the switchover. - When all of the activation is completed, the water-filling
valve 18, thethird drain valve 22, thefirst drain valve 40, thesecond drain valve 42, the first high-pressure activation-water supply valve 52 and the second high-pressure activation-water supply valve 54 are closed. - According to the first embodiment described above, the inlet bypass valve 6 and the
outlet bypass valve 14 can be activated even when the pressure in the pipe is lower than the pressure needed to valve activation. - Now, a second embodiment of a feed water system in a steam turbine plant according to the present invention is described referring to Figure 2. In this embodiment, a
valve activation pump 60 is disposed upstream of the isolatingvalve 50 on the third valve-activation line 48. Thus, the water pressure supplied to the first and second valve-activation lines - When the
valve activation pump 60 is disposed upstream of the isolatingvalve 50 on the third valve-activation line 48, the third valve-activation line 48 may be alternatively branched at a point downstream of thecontrol valve 4. - Now, a third embodiment of a feed water system in a steam turbine plant according to the present invention is described referring to Figure 3. In this embodiment, the third valve-
activation line 48 is connected to a high pressure source (not shown) other than the feed water/condensate water pump 2. - Numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the present invention can be practiced in a manner other than as specifically described herein.
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- A feed water system for feeding water from a condenser to a steam generator in a steam turbine plant, the feed water system comprising:a feed water/condensate water pump for pumping up water from a condenser;a control valve disposed downstream of the feed water/condensate water pump;a heating line disposed downstream of the control valve, the heating line including a heat exchanger for heating water;a bypass line for bypassing the heating line downstream of the control valve: andinlet and outlet bypass valves for water selectively flowing through either the heating line or the bypass line,
wherein a valve-activation line for providing water pressure to the pistons to activate the pistons is branched from a point between the feed water/condensate water pump and the control valve. - A feed water system for feeding water from a condenser in a steam turbine plant, the feed water system comprising:a feed water/condensate water pump for pumping up water from a condenser;a control valve disposed downstream of the feed water/condensate water pump;a heating line disposed downstream of the control valve, the heating line including a heat exchanger for heating water; anda bypass line for bypassing the heating line downstream of the control valve:
wherein a valve-activation line for providing water pressure to the pistons to activate the pistons is branched upstream of the inlet bypass valve, the valve-activation line including a valve activating water pump to enhance the water pressure. - The feed water system according to Claims 1 or 2, wherein the inlet bypass valve includes a two-way switching valve disposed at a branch point between the heating line and the bypass line, wherein the outlet bypass valve includes an isolating valve disposed downstream of the heat exchanger in the heating line.
- The feed water system according to Claim 3, wherein the inlet bypass valve is activated by a piston which is driven by water pressure, the feed water system further comprising:a water-filling line which is branched from a point between the control valve and the inlet bypass valve and which is connected to the heating line at a point between the inlet bypass valve and the heat exchanger; anda water-filling valve on the water-filling line.
- A method for feeding water from a condenser to a steam generator in a steam turbine plant using a feed water system, the feed water system comprising:a feed water/condensate water pump for pumping up water from a condenser;a control valve disposed downstream of the feed water/condensate water pump;a heating line disposed downstream of the control valve, the heating line including a heat exchanger for heating water;a bypass line for bypassing the heating line downstream of the control valve: andinlet and outlet bypass valves for water selectively flowing through either the heating line or the bypass line, the method comprising:branching part of pressurized water from the feed water/condensate water pump upstream of the control valve;supplying the branched part of the pressurized water to one side of each of pistons in piston chambers of the inlet and outlet bypass valves to drive the pistons to activate the valves; anddraining water on the opposite side of the pistons in the piston chambers.
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