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Axial Shift Analysis in Steam Turbines

This document provides information about a steam turbine, including its configuration, load capacity, bearings, extraction parameters, and operating temperatures and pressures. It notes that the axial shift setting is ±0.8mm but typically maintains at ±0.73mm under full load. The temperatures of various bearings have increased slightly over time, with the greatest increase in Bearings 1 and 2. The condenser vacuum has also risen from 0.105 to 0.145 barabs since 2002. It concludes by asking why the axial shift moves toward the HP turbine side during prolonged full load operation.

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Axial Shift Analysis in Steam Turbines

This document provides information about a steam turbine, including its configuration, load capacity, bearings, extraction parameters, and operating temperatures and pressures. It notes that the axial shift setting is ±0.8mm but typically maintains at ±0.73mm under full load. The temperatures of various bearings have increased slightly over time, with the greatest increase in Bearings 1 and 2. The condenser vacuum has also risen from 0.105 to 0.145 barabs since 2002. It concludes by asking why the axial shift moves toward the HP turbine side during prolonged full load operation.

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  • Steam Turbine Axial Shift

Steam Turbine Axial shift

Steam flow
Load
Bearing
Extraction
Parameter

Bearing 1
Bearing 2
Bearing 3
Bearing 4
Bearing 5

: single flow HP turbine


Combined IP/LP turbine
: 250 MW
: 4 journal & 1 thrust bearing [ turbine & generator]
: HP turbine nil
IP turbine - 3
LP turbine - 2
: Live steam 175 bar /535C /710 t/h
Cold reheat 36 bar/310 C
Hot reheat 34 bar /535 C
: HP turbine exhaust
: HP turbine front [thrust bearing]
: LP turbine rear
: generator rear
: excitation rear

Turbine is commissioned in the year 2002 December. Axial shift trip setting is
0.8 mm. At full load axial shift maintains at 0.73 mm.
Bearing 1 temperature has risen from 68 to 72.5 C
Bearing 2 temperature has raised from 86 to 92 C
Bearing 3 temperature has risen from 82 to 84 C
Bearing 4 temperature has risen from 78 to 79 C
Bearing 5 temperature has risen from 64 to 64.5 C
Thrust bearing front temperature also risen and now maintaining at 85 C
Over a period of condenser vacuum has varied from 0.105 barabs in 2002 to 0.145 barabs
in 2008.
During prolonged full load operation axial shift moves towards HP turbine side . why?

Steam Turbine Axial shift Steam flow : single flow HP turbine Combined IP/LP turbine Load : 250 MW Bearing : 4 journal & 1

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