Coal Mill Startup and Shutdown
Coal Mill Startup and Shutdown
Coal Mill Startup and Shutdown
2X150MW
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1.0 Purpose:
This Procedure is intended to provide guidance and instructions for carrying out the
Coal Mill Start-up
2.0 Scope:
a) This Procedure is applicable to Coal Mills in Unit-1 & 2 of OPGS.
3.0 Responsibility:
a) All the personnel involved in carrying out /supervising the above activities are required to
ensure implementation of this procedure and may consult any other relevant documents
indicated under Reference section below.
b) In the event of any changes required in the procedure such changes may be requested
with Site MR, who would take appropriate action with approval from respective
departmental heads.
4.0 Procedure:
4.1
Definition:
OPGS Unit-1&2 is provided each unit with 5 Mill vertical roller type coal pulverizes (HP 803).
During starting of these mills, special precaution to be taken for smooth and accident free
operation. This procedure provides the guide lines for safe operation of these coal mills.
4.2
Scope of application
This procedure is applicable to all DCS operators and shift engineers for following the right
procedure during starting/stopping of coal Pulverizer. DGM (Operation) is responsible for
implementation of this procedure.
4.3
4.3.2
Normalize power supply for mill, feeder, lube oil pump system, all dampers and
gates.
4.3.3
4.3.4
4.3.5
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4.3.6
4.3.7
Open all Mill Discharge Valve. Ensure isolation gates at furnace end in open
condition.
4.3.8
Open seal air valve and ensure seal air/PA DP low switch reset.
4.3.9
4.3.10
Ensure ignition permissive for Mill starting.(If ignition permissive not came then
While start mill ensure tramp Iron Gate should be open condition.
4.3.12
Start the mill after all permissive is OK. Open mill reject repeatedly till reject is
normal.
4.3.13
furnace ve draft.
4.3.14
Open hot air gate. Increase hot air damper & bring the temp to 65Deg.C. PA flow
4.3.16
Start feeder (When all permissive are OK) and increase the feed rate to more
than 10%.
4.3.17
4.3.18
Adjust the cold air & hot air dampers to maintain PA flow and mill outlet temp.
4.3.19
Check mill reject is normal. Mill is normal at field. Check flame condition at local
Gradually load the mill by increasing feed rate and maintain PA/Coal feeding.
4.4.1
Ensure furnace draught is normal, PA header Pr and seal air header Pr. Normal.
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
4.4.5
4.4.6
Open cold air Gate & Damper and reduce the mill outlet temp below 70deg.C
4.4.7
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dampers.
4.4.9
Start the mill and follow mill normal starting procedure from SL No 11 onwards.
4.5
remove stalling.
4.5.9
Open MOV inerting steam for 5 minutes to purge out any combustible gas.
4.6
4.7
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5.0 References
5.1 Coal Mill O & M Manual
6.0 Records
6.1 Shift in Charge Engineer log book(OPGS/OPN)
6.2 Boiler DCS Engineer log sheet (OPGS/OPN)
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