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    Turbine Seal-Steam System (Figure. 12)

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    The document describes the seal steam and leak steam systems used in steam turbines. The seal steam system supplies low pressure steam to the turbine seals to prevent the ingress of air at the low pressure end and ensure positive pressure at the high pressure end during startup. As the turbine load increases, seal steam begins to flow from the high pressure end to the low pressure end. The leak steam system pipes any steam that leaks from the turbine seals into a water-cooled condenser to prevent it from escaping to the atmosphere, with the condensate returned to the steam generation plant.

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    Turbine Seal-Steam System (Figure. 12)

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    The document describes the seal steam and leak steam systems used in steam turbines. The seal steam system supplies low pressure steam to the turbine seals to prevent the ingress of air at the low pressure end and ensure positive pressure at the high pressure end during startup. As the turbine load increases, seal steam begins to flow from the high pressure end to the low pressure end. The leak steam system pipes any steam that leaks from the turbine seals into a water-cooled condenser to prevent it from escaping to the atmosphere, with the condensate returned to the steam generation plant.

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    The document describes the seal steam and leak steam systems used in steam turbines. The seal steam system supplies low pressure steam to the turbine seals to prevent the ingress of air at the low pressure end and ensure positive pressure at the high pressure end during startup. As the turbine load increases, seal steam begins to flow from the high pressure end to the low pressure end. The leak steam system pipes any steam that leaks from the turbine seals into a water-cooled condenser to prevent it from escaping to the atmosphere, with the condensate returned to the steam generation plant.

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    Turbine Seal-Steam System (Figure. 12)

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    The document describes the seal steam and leak steam systems used in steam turbines. The seal steam system supplies low pressure steam to the turbine seals to prevent the ingress of air at the low pressure end and ensure positive pressure at the high pressure end during startup. As the turbine load increases, seal steam begins to flow from the high pressure end to the low pressure end. The leak steam system pipes any steam that leaks from the turbine seals into a water-cooled condenser to prevent it from escaping to the atmosphere, with the condensate returned to the steam generation plant.

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    TURBINE SEAL-STEAM SYSTEM (Figure.

    12)

    When a condensing steam turbine is first started up and in a low-load


    condition, steam from the inlet (H.P.) end will leak from the outboard
    gland - even though carbon-ring seals and labyrinth seals are installed to
    minimise the leakage. Superheated steam is invisible and, due to its high
    temperature, is very dangerous. Leakage of steam is also a waste and is
    not desirable. Conversely, under the same low-load conditions, the L.P
    end of the turbine will be under the vacuum of the surface condenser.
    The vacuum will tend to pull in cold atmospheric air through the seals
    along the shaft. Cold air will have a detrimental effect on the hot metal
    of the shaft which can lead to damage. In order to minimise these
    problems, a manually controlled supply of low pressure SEAL steam
    (about 2 Psi), is piped to a common line feeding the glands of the
    machine. This pressure will prevent the ingress of air at the L.P. end and
    ensure a positive pressure at the H.P. end during start-up. (The ejector
    units are started and vacuum pulled before starting the turbine). When
    the turbine load is increased, the leakage of steam into the Seal-steam
    header will cause greater pressure than the Seal steam supply and will
    begin to flow to the L.P. end seal. At this point, the Seal steam supply
    can be shut down and the Seal-steam taken from the H.P. end and
    manually maintained at 2 Psi by venting excess into the surface
    condenser. Even when the seal pressures are maintained at 2 Psi, some
    leakage occurs from both seals. This is taken care of by the LEAK steam
    recovery system.

    TURBINE LEAK-STEAM SYSTEM (Figure. 13)


    Leakage of steam from turbine glands to atmosphere (in both types of
    turbine), as already mentioned, is dangerous and a waste of steam. The
    turbine inboard and outboard glands are fitted with carbon ring seals and
    labyrinth seals to help prevent leakage. These seals do not completely
    stop the escape of steam. In order to completely prevent it, a turbine will
    also be fitted with a LEAK-steam system which pipes the leakage into a
    water cooled condenser. The condensate from the condenser is drained
    away to a 'Hot-well' from where it is returned to the steam generation
    plant. The leak steam condenser is fitted with an ejector system to
    remove non-condensable from the steam and discharge them to
    atmosphere with the ejector exhaust steam. This, in the case of the
    condensing turbine, is to prevent non-condensable from re-entering the
    surface condenser.

    SEAL STEAM SYSTEM


    Figure. 12
    TURBINE LEAK STEAM SYSTEM

    Figure. 13

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