«Krasny Kotelshchik» Supplies Equipment for Novogorkovskaya CHPP
«The Boiler-Making Works «Krasny Kotelshchik» (TKZ) will supply Regenerative Air-Preheater (RAPH) to Novogorkovskaya CHPP (a part of PJSC «Т Plus») within the scope of the change of equipment, which reached the end of its service life. Earlier TKZ manufactured such products at the request of a number of Russian and foreign customers.
The Regenerative air preheater is designed for heating the air, supplied to the boiler burner system, using the heat of flue gases. For the RAPH design a number of design solutions was implemented, these solutions, make it stand out among its predecessors, installed at Novogorkovskaya CHPP. In particular, a sealing system was improved, which makes the equipment more efficient in severe operating conditions.
The Regenerative Air Preheater will be assembled directly at the Plant under the conditions of the power facility in operation. It will be shipped from the production site in separate units. The delivery unit will include over 140 heat-exchange element baskets and RAPH rotor of more than 5 meters in diameter.
The equipment supply for Novogorkovskaya CHPP is planned for 2021, putting into operation is planned for 2022. The change of equipment, which reached the end of its service life, will allow for reducing the load on Boiler unit fans and ID-fans, resulting in improving of its technical characteristics, including efficiency upgrading.