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At our power plant whenever we introduce sparging steam into the hotwell for deaeration there is violent bangs , any ideas?

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Question added by kevin Khan , MANAGER , LATIN AMERICA
Date Posted: 2014/05/07
SHYAM SINGH
by SHYAM SINGH , Lead Commissioning Process Engineer , NPCC

Initially, the water temp. is low having high density. After heat up, the water temp. increases and density becomes lower then the bubbling sound becomes low.

Fawad Syed Gillani
by Fawad Syed Gillani , Services Co-ordinator , Orient Energy Systems pvt. Ltd

The bangs are due to disturbance of pressure and temp. of steam.This design should be modified for linear spreading of steam through blades.

kevin Khan
by kevin Khan , MANAGER , LATIN AMERICA

Its a poor design. Open this hotwell and observe if the water flowing in is 'evenly distributed' or entering as a plug mass flow.This is hammering and could damage the hotwell walls. 

 

Balagokulan Rajendran
by Balagokulan Rajendran , Project Engineer , Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

i think it may due to pressure and temperature .

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