AIR INTAKE SYSTEMS
The ‘Beast from the East’ proved no match for Medway Power plant’s air intake system
A condition report from the UK’s Medway Power Station showed that the Veotec trace heated air intake system has been performing very well. Set to automatic and requiring no maintenance, the system effectively prevented snow and ice build-up during sub-zero ‘Siberian temperatures’ which affected the country earlier this year, reports UKPN.
heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Today, these are used throughout power plants on a worldwide basis. The company originally installed its system
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four years ago. Due to its coastal location, the Medway site has suffered from distinct issues wi th its gas turbines. Both issues caused a loss of power from
s a provider of specialist air intake systems, Veotec is known for supplying a range of products for gas turbine housings, diesel engines and
the gas turbine, as well as requiring the engine to undergo increased compressor washes to maintain optimum performance. The first problem involved corrosive,
moisture-laden air coming from the sea. The second was the ocurrence of freezing fog. This caused a a pressure drop across the
existing filter system and moisture carry-over into the system. Veotec designed and manufactured a new
two-stage filter protection system specifically for Medway Power Plant. The main purpose of this was to protect the
“Veotec
suppl ies a range of
products for gas turbine housings, diesel
engines & heating,
ventilation and air-
conditioning (HVAC)
systems used throughout
power plants worldwide.”
Trace-heated separators at Medway.
final H10 filters from moisture carry-over. The second aim was to protect the turbine and compressor from salt-laden air. This new system comprised a trace
heated marine vane separator with a G4 panel filter. In its first year of operation the Veotec
system has proved that it can provide an advantage in power loss on the first of the two turbines . Subsequently, a decision was made by
management to install the system on a second turbine within the power plant.
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Heated separator units provided by Veotec protect air intakes at Medway Power Station.
Single stage separator from Veotec.
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