ENGINE & TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
Te VLB3 series also features the firm’s
latest TwiNozzle injection technology, helping to ensure proper coverage across the overall pipe section downstream, alongside efficient droplet evaporation through primary and secondary atomisation. In turn, this leads to improved steam conditioning performance with an increased lifetime. Alongside this, the VLB3 series features an improved pilot plug springless design to reduce the required opening force, which facilitates the installation of electric drives, while still providing reliable valve shut-off.
MEETING FUTURE DEMAND “A stable grid is key to ensuring the best possible power provision, yet with the move towards more fluctuating renewable power sources, combined cycle power plants and the components that keep them operational will be extremely important to meeting baseload demand,” concludes Hu. “With the working environment for these valves becoming increasingly demanding, it is key that power plant developers and engineering procurement contractors select components that can withstand the
IMI’s solution is designed to safeguard operations in power plants
stress and higher demand levels created by intermittent renewable energy provision. “By contrast, not selecting components
robust enough for steam turbine applications will, in turn, drive up the likelihood of equipment failures, and the ensuing unplanned downtime and expensive repairs.
With rising energy prices set to continue in 2023 and beyond, any disruption to plant operations may result in unacceptable delays and further pressure on financial bottom lines. Clearly, this is a situation that must be avoided, and valve specification has a large role to play in this.”
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