5.5 Things Power Plant Engineers Need to Know About Pumps

摘要

Pumps and pumping systems are used in power plants for primary applications such as fuel oil handling and for auxiliary systems such as lubrication and cooling (Figure 1). On average, a 300 MW combined cycle power plant will have more than 100 pumps.When looking for opportunities to improve the performance metrics of a plant, these pumps and fluid handling systems should be primary targets for evaluation, optimization and maintenance due to their sheer number and their influence on overall performance.