Replacing 45-year-old boiler feed pumps at waste-to-energy plant

摘要

A UK waste-to-energy plant experiencing considerable reliability issues with its six aging boiler feedwater pumps has had the problem solved bySulzer. Power plants rely on boiler feed pumps to deliver a reliable and consistent flow of water to the boilers, which create the steam that powers the turbine. The plant has six boiler feed pumps that have been operating since the site was commissioned over 45 years ago. Over the years, the pumps have been regularly maintained, but more recently, they have required major refurbishments to keep them operational. Indeed, routine maintenance of the pumps involved a complete refurbishment every two years and the costs for this work were increasing.