Westinghouse, 12.5 MW, 1953, Complete Biomass Coal Power Plant, Dual Fuel, 13529 kVA, 125000 Lbs/Hr Zurn Boiler

Description

  1. Overview
    1. Inventory number: E-9242
    2. 12.5 MW complete biomass/coal power plant (dual fuel)
    3. Technically, the boiler is a coal boiler
    4. Manufacturer: Westinghouse turbine and generator (1953 vintage), Zurn boiler (original boiler at construction)
    5. Year: Facility in 1983
    6. Running hours: It ran at approximately 93% to 97% capacity from 1983 to 2002
    7. 60 Hz
  2. Turbine-Generator Specifications
    1. Classification: 1953 Westinghouse condensing, extraction, impulse turbine driving a two-pole AC generator at 3600 rpm
    2. Unit rating: By design, the limitation of the turbine-generator unit is the limitation of the prime mover - the turbine. Thus, maximum output is 12,650 gross kW
    3. Turbine rating - steam pressure: 600 psig
    4. Steam temperature: 825 degrees Fahrenheit
    5. Steam flow: 125,000 lb/hr
    6. Exhaust pressure: 1.5 Hg
    7. Kilowatts: 12,650 kW
    8. Generator rating - voltage: 12,500 AC
    9. Amperage: 625
    10. Power factor: 0.85
    11. Frequency: 60 hertz
    12. KVA: 13,529
    13. Exciter rating - voltage: 250 DC
    14. Amperage: 260