Riley, VR, 1992, 19700 kW Biomass Power Plant, Wood Chip Fired, 170000 lbs/hr Steam

Description

  1. Overview
    1. Complete wood chips burning power plant
    2. Plant started in 1992, shut down in 2013 but maintained to start up again
  2. Boiler Specifications
    1. Make: Riley
    2. Model: VR
    3. 170,000 pounds per hour continuous steam
    4. 1280 psig at 955° f
    5. Boiler is top supported with Detroit Hydrograte stoker and water-cooled vibrating grate
    6. Can burn up to 50% moisture wood chips
    7. 4326 btu/lb
    8. 59,902 lbs per hour fuel
    9. With feed water temperature 402° f
  3. Steam Turbine Generator
    1. General Electric steam turbine generator
    2. 19700 kW
    3. 13-stage condensing unit with four uncontrolled extractions, 5596 rpm
    4. Turbine and Lufkin gear box mounted on one skid driving GE 21890 kva
    5. 1800 rpm, 13800 volts, 3-phase 60 Hz
    6. TEWAC brushless exciter generator
  4. Condenser and Cooling Tower
    1. Condenser: Graham surface condenser, 2. HgA, condensing 126,000 pounds per hour steam, 19,770 square feet, 316SS tubes
    2. Cooling tower: Thermal Dynamic Towers 22,000 gpm, induced draft 2 cell
  5. Emissions Control and Substation
    1. ESP Belco Technologies BT-30
    2. Substation 15.75/21 MVA, 34.5 kV Grdy/13.8 kV Δ
  6. Condition and Logistics
    1. Boiler still installed
    2. Will take around 100 loads to ship
  7. Specifications
    1. Fuel type: Wood Chip Fired