Westinghouse and General Electric, Coal-Based Electrical Generator Plants, 1949 to 1969, 7.5MW to 54.4MW, 13800V

Description

  1. Overview
    1. Four turbine-generator units with associated boilers and emission control equipment.
    2. Unit 1 on line year 1949, unit 2 on line year 1953, unit 3 on line year 1962, unit 4 on line year 1969.
  2. Turbine-Generator Specifications
    1. Unit 1: Westinghouse, generator nameplate 7,500 kW, maximum gross capability 10,000 kW, 13,800 volt, air cooled, condensing single flow, 3600 rpm.
    2. Unit 2: Westinghouse, generator nameplate 11,500 kW (turbine 22,000 kW), maximum gross capability 14,000 kW, 13,800 volt, air cooled, condensing single flow, 3600 rpm.
    3. Unit 3: Westinghouse, generator nameplate 25,000 kW, maximum gross capability 25,000 kW, 13,800 volt, hydrogen cooled, condensing single flow, 3600 rpm.
    4. Unit 4: General Electric, generator nameplate 54,400 kW, maximum gross capability 60,000 kW, 13,800 volt, hydrogen cooled, condensing single flow, 3600 rpm.
  3. Boiler Specifications
    1. Unit 1: Riley boiler, bituminous coal or natural gas fuel, pulverized coal burners, maximum coal burn rate 10,000 pounds/hr, unit heat input 115.5 mmbtu/hr, steaming capacity 90,000 lb/hr, steam conditions 625 psig/830-f.
    2. Unit 2: Riley boiler, bituminous coal or natural gas fuel, pulverized coal burners, maximum coal burn rate 15,000 pounds/hr, unit heat input 152.7 mmbtu/hr, steaming capacity 120,000 lb/hr, steam conditions 625 psig/830-f.
    3. Unit 3: Babcock & Wilcox boiler, bituminous coal or natural gas fuel, pulverized coal burners, maximum coal burn rate 25,000 pounds/hr, unit heat input 284.5 mmbtu/hr, steaming capacity 220,000 lb/hr, steam conditions 875 psig/905-f.
    4. Unit 4: Babcock & Wilcox boiler, bituminous coal or natural gas fuel, pulverized coal burners, maximum coal burn rate 52,000 pounds/hr, unit heat input 614.5 mmbtu/hr, steaming capacity 520,000 lb/hr, steam conditions 1350 psig/955-f.
  4. Cooling Water
    1. Unit 1: once through river water 11,000 gpm, cooling towers n/a.
    2. Unit 2: once through river water 14,500 gpm, cooling towers n/a.
    3. Unit 3: once through river water 22,000 gpm, cooling towers 22,000 gpm.
    4. Unit 4: once through river water 25,000 gpm, cooling towers 41,000 gpm.
  5. Emission Control Equipment
    1. Unit 1: cyclone type, manufacturer UOP, continuous emission monitors for so2 and opacity.
    2. Unit 2: cyclone and electrostatic precipitator type, manufacturer UOP, continuous emission monitors for so2 and opacity.
    3. Unit 3: cyclone and electrostatic precipitator type, manufacturer UOP/field service, continuous emission monitors for so2 and opacity.
    4. Unit 4: so2 particulate control mfgr cbeec dry scrubber pulsed jet fabric filter; nox control mgr mobotec rotating opposed fire air (rofa) urea injection (sncr); continuous emission monitors for so2, nox, co2, opacity.
  6. Miscellaneous
    1. Maximum daily burn: 1,000 tons.
    2. Unloading capability: 1,500 tons per day.
    3. Site storage capacity: 85,000 tons.
    4. Site elevation: 985.5 feet above sea level.
    5. Elevation of chimney for unit 4: 1285.5 feet above sea level.