GAS REGULATOR SEAT TEMPERATURE DURING GAS TURBINE START-UP
Pressure regulators are to be employed at a gas-fired power station to reduce upstream gas pressures from a maximum of 15 MPa to approximately 3.5 MPa. Due to the Joule-Thompson effect, the resulting gas temperature drops could be in the region of 55°C. The dew-point temperature of the hydrocarbons (gas) flowing through is -15°C and the minimum ambient temperature of the area is -6°C. Thus the regulators could potentially be subjected to gas at -61°C at start-up. According to the valve manufacturer, temperatures as low as -20°C can be tolerated for some time, provided that condensation does not occur.
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