CS-053: RECOVERING GENERATION LOSSES DUE TO FAULTY AIR HEATER OPERATION
CS-053: RECOVERING GENERATION LOSSES DUE TO FAULTY AIR HEATER OPERATION
This case study highlights how Flownex helped detect a fault in a power plant’s Draught Group, improving generation load by 5% after correction. By comparing the Flownex model with plant measurements, abnormal readings were identified, prompting an investigation that revealed a thermocouple failure in an air heater causing a 20.1 MW loss. The early detection, combining Flownex data with plant measurements, led to a positive financial impact.
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