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CONTROL OIL PULSATION DAMPNER CM&

TURBINES
INTRODUCTION BENEFITS

Installation of gas charged accumulator with flexible rubber
diaphragm stabilize the oil pressure during the rapid and
improvvise change events to avoid shut down of running
machine without real situation of that necessity.
The standard kit has been designed to be easily installed
by proper bracket system and supports in proximity of any
N.P. steam turbine skid.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
The gas precharged accumulator is phisically a vertical
under pressure tank with proper selected volume choosen
taking account of operating conditions of running machine
and involved oil piping volumes and flow.
A gas precharged flexible rubber diaphragm is installed
inside the oil accumulator cilinder to be filled by inert gas
(usually nitrogen) by a proper filling equipment supplied in
the kit. This assembling assure no contact between oil and
STEAM TURBINES
Oil accumulator installation is able to:
a) eliminate shut down of steam turbines due to control
oil pressure instantaneous drop and consequent
closing of oil actuated valve on live steam inlet
b) avoid shut down of on duty Steam turbines due to
instantaneous lube oil pressure drops
c) improve stability of regulated oil pressure with less
vibrations and pulsation stress transmitted to the
equipments and instrumentation on oil piping
d) reduce st-by oil pump start-up avoiding abnormal
stress and opening of pump discharge safety valves
due to overpressure
e) limit possible breaking of gasket or squashing of filter
cartdridges due to instantaneous overpressure expe-
cially during changeover of pumps.
SCOPE OF SUPPLY

inert charge gas. The inert gas charge is set at fixed pres-
sure to avoid necessity of regulating valve that may
became itself source of hunting and transmit to regulated
oil pressure undesidered rapid fluctuations. Oil accumula-
tor is choosen to supply needed oil flow to the load during
the pressure transient time stabilizing the pressure on the
main manifold. Casing tickness is sized in agreement with
ASME VIII Point 1 or according special requirements of final
installation country on customer request.
STEAM
Supplied items are:
• Proper size and volume selection calculus
• Cilinder design data sheet according ASME VIII
• Installation typical sketch
Installation kit on standard control oil manifold of any
N.P. steam turbines comprensive of:
• oil accumulator with brackets
• isolating main valve
• interconnecting piping to control manifold

APPLICATIONS
Gas precharged Oil accu-
mulator can be installed:
1) on control oil main
manifold of steam tur-
bines to stabilize oil pres-
sure to speed governor
or steam extraction
hydraulic actuators
(standard kit);
2) on any lube oil system
manifolds where oil
pressure drop are pos-
sible due to stop of
main and restart of st-
by pumps.

GE Power Systems CM&Us TU/VA07-9/2002

Oil & Gas
Nuovo Pignone
CONTROL OIL PULSATION DAMPNER
• orificed no return valve
• support to be welded at turbine baseplate
• gaskets
• flanges nuts and bolts
• tee and welding reduction to add needed piping
connection on existing manifold
• drain pipe with orifice
• complete and removable after filling gas pressure
verification kit suitcase

Options
Design for special installations not covered by standard
preengineered kit. Design according customer require-
ments instead of ASME VIII Pt 1.
STEAM TURBINE
BASEPLATE

STEAM TURBINE DISCHARGE

CONTROL OIL OIL
MANIFOLD MANIFOLD

REMOVABLE PI
GAS PRESSURE
VERIFICATION
ASSY

OIL OIL
ACCUMULATOR TYPICAL ACCUMULATOR TYPICAL
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION
ON LUBE ON STEAM
OIL HEADER TURBINE CONTROL
OIL MANIFOLD

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TO LUBE OIL
RESERVOIR

LUBE OIL
MANIFOLD

CONTROL
OIL

OIL FROM
LUBE OIL
CONSOLE
TO OIL DISCHARGE MANIFOLD

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