What is plant heat rate?
How does plant heat rate and capacity affect the bottom line ($)?
How does the boiler affect plant heat rate and unit capacity?
How does the turbine affect heat rate and unit capacity?
How does auxiliary equipment affect heat rate and unit capacity?

Performance Primer Training by PE LLC will give your power plant personnel the tools necessary to answer these questions immediately.

Performance Primer Training Summary

This training emphasizes the practical aspects of power plant performance, not just the theory.  The intent of this training is to increase the heat rate and efficiency awareness of the power plant personnel.  When they leave this class they will have a basic understanding of the equipment in the power plant and how it affects the heat rate and capacity of the unit.  They will have an idea of what to start looking for when they see heat rate or capacity problems.

This one day class is hands on training.  The participants will be challenged with real life power plant problems in the form of exercises and case studies.  Everyone who attends will receive a binder with all the class material, exercises, and case studies.  They will also receive a calculator. The exercises done in the class are challenging, yet simple, and require a calculator.  The answers to all exercises are presented to the class in a simple handwritten form for their future reference.  We have two instructors in the class to help with problem solving.

The material presented will also help operators understand their unit performance monitors.  They will have an idea of how the information presented by the unit performance monitor is calculated.  It will also allow them to check the data on the performance monitors for accuracy.  Finally, if a heat rate or capacity problem is encountered, the information presented in the class will help them to start diagnosing the problem.

Training Topics and How They Affect Heat Rate and Capcity:

Discussion of Plant Heat Rate, Thermal Efficiency, and How Changes in Fuel Input and kW Output Affect Plant Heat Rate

The Economic Value of Changes in Heat Rate and Capacity

The Boiler and its Components

The Turbine and its Components

Condenser Performance Monitoring, its Theory and Practical Application

The Condenser

The Cooling Tower

Feedwater Heaters

Cycle Leakages

Plant Auxiliary Equipment

Pump Efficiency