AOPPS                                                Power Plant – Steam Systems

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Topic 1: Systems and Components
     
1.1 Describe how steam flows through the various steam systems that typically make up a power plant’s steam/water cycle. ____   ____
     
1.2 Identify the components of a main steam system and describe their functions. ____   ____
     
1.3 Identify the components of a reheat steam system and describe their functions. ____   ____
     
1.4 Explain why steam piping contains expansion loops and bends. ____   ____
     
1.5 Identify the components of an extraction steam system and describe their functions. ____   ____
     
1.6 Explain how an extraction steam system improves plant efficiency. ____   ____
     
1.7 Describe typical uses of auxiliary steam in a power plant. ____   ____
     
1.8 Identify some typical components of an auxiliary steam system and describe their functions. ____   ____
     
1.9 Describe how the components that control the pressure and temperature of auxiliary steam operate. ____   ____
     
     
Topic 2: Systems Operations    
     
2.1 Describe some basic procedures for removing accumulated condensate and gradually warming up steam system components during a plant startup. ____   ____
     
2.2 Describe some basic checks that operators should make to ensure that steam systems and their components are operating properly. ____   ____


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