Conservation Procedures

Can you please elaborate as to whether you plan to mothball the equipment for long term storage or you are looking at ways to increase the service life the equipment? If you plan to store the equipment for longterm and preserve the equipment from corrosion etc., then the best way is to wrap them in VCI coated paper and store them. Alternately, you can store them in crates and ensure you drop a few pill of VCIs. VCIs are vapour phase corroison inhibitors and they are best suited for storing equipment for long term when they are not in use. VCIs release corrosion inhibiotr vapours and form a fine quote on the equipment and prevent oxidation and electron transfer corrosion.

Boilers, superheaters and economisers should be flushed out with inhibitors at least every 12 months. Are your turbines steam or gas/oil and what size? On larger gas/oil units (125MW up)the bearings will collapse unless supported when not rotating with no lub oil pressure. What lentgh of time?

I do agree with peterd. However, boiler pressure parts shall be fully and properly flushed to get rid of all debris, then filled with inhibitors, wrapping, packing etc. This of course if you are planning to moth ball the operation. Should you decide to increase the life expectancy of theses parts, is a totally different ball game. Let me know what is it that you want by being more specific. As for the turbine, it depends if it is a steam or combustion turbine. I any case be much more specific to enable help you! Ciao

But the immediate thing: . Correct installation of the provision networks, generation and distribution. . Suitable location of the system of evacuation of the condensed one. . Correct treatment of the water in the case of the boilers. . An optimal preventive maintenance of the equipment weekly, monthly, semester and annual. Greetings Ing. Jorge Yarlequé M.