Water Leakage - Steam Turbine

• The bolts aren't tight enough
• The joint material is leaking
• The joint material has mechanical damage
• The casing is cracked
• The welds are not 100%
• The piping is misaligned

Etc., etc.

It's difficult to see from here.

steam has the most potential to become a disaster/accident.

i think U should figure it out with local contractor.

eyal

Possible causes :

1]Higher water level in the underslung condenser , if you have

2]The joint damaged

3] Bolts in suffcientely tighteened

4]Check the steam inlet and other stage temperature.

5]Check the loading of turbine

6]Possible cause of priming

7]Chances of water hammers

The steam trap on the gland seal may be plugged shut.

I agree with the previous post - you should bring in a local specialist to idetnify the root cause and take corrective action before a serious failure occurs.

The steam is condensing into water at the 30th stage.

As it turns into water, it cannot be compressed.

The steam behind it is pushing the water through any very small crack or opening in the casing.

It probably is a leak, however, what caused it?

If the steam is not hot enough to completely pass through 32 stages, then it will condense into water too early. If it condenses into water, the very high pressure of the steam drives the water against everything inside the turbine, striking it, and loosening anything that may come loose under such conditions.

To solve the problem, you may need to preheat the turbine before applying full steam;

You may need to increase the temperature of the high pressure water, so that it remains steam through all of the stages;

Any valve that is downstream of the turbine can create big problems if it opens too soon, too fast, or is not closing all of the way.

Bring in an expert, though, because you are dealing with a force that is capable of blowing the entire turbine apart and killing everyone in the enclosure.

Sir,

This needs to check the following points

1-Analysis of the exhaust.

2-Proper jointing,

3-Quality of steam i.e pressure, temp. and dryness as this will change at every stage.

Could you please inform us of the steam pressure and temperature at the turbine inlet.

Who is the manufacturer of the turbine.

and another question that was asked before.......What type of condenser does the turbine have.

You certainly should not have water leaking from any part of the turbine casing..........severe damage could occur to turbine blading if steam is condensing before it reaches the condenser.

How do you hold a vacuum in the condenser with what appears to be a large leak?