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JSW ENERGY BOLT | ISSUE 2

Ratnagiri

APC Reduction for Vacuum Pump

How and why was the problem checked for such type of deviation.

identified? However, team has carried out
brainstorming & why-why analysis to find
Vacuum Pump plays an important role in
out all causes deviations. This kind of
power plant. It is used for removal of
problem of valve plate damage was not
non-condensible gases from the
occurred earlier, hence after replacement
condenser.
of valve plate, the pump stable operation
In U #3, it was observed that Vacuum
is one of the challenge.
Pump - A was taking more current with low
vacuum than vacuum Pump-B & it is Impact of solution to the business?

resulting into high APC. The Vacuum
By replacing the damaged valve plate the
pump-A current was 167 Ampere
power, saving is occurred & this resulted in
(A) & Vacuum Pump-B current was-157
reduction in the plant APC, improvement in
Ampere (A).
vacuum and moral boost up of the team.
How was the problem solved?
Team Members
The discharge side valve plate (Teflon
plate) at both ends was observed Mr. Tushar Pande

damaged & it is causing recirculation & Mr. C. Thangakan

back pressure with high current. The Mr. Arun Paul
damaged valve plates were replaced with Mr. Chinmay Thakur
new one. The pump trial taken & observed Mr. Shakeer Ahmed

reduction in pump current from 167 A to Mr. Gokul Kalaskar

157 A.

What were the challenges

encountered?

To find out the exact root cause is
a big challenge in vacuum pump
system. Normally suction

strainer, glands & cooler are

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