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INNOVATION                                                                                                                                                                                          JSW ENERGY BOLT  |  ISSUE 1

                                                                                                                               Re-designed Cyclone Vortex With Additional Ribs
                                            RWPL Barmer


                                                                                                                               How and Why was the problem                             80 mm made of 20 mm plates at its last
        Development & Use Of Pre-cast Refractory Blocks                                                                        identified?                                             length a max deforms tendency location
                                                                                                                                                                                       and two ribs at middle and holding
        In U-seal Refractory                                                                                                   The Vortex finder supplied by M/s DEC                   locations.
                                                                                                                               along with BTG supply became de-shaped
                                                                                                                               and demonstrates short operation life                   Impact of solution to the business?
        How and Why was the                 many cavities and passages  faster application over the
        problem identified?                 are formed, those allowed           conventional casting                           span. To defer further damages and                      Estimated business impact: 122.26 Lacs/
                                                                                                                               maintaining originated circular shape
                                            hot gases to move all               method in complex location                                                                             Annum. Post 10 months of operation, no
        As reported that Unit # 08                                                                                             provided bracings. Over the time of
                                            around the metal shell              and shapes.                                                                                            deformation was reported in vortex finder.
        U-seal refractory fails and                                                                                            operation, it couldn't fulfill its object,
                                            surface. Which resulting
        red hot started at various                                              Impact of solution to the                      became de-shaped further and start
                                            high temperatures as well           business?
        places mainly in leg joint                                                                                             hindering in operation.                                             Team Members
                                            as weakening the anchor
        area. The cause of continue
                                            joints then collapsed               Estimated business impact:                     How was the problem solved?                                Atul Kumar Yadav
        refractory failure and red
                                            refractory structures               328.72 Lacs/ Annum, safe                                                                                  Harit Pratap Singh
        hot, the shell plate badly                                                                                             In strive to solution, in-house designed &
                                                                                working as no hot material                                                                                Shailesh Kumar
        damaged and hot bed                 What were the challenges            leakage and no bed material                    developed vortex finder made of 12 mm

        materials leakages occurred         encountered?                                                                       SS 310 plates. To enhancing strength and                   Jaychand
                                                                                spillage thus good                                                                                        Ronald Saldanha
        at nearly all it’s joints. To                                                                                          hot campaign life by provides two ribs of
                                            To over such frequent               housekeeping.
        achieve normality PLF, we
                                            failures subsequent unit
        were compel to make seal                                                Post about 10 months of
                                            shutdowns. Redesigned
        boxes to abate such                                                     operation no bed material                      Success Story: Reduction in APC
                                            refractory linning pattern by
        leakages. The same                                                      leakages as well refractory
                                            eliminating calcium silicate
        phenomena observed in                                                   failure was reported.                          Post completion of COD of all Units in
                                            boards with insulite
        Unit # 02 as well.                                                                                                     March 2013, and subsequent process
                                            refractory and                                                                     optimization, Auxiliary power was being
        How was the problem                 Pre-cast refractory                                                                monitored on YoY basis as: FY 2014-15:
        solved?                             blocks,
                                                                                                                               10.83 %, FY 2015-16: 11.30 %, FY 2016-17:
        U-seal refractory application       indigenously                                                                       12.02 %.
                                            designed, develop
        was done in order of 01X78                                                                                             It was observed that Aux. Power was
                                            in refractory
        MM Calcium Silicate                                                                                                    increasing gradually over a period & when
                                            workshop. Made of
        Board,01X170 mm Insulation                                                                                             it crossed the normative value of 11.5 % it
                                            high abrasion
        castable (Insulite - 11 li)                                                                                            started effecting the revenue of the
                                            resistance 10 % SiC
        subsequently 01X150mm                                                                                                  company. In order to reduce Auxiliary
                                            based refractory. It
        Dense castable (HF-90). The                                                                                            Power Consumption each and every area
                                            also helps us in
        cause of shrinkage, gaps in                                                                                            of the plant were analysed. Brainstorming
                                            significant slash in
        wearable refractory & fusion                                                                                           sessions were conducted and potential
                                            down time span by
        of calcium silicate board,                                                                                             areas were explored for reduction in the

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