Severe Service Isolation Valve Solution Eliminates Leaks and Extends Runtime
Severe Service Isolation Valve Solution Eliminates Leaks and Extends Runtime
2 PagesD352659X012/Mar17 For more information: www.Fisher.com POWER Severe Service Isolation Valve Solution Eliminates Leaks and Extends Runtime RESULTS • Avoided valve replacement costs of $10,000 USD per year • Eliminated valve leakage, saving the plant up to $24,000 USD per year • Extended runtime in a high-cycle, critical-to-process application APPLICATION Safety isolation valve on the spray attemperator CUSTOMER Buck Power Station, a gas-burning, combined-cycle plant in North Carolina, USA CHALLENGE The 600-megawatt (MW) Buck Power Station burns gas in two combustion turbines and uses the exhaust to generate steam. A safety isolation valve installed on the spray attemperator in 2011 had experienced chronic leakage and been replaced three times over three years. The isolation valve
