Steam Power Generation
How GESTRA adds value to your thermal power plant
With population and urbanization increasing, along with stringent environmental regulations to reduce CO₂ emissions, the power generation industry is facing pressure to change. Consumers expect power companies to deliver sustainable energy at a low cost while receiving a reliable uninterrupted supply of electricity.
Supporting steam power generation in
Coal-fired power plants
Combined cycle power plants
Nuclear power plants
Waste to energy power plants
Biomass power plants
How can I maintain productivity during variable loads and energy demand?
The increasing importance of renewables causes the electricity demand from conventional power plants to be quite variable.
Fossil fuel power plants are more and more called to frequently start-up and shut-down, hence effective operational hours are decreasing and equipments are subject to more stressful conditions.
Power plants must be as productive as possible when called in operation hence reducing downtime due to equipment failures becomes critical.
GESTRA's highly reliable solutions help minimise downtime.
Why avoiding leakage in the steam and water cycle is so important?
Minimizing losses in the steam and water cycle not only enhances flexibility and improves productivity but also positively affects efficiency whilst reducing the CO2 footprint.
For example zero leakage tight shut off drain valves help in the speeding up of start-up times by reducing thermal dispersions, as well as zero leakage tight shut off spraywater control valve avoid the risk of thermal shocks in the steam pipe which could lead to unexpected shutdown.
How can GESTRA maintain the reliability of my steam power plant?
High-pressure applications require safe, robust products that perform well and endure. Phenomena like cavitation, flashing, high velocity put considerable stress on the valves. Even a limited differential pressure is more than enough to kickstart the internal erosion process in a valve and once erosion has commenced, it will continue until replacement of the trim components – or, most likely, the complete valve – is required.
Replacing valves frequently in your system is time consuming and costly. GESTRA’s wear-resistant severe service ZK valves are designed and manufactured in Germany to meet global safety standards. The result is in an exceptional product that withstands stress and cuts down on maintenance.
How can I reduce energy and water consumption in my steam power plant?
The increased number of start-ups requires a strict control of the losses in the steam-water loop.
Minimizing high value steam losses such as flash steam to atmosphere not only will reduce water replenishment and relevant treatment costs but also will have a positive impact on CO₂ footprint enhancing plant efficiency.
Zero leakage tight shut off valves and effective steam traps become a must.
How GESTRA supports thermal power plants
Severe services
High-quality solutions for severe services in your steam, condensate, and water systems
Save energy
Save energy and reduce emissions
Reduce downtime
Reduce downtime with reliable solutions
Reduce maintenance costs
Reduce maintenance costs with long-life solutions
Steam power generation expertise
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- OHSAS
- ASME
- Pressure Equipment Directive PED
- AD2000-HP0
- ATEX IECEx Management Systems
- Functional Safety Management System SIL
- EAC
- CRN
- KTA1401
- 100% production product testing on all products
Related to steam power generation
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Power plant reduces maintenance time
Coal-fired power plant in Sweden improves control valve performance to save energy and reduce maintenance time.
BK thermostatic steam traps - bimetallic
Bimetallic steam traps are highly responsive, very efficient, and extremely resistant, making them ideal for superheated and saturated steam systems, along with steam tracing and heating coils.
Boiler level controls
Monitor and control your boiler water levels safely and accurately. Select our SPECTORconnect range of level controls solutions for your steam and hot-water systems. Our SPECTORmodul range is ideal for land and marine boiler applications.
ZK-type high pressure control valves
ZK-type control valves are proven to be a reliable solution for severe service at high differential pressures and critical operating conditions in steam and water systems.
UNA ball float steam trap
Suited to steam-regulated heat exchangers, vacuum systems, drying cylinders, steam dryers and systems with very low operating or differential pressures, GESTRA's ball float steam traps remove condensate from steam, cold condensate, and distillates.