Title: Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Ammonia Pump Problem

The facility’s anhydrous-ammonia forwarding pumps did not allow for double-valve isolation during maintenance. These pumps are only required for use on very cold days. This requires additional maintenance and laying them up for periods of non-use. The system had single-valve isolation from the ammonia storage tank to the suction of the pumps, a potential safety risk for the O&M team.Solution. Plant management decided to install double-block-and-bleed capabilities to the liquid suction line from the storage tank and liquid return line to the storage tank

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  • Tenaska

  • Ammonia

  • Pump

  • Valve

 

  • Maintenance

  • Safety

 

 

  • , AL USA

 

  • Combined Cycle Journal

 

  • 3/1/2012

 

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