This course is designed as a familiarization course to increase understanding of IGCC plant operations and control, including gasification, CO2 capture, and combined cycle operation, for personnel assigned as IGCC control room operators. During the training, trainees will startup and shutdown the simulated unit in an integrated manner and will be exposed to malfunctions during the exercises. The importance of teamwork and communications will be stressed during the training. Course objectives are as follows:
Trainees will spend 25% of the time in the classroom and 75% of the time interacting with the IGCC simulator.
Recommended participants: Operations personnel from electric utilities, engineering & construction firms, and equipment vendors with an interest in IGCC operations including air separation, gasification, syngas cleanup, carbon capture and compression, and combined cycle.
Estimated Length: 10 days
Price: $12,984 per trainee
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Classroom
- Course introduction
- Simulator OTS overview
- ITS Overview
- Overview of major plant systems to be used in simulator exercises
- Introduce IGCC startup procedure
- Discuss Gasifier startup sequence logic
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Classroom
- Overview of major plant systems to be used in simulator exercises
- Advanced AGR and SRU controls discussion
- Continue ASU and Gasifier startup
- Discuss AGR startup
- Discuss SRU startup
- Review
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Classroom
- Discuss Gasifier loading operations
- Introduce coordinated control concepts
- Advanced TGTU and CO2 Compression controls discussion
- Discuss TGTU Startup
- Discuss CO2 Compression startup
- Review
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Classroom
- Discuss Slag Handling Startup
- Discuss Slag Handling operational sequences
- Review
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Classroom
- Discuss approaches to maximize gasification process efficiency
- Discuss startup of the Combined Cycle unit
- Discuss common unit malfunctions
- Discuss weak areas in control and operations
- Review
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Simulator Exercise
- Simulator familiarization exercise and screen navigation
- Field operator Avatar creation and ITS environment familiarization
- Begin startup of Gasifier and ASU
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Simulator Exercise
- Continue ASU and Gasifier startup
- ITS operations to support startup
- AGR Startup
- SRU Startup
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Simulator Exercise
- ITS oOperations to support startup
- TGTU startup
- CO2 Compression startup
- Demonstrate switching between different Gasifier and GT Control modes at full load using IC
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Simulator Exercise
- ITS operations to support startup
- Slag Handling startup
- Approaches to maximize gasification process efficiency
- Demonstrate effects of varying external parameters
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Simulator Exercise
- Start Turbine support systems
- Start Condensate and Feedwater Systems
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Day 10 |
Classroom
- Overview of major plant systems to be used in simulator exercises
- Discuss start of Circulating Water System
- Discuss preparation of Fuel System for startup
- Discuss Fuel switching and co-firing coal and biomass
- Discuss SRU startup
- Review
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Classroom
- Discuss synchronizing GT and loading Turbine Generator
- Discuss controls associated with CT loading.
- Discuss CT lead control logic
- Discuss warming HP, IP, and LP HRSG sections
- Review
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Classroom
- Discuss Steam Turbine startup and loading
- Discuss complex unit malfunctions
- Introduce and discuss GT and ST shutdown procedure
- Review
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Classroom
- Discuss unit shutdown
- Discuss approaches to maximize efficiencies
- Discuss common Unit malfunctions
- Review
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Classroom
- Course review
- Course exam
- Course feedback
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Simulator Exercise
- ITS operations to support startup
- Startup Circulating Water System
- Startup Fuel Systems
- Draw vacuum into Condenser
- Start GT and bring to rated speed on natural gas
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Simulator Exercise
- ITS operations to support startup
- Synchronize GT and loading Turbine Generator
- Warmup HRSG
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Simulator Exercise
- ITS operations to support startup
- Admit steam to Steam Turbine and bring to rated speed
- Synchronize and load steam turbine
- Unit malfunctions – OTS and ITS
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Simulator Exercise
- Unit malfunctions
- Practice where trainees have additional questions
- Unit shutdown
- Approaches to maximize efficiency
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Simulator Exercise
- Unit shutdown
- Practice where trainees have additional questions
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