Case Study: Tata Consulting Engineers Limited reduces seawater cooling energy by 5.5 MW with Datacor Impulse

Tata Consulting Engineers saves 5.5 MW with Datacor

Tata Consulting Engineers Limited was tasked with addressing poor pump operation in the seawater cooling systems of a coal-fired Ultra Mega Power Plant. Their challenge was to assess modifications that would interconnect the pumps of multiple units without introducing waterhammer or surge concerns. They used Datacor's Impulse software for pipe flow modeling to conduct this analysis.

Using Datacor's Impulse, engineers calibrated a model to field data and performed a comprehensive steady-state and transient study. The solution allowed the plant to interconnect four units, enabling them to remove a pump while meeting all condenser requirements. This modification, validated by Datacor's analysis to require no additional surge mitigation, resulted in an energy reduction of 5.5 MW and improved pump operation.

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