INDUSTRIAL VISIT REPORT

URAN GAS TURBINE POWER STATION

Introduction to Gas Turbine Power Plant:
Gas turbine engines derive their power from burning fuel in a combustion chamber and
using the fast flowing combustion gases to drive a turbine in much the same way as the high
pressure steam drives a steam turbine. One major difference however is that the gas turbine has a
second turbine acting as an air compressor mounted on the same shaft. The air turbine
(compressor) draws in air, compresses it and feeds it at high pressure into the combustion
chamber increasing the intensity of the burning flame.
The thermodynamic process used by the gas turbine is known as the Brayton cycle.
Analogous to the Carnot cycle in which the efficiency is maximized by increasing the
temperature difference of the working fluid between the input and output of the machine, the
Brayton cycle efficiency is maximized by increasing the pressure difference across the machine.
The gas turbine is comprised of three main components: a compressor, a combustor, and a
turbine. The working fluid, air, is compressed in the compressor (adiabatic compression - no heat
gain or loss), then mixed with fuel and burned by the combustor under constant pressure
conditions in the combustion chamber (constant pressure heat addition). The resulting hot gas
expands through the turbine to perform work (adiabatic expansion). Much of the power produced
in the turbine is used to run the compressor and the rest is available to run auxiliary equipment
and do useful work. There are two types of GTPP cycles 1.Open cycle GTPP 2. Closed cycle
GTPP.

1.Open cycle GTPP 2. Closed cycle GTPP.

Brayton Cycle
Gas turbines have a very high power to weight ratio and are lighter and smaller than internal
combustion engines of the same power. Though they are mechanically simpler than reciprocating
engines, their characteristics of high speed and high temperature operation require high precision
components and exotic materials making them more expensive to manufacture.
Location of Uran Gas Turbine Power Station
Uran Gas Turbine Power Station is a gas-based thermal power plant located
at Uran in Raigad district, 400 702 Maharashtra, India (Latitude= 18.88, Longitude= 72.97). The
power plant is operated by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco)
under Government of Maharashtra since 1982. Uran Gas Turbine Power Station is near
Bokadvira Village, 1 km away from Uran town and 55 Km from Mumbai by road. The site is
surrounded on three sides by the Arabian Sea. We successfully visited Gas Turbine Power
Station, Uran on 27 th Feb. 2019.
Principle of Operation of Uran Gas Turbine Power Station
We interact with plant experts and come to know that, Gas Turbine Power Station
working on combined cycle (uses both Gas Turbine and steam turbine together). Working of
combined cycle power plant was well demonstrated by plant experts with charts. A combined-
cycle power plant uses both a gas and a steam turbine together to produce up to 50 percent more
electricity from the same fuel than a traditional simple-cycle plant. The waste heat from the gas
turbine is routed to the nearby steam turbine, which generates extra power. A combined-cycle
plant works to produce electricity and captures waste heat from the gas turbine to increase
efficiency and electrical output.
1. Gas turbine burns fuel.
 The gas turbine compresses air and mixes it with fuel that is heated to a very high
temperature. The hot air-fuel mixture moves through the gas turbine blades,
making them spin.
 The fast-spinning turbine drives a generator that converts a portion of the spinning
energy into electricity.
2. Heat recovery system captures exhaust.
 A Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) captures exhaust heat from the gas
turbine that would otherwise escape through the exhaust stack.
 The HRSG creates steam from the gas turbine exhaust heat and delivers it to the
steam turbine.
3. Steam turbine delivers additional electricity.
 The steam turbine sends its energy to the generator drive shaft, where it is
converted into additional electricity.
Some Facts about Uran GTPP:
Name of the Plant: Uran Gas Turbine Power Station
Address: Bokadvira Village,
Taluka Uran,
District Raigad- 400 702
Maharashtra.
Type of Ownership: State Government
Operator: Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd.
Design Capacity (MW): 912 MW
An installed capacity: 672 MW
Unit Capacity Total Capacity(MW)
GT Unit-1: 4 X 60 240 ( Scrapped in 2003)
URAN G.T.: 4x108 432
W.H.R. 1&2: 2x120 240
Total Design Capacity: 912 MW
Total Generation Capacity: 972 MW

Fuel Used: Natural Gas, Light Fuel Oil

Year of Operation: 1982 (GT Unit-1), 1985(URAN G.T) and 1994 (W.H.R. 1&2)
Source of Water: Arabian Sea water (Treated water)
HRSG supplier: Deutsche Babcock
Turrbine Manufacturer: KWU Germany (60 MW and 108 MW)
Siemens Germany (120 MW)
Generator Manufacturer: KWU Germany (60 MW and 108 MW)
Siemens Germany (120 MW)
Installation Cost: Rs 1,118.5 Crores.
Grid connection to: 4 X 220kV lines to Apta Sub-Station and
2 X 220kV lines to Kharghar Sub-Station.

With successful completion of industrial visit to Uran Gas Turbine Power plant we
became aware of type of fuel used, water treatment plant, method of transportation. Also we
came to know about daily power production of plant, its major customer and penalty charges on
stoppage of plant/Hr etc.