[10-1] 3rd alarm Stratford Power Station

Tue Dec 7 20:37:02 AEDT 2010

This fire was not at the Taranaki Combined Cycle Power Station which was
built a few years ago but at the PICA Power Station next door which has only
just been commissioned. A PICA station is one that is quick start and can be
on load within 15 mins and the fire was in the lagging of one of the
turbines

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From: 10-1-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz [mailto:10-1-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz]
On Behalf Of Shaun Sayer
Sent: Tuesday, 7 December 2010 7:51 p.m.
To: 10-1 at radiowiki.org.nz
Subject: Re: [10-1] 3rd alarm Stratford Power Station

Hi Chris

>From our website.
<http://www.contactenergy.co.nz/web/shared/powerstations?vert=au>  I
understand the fire was within the laggings around the turbine.

Taranaki - combined cycle 

The Taranaki Combined Cycle Power Station (TCC) is a large, efficient and
modern plant, producing 380MW of electricity. It has one of the best fuel
efficiencies of all of New Zealand's thermal stations at 56.7 per cent. The
heart of TCC is one of the largest gas turbines in the world housed in a
single building. Constructed from special metals and featuring advanced
cooling systems, the Alstom turbine burns gas at a temperature of 1,200
degrees celsius. The exhausts heat the steam boiler at temperatures around
640 degrees celsius. Within the turbine, two separate combustion sections
allow the plant to produce very low emissions - a trademark of the Alstom
gas turbine. 

Cheers Shaun

From: 10-1-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz [mailto:10-1-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz]
On Behalf Of Chris H
Sent: Tuesday, 7 December 2010 1:11 a.m.
To: 10-1 at radiowiki.org.nz
Subject: Re: [10-1] 3rd alarm Stratford Power Station

Please keep us posted.

What 'powers' the station -- gas, coal, oil or water?

>From my visits to random power stations, there does not appear to be
much that can burn in them, but perhaps I am wrong :)

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