Pressure Balanced Expansion Joints for Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey
MACOGA
has designed, manufactured and tested three Elbow Pressure Balanced
Expansion Joints DN1400 for the GEX 2500 – 25 MW Maren Geothermal Power
Plant in Turkey.
Most power plants, whether fueled by coal, gas, nuclear power, or geothermal energy, have one feature in common: they convert heat to electricity. Heat from the Earth, or geothermal - Geo (Earth) + thermal (heat) - energy is accessed by drilling water or steam wells in a process similar to drilling for oil.
Geothermal power plants have much in common with traditional power-generating stations. They use many of the same components, including turbines, generators, transformers, and other standard power generating equipment.
A pressure balanced expansion joint accommodates axial and lateral movements and counteracts the bellows pressure thrust. An additional bellows is incorporatedinto the unit and is subject to the line pressure to generate a force equal and opposite to that on the main bellows. Tying these bellows together neutralizes the pressure load on the unit. These joints are often installed at changes of direction in piping (MPB-E) but in-line designs (MPB-I) are also available.
Most power plants, whether fueled by coal, gas, nuclear power, or geothermal energy, have one feature in common: they convert heat to electricity. Heat from the Earth, or geothermal - Geo (Earth) + thermal (heat) - energy is accessed by drilling water or steam wells in a process similar to drilling for oil.
Geothermal power plants have much in common with traditional power-generating stations. They use many of the same components, including turbines, generators, transformers, and other standard power generating equipment.
A pressure balanced expansion joint accommodates axial and lateral movements and counteracts the bellows pressure thrust. An additional bellows is incorporatedinto the unit and is subject to the line pressure to generate a force equal and opposite to that on the main bellows. Tying these bellows together neutralizes the pressure load on the unit. These joints are often installed at changes of direction in piping (MPB-E) but in-line designs (MPB-I) are also available.
