Power Generation
Specialised flow control solutions engineered for conventional and renewable power generation facilities, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency in critical operations.
Overview
Flow Control provides comprehensive flow control solutions for the power generation industry, addressing the unique challenges faced in conventional and renewable energy facilities. Our equipment is designed to support critical operations in power plants of all types, including thermal (coal, gas, and oil), nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and other renewable energy systems.
Power generation facilities require flow control equipment that can withstand extreme conditions while delivering exceptionally reliable performance. Our power industry solutions incorporate specialised materials, advanced designs, and automated features that ensure dependable operation in applications ranging from high-temperature steam systems to critical cooling circuits and fuel delivery.
We understand that in power generation, equipment reliability directly impacts plant availability, safety, and profitability. Our flow control products are engineered to maximise uptime and efficiency while minimising maintenance requirements, helping power facilities maintain continuous operation and optimise performance across all systems.
Our Power Generation Expertise:
- High-Temperature Materials: We utilise specialised alloys and material combinations that maintain strength and integrity at the elevated temperatures common in power generation applications.
- Safety-Critical Design: Our valves for power applications incorporate fail-safe features, redundancy where appropriate, and designs that prioritise containment integrity and operational safety.
- Severe Service Solutions: We provide specialised valves for severe service applications like continuous blowdown, turbine bypass, and feedwater control that can handle challenging flow conditions, including cavitation and flashing.
- Precise Control: Our control valve designs deliver the accurate, stable regulation needed for optimal power plant operation, with actuator and positioner combinations selected for each specific application.
- Renewable-Specific Solutions: We offer flow control equipment tailored to the unique requirements of renewable energy systems, including geothermal, concentrated solar power, and biomass facilities.
Flow Control has extensive experience serving power generators worldwide, with solutions deployed in facilities ranging from large utility-scale power plants to smaller industrial and distributed generation systems. Our team understands the critical nature of power generation processes and the importance of reliable, precise flow control in maintaining safe, efficient operations.
Whether you’re developing a new power project, upgrading existing systems, or addressing specific flow control challenges in current operations, our power generation specialists can help you identify and implement the optimal solution for your application, ensuring improved reliability, enhanced efficiency, and reduced maintenance costs.
Key Challenges & Solutions
High Temperature and Pressure Applications
Power generation often involves steam and other media at extreme temperatures and pressures. Our specialised valves and actuators are designed to operate reliably under these severe conditions, with materials selected for thermal stability and pressure containment.
Critical Safety Functions
Flow control equipment in power plants often serves safety-critical functions. We provide fail-safe designs, SIL-rated components, and redundant systems that help maintain safe operations in all circumstances.
Efficiency Requirements
Even small improvements in efficiency can translate to significant cost savings in power generation. Our precision flow control solutions minimise losses and optimise system performance, contributing to overall plant efficiency.
Reliability Demands
Unplanned downtime in power generation is extremely costly. Our equipment is engineered for exceptional reliability, with robust designs and high-quality components that minimise failure risks and extend service intervals.
Emissions Control Challenges
Environmental regulations require strict control of emissions from power generation facilities. Our flow control systems support efficient combustion, exhaust gas treatment, and emissions monitoring to help maintain compliance.
Boiler Feed Systems
High-performance valves and control systems for regulating water flow to boilers, ensuring reliable steam generation while protecting critical equipment.
Steam Systems
Specialised valves designed to handle high-temperature, high-pressure steam in main steam lines, extraction systems, and auxiliary steam services.
Cooling Water Circuits
Reliable flow control solutions for once-through and recirculating cooling water systems, optimising heat transfer while preventing corrosion and fouling.
Fuel Supply Systems
Precision control valves for gas, oil, and alternative fuel delivery, ensuring efficient combustion and supporting flexible operation.
Emissions Control Systems
Specialised valves for flue gas desulfurisation, selective catalytic reduction, and other emissions treatment processes.
Turbine Bypass Systems
High-performance control valves that enable safe plant startup, shutdown, and load changes while protecting turbine components from thermal stress.
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