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Vladimir Pachura - SeniorMaster. Head of Automation Department
AnatollJ Propopenko - Electrical Specialist
Vaslly Bokly - Infrared Thermometer
Andrey Kolobayev - Fluke power analyzer, Ultrasonic flow meter
INSTRUMENTS SUPPLIED TO KRIVOI RaG TPP
Zirtek oxygen analyzers, 4 probes for 2 bOIlers, 2-two channel analyzers
Panametncs two channel ultraSOnic flow meter
Instromet natural gas chromatograph, display Unit and accessones
Oxygen cell and consumables for Enerac
DISCUSSION
Of all the personal contacts made In February, 1995, we met only one person, Peter
Solovey - Chief of Maintenance Department The former Chief Engineer, Vladimir
Luchnlkov was promoted two years ago to First Deputy MInister of Energy In Kiev The
new Chief Engineer - Vladlmer Soroka was promoted from the BOiler Department He was
very busy and did not seem to be familiar With the work we were dOing
There IS a Canadian company at the plant working on "Group Project Implementation", a
$260 million World Bank loan for rehabilitation of Units 6, 7 & 8 It was said that they are
prepanng tenders ThiS firm has Installed a satellite system for telephone, fax and E-mail
They find the Enerac combustion analyzer to be very good compared to other Instruments
However, they do not see any advantages to use It effectively In thIS plant on the
supercntlcal bOilers, as there are no appropnate measunng ports They claim that the
Instrument IS expensive to maintain, requlnng calibration every three months, With a
calibration gas kit which they do not have Also, the oxygen sensor must be replaced
every year They recently received a new sensor, but haven't Installed It yet because they
cannot calibrate It (supplemental calibration gas kits have been reordered for each plant)
The Infrared thermometer IS used a lot In the Electncal Department for checking contacts
Mechanical techniCians use It on generator and turbine where they cannot measure direct
It IS used for routine maintenance measunng hot spots on bus connections, at dlstnbutlon
substation, on motors, bearings, transformer bushings, Insulators, etc They now use the
Infrared thermometer In place of manual hand test for rotor and stator "hot spots" They
also use It on heat exchangers to find scale and sludge bUild-up In heat exchangers
Sometimes the technical people Will not belIeve the Instruments, but Will trust their
expenence or hand or senses An example IS for coal mill bearings where many have
been destroyed. but the Infrared thermometer can find hot spots qUickly and save a lot of
money It would be very useful for operations to have thiS Instrument. everybody who
needs It, Instead of one man It would be best for each control room to have one
Last Monday, 21 July. they started uSing the Panametncs ultraSOnic flow meter to measure
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