Analysis and Treatment of Bearing 1 Vibration Fault in a 600-MW Steam Turbine

Due to the excessive shaft vibration on Bearing 1 of a 600-MW supercritical unit when it is switched from single valve to sequential valve operation mode at around 460 MW load level, the sequential valve mode cannot be normally committed, which has great impact on the economic performance of the unit. By virtue of field data collection and analysis, the cause of the abnormal vibration is analyzed precisely in the aspect of vibration mechanism. Through shafting level adjustment, the abnormal vibration of Bearing 1 is successfully eliminated. This case is useful for analyzing similar vibration fault in supercritical power plants.