A Model for Turbine Hall Pressure Relief Panel

Abstract

In 1994, NB Power installed engineered pressure relief panels in the Turbine Hall of the Point Lepreau Station. An individual panel must open within a given set period of time to be considered available. In order to judge the effectiveness of the new panels and to define the operating criteria based on in-situ tests, a detailed behavioral mathematical model for the turbine hall pressure relief panel is developed. The mathematical model is converted to various program designs and algorithms. Based on the test performed using these algorithms a program design is selected for modelling these panels.