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Plant Specifics

Turbine-Generators

Units 3 and 4

Turbine Type

Single reheat condensing tandem compound four flow

Speed

3,600 rpm

Length

158 feet, 8 inches

Weight

3 million pounds

Steam Conditions

1,000 F-2,400 psig

Voltage

24,000 volts

Boilers

Steam Capacity

5,840,000 pounds/hr

Heat Input

7,600,000,000 btu/hr

50,000 gallons/ hr of low-sulfur crude oil/ residual oil

Condensers

Units 3 and 4

Type

Single pass vertically divided

Total Tube Length

1,894,200 feet (359 miles)

Cooling Water

270,000 gallons per minute

Cooling Towers

Type

 

Height

 

Diameter

 

Stack

Height

600 feet

Outlet Diameter

22 feet, 6 inches