Starting up of a turbine on the Bimont dam
Client
Société du Canal de Provence
ROLE
Mechanical maintenance on the FRANCIS turbine on the BIMONT dam
LOCATION
Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde (Dpt 13) / France
DATE
2012
CLIENT SPECIFICS
General valve inspection and rapid rehabilitation of the installation
Important loss of energy while the turbine was shut down
PONTICELLI’S CHALLENGES
- Respect the deadline for installation start-up
- Access to the apparatus under difficult conditions
- Working in synergy between the mechanical and machining teams
SCOPE
- Dismantling
- Expertise
- Recommendations
- Re-assembly
- Testing
- Start-up
CHIFFRES CLÉS
825 kW
DUMONT turbo-generator
2,300
l/s at 42 m
750
rpm
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Your Ponticelli contact
Vincent Ladougne
1 rue Lilienthal - Emerainville - BP 79
77312 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2
France
+33 (0)1 64 11 11 64
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