Abstract

Tekendra Sahu, A K Khandelwal, S P Shrivas

ABSTRACT

DMAIC is a methodology that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste. In India at present maximum power production done by the coal based thermal power plant. Power plant has Coal Handling Plant for conveying coal receiving point to boiler. There are so many wastage and extra power consumption for this purpose. In coal handling plant of coal based thermal power plant, coal handling process involves a number of activities from loading and unloading to stockpile. This procedure can be carried out by coal the conveying system which includes a large number of mechanical equipment and drives. The important activities under coal handling include bunkering loading/unloading, dumping, transporting stacking, reclaiming etc. which are done with the help of various mechanical equipment and electrical drives. Every organization wants to profit as much as possible and increases their production rate by using maximum effort for care and maintain. It is possible if the equipment is running in good condition with zero breakdowns, zero accident, minimum coal spillage and zero wastage. This research work presents a practical analysis for monitoring the operational performance of equipment drives, which shows the objectives is implementation of a suitable and appropriate methodology for improvement of the coal handling systems, which handling the coal from track hopper to stockyard, stockyard to bunker and direct bunkering from track hopper. So that reduces coal wastage or spillage. Overall we can improve the efficiency of the plant. Overall we can improve the efficiency of the plant. This research work deals with the quantitative measurement of equipment performance in coal handling plant, which defines losses for many reasons. As a result, valuable information is provided concerning the performance monitoring of production equipment and implementing a suitable methodology for improvement of the coal handling machinery operations like TTR, crusher, reversible belt feeder, belt conveyor, bucket wheel stacker and reclaimer.