BMS Controls and Procedures

Study Notes

Plant specific administrative and/or safety policies and procedures take precedence if in conflict with this document.

Ensure a furnace purge cycle is completed before firing any fuel.
Prevent start-up of individual fuel firing equipment unless permissive interlocks are satisfied.
Monitor and control the proper component sequence during start-up and shutdown of fuel firing equipment.
Ensure safety interlocks remain satisfied during operation of fuel firing equipment.
Provide component status feedback to the Operator and the unit control system.
Initiate a fuel trip when abnormal operating conditions exist.

Activated by the "Test Start" push button.
Consists of two 60-second phases:
- Phase 1: Test corner trip valves and riser vent valves for leakage.
- Phase 2: Test header trip valve for leakage.

Automatically closes if:
- Ignitor gas header pressure is low or high.
- No master fuel trip signal exists.
- No close command for the Ignitor Gas Header Trip Valve exists.
- Nozzle tilts are not horizontal or airflow is ≥ 40% or any fuel elevation is in service.

Enables the leak test by pressurizing the ignitor gas piping downstream of the header trip valve.
Involves closing all ignitor gas riser vent valves and sending an "open command" to the Ignitor Gas Control Valve.

All parts of the BMS must be in operable condition and in service at all times.
Recognize that abnormal operating scenarios may be encountered during unit operation.