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Woodward 8918-082

Product Name:​ Steam Turbine Overspeed Protection Solenoid Valve Assembly (Trip Solenoid Valve Assembly)
Overview:​ A Woodward turbine emergency trip protection solenoid module, serving as a core component of the turbine ETS protection system. It is a 2-position 3-way hydraulic solenoid valve used to rapidly vent the turbine safety oil, achieving emergency turbine trip shutdown. It features a dual-coil redundant structure, accepts electrical trip signals, and quickly cuts off safety oil pressure to drive the main steam valve to close rapidly. Widely used in steam turbine and gas turbine emergency protection circuits.

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Specifications:
  • Coil Voltage: 24 VDC
  • Hydraulic Medium: Turbine lubricating oil; fire-resistant oil
  • Operating Pressure: 0.4–1.6 MPa
  • Response Time: ≤30 ms
  • Protection Rating: IP54
  • Operating Temperature: –20 °C to 70 °C
  • Allowable Medium Viscosity: 10–320 mm²/s
  • Max. Oil Particle Grade: NAS 7
Features:​ Dual-coil redundant design — single-coil failure does not disable the protection function, improving protection circuit reliability; extremely fast action, venting safety oil instantly upon receiving trip signal to achieve rapid unit shutdown; built-in position feedback switch for uploading solenoid working status to DCS/ETS; valve body resistant to oil contamination, suitable for industrial on-site turbine oil conditions; de-energize-to-trip logic, auto-triggering unit shutdown protection upon power loss.
Applications:​ ETS trip protection circuits for various steam turbine units; gas turbine emergency protection oil circuits; compressor turbine emergency shutdown protection systems.
Materials:​ Forged steel valve body; hardened stainless steel spool; flame-retardant engineering plastic coil housing; oil-resistant fluororubber seals.
Structure:​ Integrated valve block assembly combining solenoid valve, oil manifold, and position feedback switch into one unit; side hydraulic ports; electrical junction box arranged on the outside; dual independent electromagnetic coils.
Working Principle:​ During normal operation, the coils are energized, the solenoid spool is held, safety oil pressure is established, and the quick-closing valve remains open. Upon receiving a trip signal or system power loss, the solenoid spool shifts, rapidly venting the safety oil back to the tank. The quick-closing valve spring drives the main steam valve to close rapidly, achieving turbine emergency shutdown. The position feedback switch outputs the actual solenoid valve status signal.

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