Buying power station equipment-the new European standards mechanical plant

28 of the 38 guides for procurement of power station equipment are for mechanical plant, covering boilers, boiler auxiliaries, turbines, turbine auxiliaries and high pressure pipework and valves. This paper describes the guides which cover specific components-safety valves, cranes, feedwater heaters, sootblowers, etc. and systems with many interrelated components-boilers, flue gas desulphurisation plant, turbine cooling systems, etc