On territory free from fascists power economy was absolutely destroyed. For the purpose of rehabilitation of Power Plants there was urgent necessity in new turbines, generators, spare parts. Therefore rehabilitation of Kharkov Turbine-Generator Plant was of first-priority importance for economy.

Giant-plant had to restore from ruins. Fascist aggressors destroyed it. Main building of plant was burnt reinforced concrete framing without roof and it was impossible to start manufacturing of new high-capacity turbines. Copper-founding workshop was completely destroyed. Plant has no square meter of manufacturing area fit for manufacturing.  All cranes were completely destroyed. Just 40 machine tools left they need for complete repair. Before war plant has 900 operating units and in October 1943 just 12. All 49 thous. square meters of manufacturing areas need for cleaning. In such conditions restoration of plant was started. Difficulties were aggravated by lack of skilled workers and engineering staff.

Team of turbine-constructors at the same time with restoration of plant and manufacturing production for the country took part in restoration of city.

At the end of 1944 plant has 374 items of machine tools and other manufacturing equipment of 700 items required for installation in accordance with plant restoration project. During year 250 machine tools were installed and commissioned.

Number of staff of plant fast grew — from 876 to 1664 persons per year, that means 91 percent. Among them 937 workers and  349 engineering staff.

Staff of the plant scored a big success in 1944 in rehabilitation of energy sector of country. For Kharkov they restored and completed with four turbines with total capacity 68 thous. kW; twp turbines with capacity 22 thous. kW for Kiev and also erected turbines for Sevastopol, Kaluga and Shterov TPP with total capacity 28 200 kW. Annual plan of turbines restoration was executed on 148 percents.

Task on manufacturing of spare parts for Power Plants was executed on 170 percents. This gave an opportunity to provide normal operation in autumn-winter period 1944-45 23 Power Plants of such big power supply systems Mosenergo, Gorkovenergo, Ivonovenergo, Donbassenergo, Ordzonikidzeenergo, Stalingradenergo, Saratovenergo. KhTGP not only successfully managed with execution of task of manufacturing, established in 1944, but under decision of State Committee of Defense take a aprt of orders of Ural Turbine Plant.

1944 was the year of solution of main task – restoration of technological cycles of manufacturing in all workshops.

In second half-year at the plant first steam turbine with capacity 50 thous. kW was manufactured. This turbine was erected in record time at Zuev Power Plant and 31 December was tested with no load on full rotate speed. Staff of plant with credit executed decision of State Committee of Defense about arrangement of manufacturing of new high-powered turbines.

In 1945 plant will have to solve new complicated tasks. Under task of State Committee of Defense it was necessary to manufacture three 50 thous. kW turbines, restore unique turbines for Zuev TPP with capacity 100 thous. kW and for 6 mln. rubles manufacture spare parts for Power Plants. For execution of these tasks all activity of the plant staff was aimed.

Outstanding achievement of staff of the plant in 1945 was production for Zuev Power Plant turbines with capacity 50 000 and 100 000 kW. 100 thous. kW turbine was manufactured during short period – 8 months. It was possible to reach due to reduction of production cycle, rationalization of process, creative initiative and enthusiasm of workers, engineers and technicians implemented dozens of rich suggestions. In work shop Т-1 as a result of using cylinder parallel processing technique method on operations succeed in reducing of low and high pressure cylinders machining time.

During 1945 plant carried out rehabilitation-erection works at 55 sets for Moscow, Donbas, Kharkov with total capacity over 800 thous. kW. As it was before war plant became a main base on service of central region of Moscow system and south of USSR. On gross production output in 1945 plant exceeded level of 1944 on 40,8 percents.

Labour successes of staff of Kharkov Turbine-Generator Plant in 1945 inspired workers, engineers and technicians for solution of new grandiose tasks of peace time.

And staff of Kharkov Turbine-Generator Plant named after S.M. Kirov proved that he can follow orders of Motherland. New turbines created by hands of glorious workers, echelons supplied to power buildings.

In after war period Soviet Union continued rehabilitation and further development of economy on the base of State Task Plans, defined and directed economy life of USSR.

Important stage of this task implementation is plan of fourth five-year plan, accepted by Supreme Soviet of USSR in 1946.

Main task of fourth five-year plan consist in rehabilitation of suffered regions and exceed before war level industry and agriculture.

With unprecedented enthusiasm staff of enterprise met program of new after war economic building.

Every day plant grew became bigger, number of staff increased.

In June 1946 plant has 2336 workers.

In half restored workshops there was intense work, turbine constructors were creating new turbines, new machines.

First year of fourth five-year plan enter in history of KhTGP as year of new outstanding achievements.

In the middle of the year at Zuev Power Plant in Donbas was commissioned made by staff of the plant turbine with capacity 100 thous. kW. Length of this turbine is 12 meters, height 8,5 width 8 meters, total weight 485 tons, steam demand 450 tons per hour. For this it is necessary to burn per day 70 cars of coil. There were a few such gigantic turbines. But most important is that this turbine was manufactured faster than turbines with less capacity, which were manufactured previously.

Joint activity of engineer staff and workers of KhTGP was directed to successful solution of important technical tasks for increasing of production standards.

Staff of the pant successfully solved the problem of creation for Power Plants of country newest most economically efficient high pressure turbines.

In the middle 1946 designers of the plant designed first turbine  ВР-25-1; its capacity was 25 thous. kW, speed 3 thous. rpm, steam pressure 90 atm. Under temperature 500 degrees. New turbine had huge advantages in comparison with sets of previous design. Its coefficient of efficiency was 15 percent higher.

Since 1948 turbine constructors passed to manufacturing of high pressure turbines with capacity 50 and 100 thous. kW. New design of machines on its efficiency and reliability were on level of modern turbine construction and predetermined line of technical development of plant for 10-12 years.

Plant was in prospect to specialize, mostly, on manufacturing big turbogear sets of new design and also on manufacturing of high pressure turibines.

First two years of five-year plan plant rehabilitated and manufactured three turbines 50 thous. kW and one turbine with capacity 100 thous. kW.

Thereby task of government about bring Zuev Power plant to pre-war capacity was successfully executed. Plant repaired and rehabilitated at different Power Plants 8 turbines of average capacity, manufactured two turbogear sets (TS).

In 1948  KhTGP started preparation for manufacturing of stationary turbines packaged with generators. More over plant renew work on servicing of Power Plants repairs and spare parts.

Plant was not fully rehabilitated but then it played big role in restoration  of economy of the country, gradually increasing production.

Profile of Kharkov Turbine Plant was finally formed in 50^th years.

Plant specialized on manufacturing of high-capacity steam and gas turbines.

1953 became a new stage in development of the plant.

Work under technical equipment of steam turbine manufacture and new branch – hydro turbine construction was created, manufacturing of generators was transmitted to specialized plants.

For comparatively short terms (1955 - 1958) steam turbines with capacity 100 and 150 thous. kW were designed and manufactured, and in 1960 - 1965 - steam turbines with increased steam parameters, capacity 300 and 350 thous. kW for Pridnestrovskaya, Krivorozhskaya, Zaporozhskaya, Ladizhskaya, Troickaya, Reftinskaya, Tripolskaya, Nazarovskaya and other TPP. Commercial production of hydro turbines was mastered.

 

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