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Golden Nuggets from the Power Plant Controls Users Group: Part 1

With the 2023 Power Plant Controls Users Group (PPCUG) approaching August 28-31 in Atlanta, part of the greater Power Users Combined Conference, reviewing some of the content from last year’s meeting should encourage you to attend or send someone from your organization to experience this valuable content in person. Presentation abstracts below are based on information available […]

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The basics of testing legacy generators

AGT Services Inc’s Jamie Clark frequently is asked to present at user group meetings given his deep knowledge of generators. At last year’s (2022) Frame 5 Users Group conference, Clark conducted a well-received workshop on generator testing, inspection, and condition assessment which is of value to most participants in the Legacy Turbine Users Group—owner/operators of

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Frame 6B annual meeting: Preparation key to maximizing its value to you, your plant

The Frame 6B Users Group’s 2023 Conference and Vendor Fair is only six weeks away, July 17-20, in the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass (near Phoenix). The meeting is co-located with the annual conferences of the Frame 5 and 7EA Users Groups, all three organizations coming together for meals and the exhibition. Collectively, the

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HRSG maintenance: normal, major, preventive

Sponsored content from Bremco, an SVI Industrial company. The complex steam/water circuitry of heat-recovery steam generators, especially that in the multi-pressure HRSGs typically used in large-power applications, often requires special considerations when scheduling and performing maintenance and repairs. Many combined cycles go through multiple load changes daily—including on/off operation—which put intense thermal, mechanical, and water-chemistry

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PressureWave+: HRSG deep cleaning effect

Sponsored content from Bang&Clean Technologies AG and GE Gas Power By Marc Keusch, John Weimar, and Kenneth Hutchison As grid dynamics evolve, plant efficiency and fuel costs have become increasingly important for combined-cycle asset owners. Operators are requesting low-cost support to achieve incremental gains in performance of their assets to ensure they can continue running

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Webinar Series: Machine learning improves CCGT availability, capacity, and efficiency

Case studies on generation M&D, predictive analytics, capacity/fuel demand forecasting As a follow-on to its popular 2023 webinar series, Primex presents a new and improved series to help power plant managers understand machine-learning basics and learn how this rapidly evolving technology can improve power plant availability, capacity, and efficiency. Each webinar includes a 20-30 minute

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Safety top of the mind at Power Users’ Combined Conference

The Power Users’ Mega Event—incorporating the annual conferences of the Combined Cycle (CCUG), Steam Turbine (STUG), Power Plant Controls (PPCUG), and Generator (GUG) Users Groups, plus the Low Carbon Peer Group—is only about three months away (August 28-31, Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN). Consider getting your travel request into management early so you don’t miss

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Non-OEM solutions providers talk generators, turbine upgrades, and more

As we prepare for the upcoming 7F Users Group annual conference in Atlanta, May 15-19, let’s take a look back at some of the most pertinent vendor presentations from last year, many of which will be updated and presented this year. Good to have some background details and foundational information of the non-OEM solutions for

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