The underlying message of MD&A’s third webinar in its fall 2022 series is that a shop which has invested in a high-speed rotor balancing (HSB) machine (photo) offers the user clear advantages in shortening outage schedules and avoiding the risk of having to transfer the machine from the shop where repairs are made to a […]
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The Turbine Inlet Cooling Assn (TICA) announces that its annual awards to owner/operators of GE aeroderivative gas turbines who have demonstrated the successful implementation and use of at least one turbine inlet cooling (TIC) technology will be conferred during the 2023 Western Turbine Users Inc (WTUI) Conference (March 12-15 in San Diego). One award will
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Advancements and case studies in film-forming-substance chemistry on display for fossil, geothermal, and nuclear generators By Steven C Stultz, Consulting Editor As we prepare for the most comprehensive meeting on film-forming substances to date (see above), a recap of the FFS 2022 follows to bring you and your organizations up-to-speed on the latest science and real-world
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The HRSG Forum, led by Co-chairs Bob Anderson of Competitive Power Resources and Barry Dooley of Structural Integrity Associates, continued its tradition of offering excellent user-driven content in its recent virtual meetings. You can dig deeper by accessing the recordings at https://HRSGforum.com. The HRSG Forum in-person meeting, in collaboration with Power Users for the first
Experts assess drain-line, bypass-valve cracks using lab analysis, reams of data Read More »
The HRSG Forum, led by Co-chairs Bob Anderson of Competitive Power Resources and Barry Dooley of Structural Integrity Associates, continued its tradition of offering excellent user-driven content in its recent virtual meetings. The HRSG Forum in-person meeting, in collaboration with Power Users for the first time, is scheduled for Atlanta the week of June 12.
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The HRSG Forum, led by Co-chairs Bob Anderson of Competitive Power Resources and Barry Dooley of Structural Integrity Associates, continued its tradition of offering excellent user-driven content in its recent virtual meetings. You can dig deeper by accessing the recordings at https://HRSGforum.com. The HRSG Forum in-person meeting, in collaboration with Power Users for the first
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Explore EthosEnergy’s options to repair over replace that save cost and reduce lead times Perhaps you’re in the middle of a major outage and an issue has cropped up, putting your critical path in jeopardy. Or maybe you’ve received a technical information letter (TIL) recommending the replacement of L-0 blades, or alerting you to issues
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The V Users Group serves owner/operators of both 50- and 60-Hz engines, as noted alongside the logo above. However, at meetings in the US, the focus is on the 60-Hz models of Siemens Energy’s 4000F and 2000E gas turbines. The V fleets here number about five dozen 2000Es and three dozen 4000Fs. Worldwide, the total
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The first in-person meeting of V Users in three years began with a program characteristic of the Big Easy. The only event on the Monday calendar was a vendor-sponsored welcome reception in the early evening, allowing attendees to avoid weekend travel in the ever-crazy post-Covid world. Tuesday began with a social event—golf followed by a
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Thursday’s program was intense, with four 90-min sessions conducted in parallel tracks for 4000F and 2000E owner/operators. Each track featured one session on mods and upgrades (M&U), one on engineering, and two closed sessions for user-only discussions. A 30-min skull session allowing Siemens Energy engineers and users to sort out sticking points identified over the
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