The fleet update at the front end of the SGT6-2000E breakout sessions reported the following facts: The 50-Hz units in the 2000E family outnumbered the 60-Hz units 223-105 based on end of 2021 data. The 12-month rolling average availability for the 60-Hz fleet was 96.4% based on July 2021 data. Reliability was 98.8% at that […]
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The SGT6-4000F and SGT6-2000E owner/operators each met in private for about five hours on the third and final days of the conference to cover topics not addressed by the Siemens speakers and to compare notes on their experiences with the OEM and other vendors. Brief notes on subjects discussed, best practices, lessons learned, experiences both
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The plant’s challenge was to develop a means for monitoring critical equipment to maintain Genelba’s availability and reliability at the facility’s traditional high levels. The solution required creating and implementing a methodology for gathering information from multiple online and offline sources, developing key performance indicators (KPIs), and analyzing them under different boundary conditions as illustrated
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Background: Legacy Turbine Users Group The Legacy Turbine Users Group (LTUG), formed by Power Users earlier this year to facilitate the transfer of knowledge among members of the Frame 5, 6B, and 7EA Users Groups, greatly benefits owner/operators of these engines. With the number of experienced O&M personnel in decline because of staff reductions and
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Background: Legacy Turbine Users Group The Legacy Turbine Users Group (LTUG), formed by Power Users earlier this year to facilitate the transfer of knowledge among members of the Frame 5, 6B, and 7EA Users Groups, greatly benefits owner/operators of these engines. With the number of experienced O&M personnel in decline because of staff reductions and
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Most drum-level control systems employ 3-element logic, with feedback to the controller on drum level, steam outlet flow, and feedwater inlet flow. Data provided by pressure and temperature transmitters are used to enhance the accuracy of the steam-flow value. To illustrate: If the drum-level instrument is a dP-style level transmitter, a pressure transmitter is installed
Shared by David Lucier, founder and GM, PAL Turbine Services LLC Use correct names of gas-turbine components to avoid confusion Components and auxiliary systems for GE gas turbines have specific names. It is important to use correct names when communicating with the manufacturer or service companies to be sure you’re understood. For some, it may
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By Clyde V Maughan, Maughan Generator Consultants (retired) This historical perspective on turbine-driven generators, in four parts, is based on Clyde Maughan’s recollections from a 72-year career in turbine/generator design, manufacturing, and service—half that time with General Electric Co, the remainder as an independent consultant. Having joined GE in 1950, and having worked closely with
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