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Simple solution removes varnish, increases turbine efficiency

Tackle varnish and improve turbine efficiency with Shell EcoSafe Revive Shell EcoSafe Revive is a solvency enhancer fluid that can be incorporated into most turbine oils to reduce the issues associated with varnish formation and fluid instability. Adding the recommended amount of Shell EcoSafe Revive requires no conversion process and reduces reliance on expensive varnish […]

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SPECIAL REPORT: GE Legacy Turbines (Frame 5, 6B, 7E)

2024 technical program highlights The Legacy Turbine Users Group’s third annual conference and vendor fair is two months away. With the steering committees for the 7EA, Frame 6B, and Frame 5 Users Groups (sidebar) still working on their agendas and lining up speakers, there aren’t many program details to share at this point. Key aspects

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Are your GE B/E-Class hot parts and rotor really near ‘end of life’?

ASK THE LEGACY TURBINE DOCTOR By Luke Williams, PE, Consultant www.geLegacyGasTurbineSupport.com   Editor’s note: Luke Williams and his business partner, Don Melsheimer, have decades of experience supporting owner/operators of GE gas turbines (MS5001, 6B, 7EA, F, and FA frames, plus LM2500 and 6000 aeros) requiring troubleshooting assistance with their control systems (Fuel Regulator through all

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NAES names Dobler president/CEO, makes other executive appointments

NAES Corp, Issaquah, Wash, considered by many the power-generation industry’s largest independent services provider, named Mark S Dobler president and CEO in early March. The company announced other appointments at that time as well. Many readers will remember Dobler as having served in a wide range of management positions in both the powerplant ownership and

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HERMISTON GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 2: Successful complete CCGT major outage with OOEM

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A) recently completed the major inspection and refurbishment of a 1 × 1 combined cycle at the Hermiston Generating Plant that successfully returned the facility’s turbines and generators to full and reliable operation. The project began with the full major inspection of a late-1990s-vintage, 170-MW 7FA gas turbine—including the robotic inspection

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Newington: Three best practices enhance safety, performance, O&M across Cogentrix fleet

Essential Power Newington Owned by Essential Power Investments Operated by Cogentrix Energy Power Management 565 MW, 2 × 1 7F-powered combined cycle equipped with a GE D11 steam turbine, located in Newington, NH Plant manager: Tom Fallon Flags make HV grounds visible to ensure proper installation Challenge. During maintenance outages when conducting high-voltage (HV) activities,

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CPV St. Charles: Best practices from leading 7FA.05 facility

St. Charles Energy Center Owned by CPV Maryland LLC Operated by Consolidated Asset Management Services 745 MW, 2 × 1 7F.05-powered combined cycle equipped with a GE D11A steam turbine, located in Waldorf, Md Plant manager: Nick Bohl RO clean-in-place wastewater discharge mod reduces manhours, cost Background. St. Charles Energy Center uses two double-pass reverse-osmosis

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Hunterstown: Plant personnel safety improves with remote racking devices

Hunterstown Generating Station Owned by Platinum Equity LLC Asset management by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by NAES Corp 810 MW, 3 × 1 7F.04-powered combined cycle equipped with a GE D11 steam turbine, located in Gettysburg, Pa Plant manager: Tom Hart (former), Mark Kadon (current) Challenge. Hunterstown’s obsolete robot made racking-out breakers more hazardous than

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CCC Norte III: Successful winterization plan increases plant reliability

38 CC Norte III Owned by Abeinsa Operated by NAES México 907 MW, 2 × 1 7F.04-powered combined cycle equipped with a Toshiba steam turbine, located in Chihuahua, Mexico Plant manager: Armando Burgueño Challenge. 38 CC Norte III is located in a region of Mexico with one of the country’s most extreme climates—very hot summers

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