Tube leaks in heat-recovery steam generators certainly are not rare. CCJ has published many articles on the subject over the years—including one in the first issue (Q4/2003) that touted the benefits of full-penetration welds in HRSG tube panels to improve fatigue life. That said, why should you read yet another article on tube leaks, these […]
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By Guillaume GROGNET, Maintenance Mechanical Manager, Electricité de France Bouchain CCGT, operated by Electricité de France (EDF), in Northern France was commissioned in July 2016 and has accumulated over 45k operating hours and 650 GT factored starts as of Q4/2023. Due to European grid code and recent grid operation modifications, French and European CCGTs operate
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The COMBINED CYCLE Journal and the steering committees of the industry’s leading users groups—including 7F, 501F, 501G, 7EA, HA, Western Turbine, CCUG, STUG, GUG, PPCUG, Frame 6B, Frame 5, 501D5-D5A, AOG, and V—collaborate to expand the sharing of best practices and lessons learned among owner/operators of large frame and aeroderivative gas turbines. Twenty-eight plants listed
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“Mastering Desuperheating and Attemperation,” Ory Selzer, IMI Insyt Almost 200 slides long, this presentation could serve as a comprehensive training course on what can and does go wrong with two of the most vexing subsystems in the steam cycle, as well as solutions. Instructor sets the stage with numerous photos of component failures (Fig 6),
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