The annual conference of the Power Plant Controls Users Group was conducted online for the first time this year. The two-week event, exclusive to owner/operators, began November 10 with a program focused on user experiences and vendor presentations. The latter were limited to 30 minutes each and conducted in two half-hour sessions. Each vendor was […]
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The annual conference of the Steam Turbine Users Group is being conducted online for the first time this year. The four-week event, exclusive to owner/operators, began November 11 with a program focused on user experiences and vendor presentations. The latter were limited to 30 minutes each and conducted in two half-hour sessions. Each vendor was
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If you’ve been in the power-generation business for a couple of decades—and made your bones at baseload, coal-fired, water-cooled plants, in particular—you may believe you know all there is to know about Rankine-cycle steam/water chemistry. Perhaps that’s true, for that type of facility. But with coal-fired plants being shuttered in increasing numbers you may find
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So you switch hemispheres in both directions, west to east then north to south, and you discover that the pesky HRSG operational issues and concerns you are familiar with are much the same everywhere. The 2018 Australasian Boiler and HRSG Users Group (ABHUG) Conference and Workshops, held last November, confirmed this view. The organization’s 11th
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A special report by Consulting Editor Steve Stultz based on information shared at the HRSG Forum with Bob Anderson The 2018 HRSG Forum with Bob Anderson, held in Houston, March 5-7, like its predecessor in Charlotte, captured the topics of immediate interest to HRSG experts and combined-cycle system owner/operators. There were spirited discussions before, during,
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Vendor breakout presentations SVI Dynamics/SVI Industrial Defining and Implementing SCR Improvements on Gas Turbine Exhaust Stringent regulations on NOx, CO, and ammonia slip are dictating the need for highly efficient SCR systems. Although CO and SCR catalyst designs are advancing to meet these new regulations, SCR system designs are not always equipped to manage the
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The Gas Turbine Association (GTA) salutes Congressmen Paul Tonko (D-NY) and David McKinley (R-WV), and Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Joe Manchin (D-WV), for the time and effort they and their respective staffs contributed to advancing the Energy Act of 2020. GTA Chairman Jonathan Li noted, “GTA appreciates the
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Regardless of where you fall on the 3Hs of the H2 economy—hype, hope, happening soon—everyone can appreciate a seminar which delivered information on actual experience. The webinar, “Hydrogen: Utilizing Combustion Turbines as a Solution to ‘Low to No-Carbon’ Initiatives,” was presented by PSM (Power Systems Mfg LLC). After a quick review of global-climate headlines, Jeff
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The Siemens SGT5/6-2000E (V94.2/84.2) and SGT5/6-4000F (V94.3A/84.3A) fleets are among the world’s most successful gas turbines, having been continually upgraded over their respective lifetimes (39 years for the E-class engines, 26 for the F-class) to improve performance and help owner/operators remain competitive as power generators. Worldwide, about 1000 machines (50- plus 60-Hz) produced by the
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The Siemens session at the 2020 501F Users Group began with a high-level update on the Siemens Energy spinoff. Also highlighted was Siemens Energy’s roadmap to “Making Energy Greener.” A comprehensive gas-turbine update followed with technical updates on these topics: Hexavalent chromium residue. Air-separator radial rubs and axial wear. Exhaust manifold. Advanced two-piece exhaust. D5
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