CCJ Issue 58, Featuring Special 501F Users Group Section
Upcoming 501F User Group Conference
Learn from colleagues, rub elbows with 100 vendors in Scottsdale, Feb 17 – 22
- Meet the Steering Committee
- Recap of 2018 Special Closed Sessions from GE, MHPS, PSM, and Siemens.
Exhaust System Case Study
Repairs never-ending? Replace problematic exhaust systems
Specialized Vendor Solutions
Users convert to single-layer SCR catalyst to reduce pressure drop, ammonia use
Groome Industrial Service Group
Turnkey outage support for HRSGs, including complete valve services
SVI INDUSTRIAL (Booth 49)
Maintaining reliability in 501F generators
National Electric Coil
Colorless varnish?
CC Jensen
Proactive approach to mitigate torque-tube and air-separator risks
Doosan Turbomachinery Services
The pressure-drop dilemma with self-cleaning filter houses
Pneumafil/Nederman
Getting to the bottom of bearing damage
Bearings Plus Inc
Case for third-party outage solutions strengthens
TOPS Field Services LLC
PAG favored over petroleum-based lubricants by an increasing number of turbine users
American Chemical Technologies Inc
Best Practices for the 501F/G Fleet
High Desert: Chlorine dioxide bests bleach for organics control in cooling water
Dogwood: Safety underpins plant’s approach to predictive motor maintenance
AMP Fremont: Transparent wall, curtain protect staff from chemical hazards
State Line: How wet cooling tower operates in extreme cold without freeze-up
Athens: ST shaft temperature predictor reduces risk of permit violations
Lea: Reducing turbine lube-oil varnish potential extends fluid’s useful life
USER GROUP REPORTS
COMBINED CYCLE USERS GROUP: Annual meeting focuses on equipment inspection, operation, maintenance
7H USERS GROUP: Owner/operators wrestle with emergent issues at inaugural meeting
OVATION USERS GROUP: More tools, more features, fewer connections
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY CONFERENCE: From central to distributed, the inflection point still not clear?
FEATURES
EMISSIONS CONTROL: Latest GTs pose special challenges for NOx, CO catalyst system design?
HEAT-RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS: Attention to detail early in the lifecycle sets the tone for long-term reliable service?
TURBINE TIPS, No. 1 in a series: Limit output to maintain reliability of legacy engines?
HEP and HRSG INSPECTION and MAINTENANCE: Factor European experience into O&M practices at US combined cycles?
HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS: How best to replace an HP evaporator… Tubes only or entire harp??
LESSONS LEARNED 1: Would you like a little sea salt on that??
LESSONS LEARNED 2: Inspect, maintain hoses to prevent failures?
AIR-COOLED CONDENSERS: Users group publishes tube-cleaning guidelines
STEAM TURBINES: Protect plant equipment through better training
BUSINESS PARTNERS and INDUSTRY NEWS
