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Plant Wansley: Know at a glance the gas in your generator cooling system

Plant Wansley CC Owned by Southern Company Operated by Southern Power 1073 MW, two 2 × 1 7F.04-powered combined cycles equipped with GE D11 steam turbines, located near Carrollton, Ga Plant manager: Mike Moro Challenge. During an outage, when the generator does not contain hydrogen, the control system didn’t have an obvious way of indicating […]

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Value Proposition: Register today for HRSG Forum 2024 Conference and Exhibition

The upcoming HRSG Forum 2024 features four days of advanced technical content and a unique balance of presentations, pinpoint education, focused discussions, and active sharing of solutions and new ideas of considerable value to owner/operators. Each element of this important conference and exhibition is open to all attendees—including users, service and equipment providers, OEMs, and

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HEAT-RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS: Real-time damage monitoring of HRSG components

Editor’s note: During the main-session presentations at HRSG Forum 2023, Duke Energy and Structural Integrity Associates Inc (SI) jointly presented on an online “HRSG damage monitoring system,” which is highlighted in CCJ’s summary report of that conference. At the same Forum last June, Jacob Boyd presented “Wireless high-energy-piping monitoring program,” recently implemented at his plant,

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ADVANCED EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS: Design considerations for SCR, ammonia equipment

By Vaughn Watson, Vector Systems Inc Connect with Vaughn on LinkedIn The efficiency and long-term performance of an SCR system is largely dependent on several key design considerations for its various components. When complex NOₓ reductions on heat-recovery steam generators (HRSGs) are required, there are critical aspects of the system that must be addressed to

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Variety of best practices keeps advanced-class CCGT running strong

Kings Mountain Energy Center Owned by Carolina Power Partners LLC Managed by CAMS Operated by NAES Corp 475 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 M501GAC-powered combined cycle, located in Kings Mountain, NC Plant manager: Sean Spain Storm shelter protects staff during weather events Challenge. A mid 2020 tornado that touched down within a mile of Kings

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Eliminate generator trips caused by fluctuations in seal-oil temperature

Athens Generating Plant Owned by Kelson Energy Operated by NAES Corp 1080 MW, gas-fired facility equipped with three 501G-powered 1 × 1 combined cycles, located in Athens, NY Plant manager: Steve Cole Challenge. Athens Generating Plant has been plagued with seal-oil issues since first fire more than 20 years ago. Throughout the years, the seal-oil

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ProEnergy, Egyptian power producer partner on aero maintenance

ProEnergy recently expanded its global reach in aero-engine maintenance services, signing a total-care service agreement (TCSA) with a subsidiary of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Co (EEHC) for eight of its LM6000 generating units. The state-owned company operates more than 55,000 MW of generation capacity and manages electricity delivery to more than 38-million consumers. East Delta

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