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Planned work outages are an exercise in efficiency and preparation. As global power demand continues to increase, plant operators are compelled to execute required maintenance within increasingly shorter outage windows. The pressure on already stretched labor resources and the strict O&M budgets compounds the challenge of outage planning. Getting better information on equipment health offers […]
Pump health audit sharpens outage planning Read More »
By David Such, Such Turbine Consulting LLC Editor’s Note: CCJ welcomes Dave Such as a regular contributor to Turbine Tips. Dave recently retired from Xcel Energy after a 40-year career focused on the operation and maintenance of GE 7F gas turbines. The Combined Cycle Users Group recognized his contributions to the industry with its Individual Achievement
Turbine tips: White powder and blueish buckets Read More »
Ask Scott Schreeg of SVI Bremco what turns a manageable exhaust-liner repair into a forced outage and the answer gets specific fast: a failed stud weld, a loosened sheet, or a hotspot hidden behind the liner system. None looks catastrophic at first glance. But once exhaust flow starts working behind the liner, the problem can
Exhaust liner failures: Why small defects turn into forced outages Read More »
A turbine end user could once treat lube-oil management as background maintenance. That is no longer a safe assumption. During a recent CCJ webinar offered by C.C. Jensen on proactive turbine-oil maintenance and varnish control, presenter Eddie Rowland, joined by former GE Vernova engineer Tom Freeman and Duke Energy lead engineering technologist Steve Malec, made
Proactive turbine-oil maintenance moves to the front line of reliability Read More »
This joint educational webinar equips gas turbine operators and maintenance leaders with guidance and best practices for proactive turbine oil maintenance and varnish control, enabling high turbine availability, long‑term reliability, stable performance, and lower O&M cost. Eddie Rowland, CC Jensen’s clean‑oil expert, will outline modern oil‑management strategies, while Steve Malec, reliability expert at Duke Energy,
June 16 Webinar: Proactive Turbine Oil Maintenance and Varnish Control Read More »
For many gas-turbine users, CO-catalyst trouble shows up first as a compliance headache: stack CO starts climbing at low load, differential pressure changes, and the plant is forced to decide whether it is looking at a cleaning issue, a system issue, or end-of-life catalyst. That decision now carries more economic weight than it did a
High-temperature pressure sensors and accelerometers rarely get much attention when they are doing their jobs. But when a combustion dynamics channel goes noisy, a cable loosens, or a monitoring system starts throwing spikes, the consequences can move quickly from nuisance to risk. That was the practical takeaway from Dave Martin, business development manager at PCB
Taking the noise out of turbine monitoring Read More »
ISO has published the first turbomachinery-specific standards for air intake filters. ISO 29461-1, ISO 29461-2 and ISO 29461-3 establish uniform test methods for efficiency and dust holding capacity, performance in fog and mist, and mechanical integrity at high pressure. While this is not breaking news, the combination of the three standards is a powerful decision-making
Easy as 1,2,3: Choose inlet filters based on GT-specific standards Read More »
People Trinity names Stivender to lead field services The Trinity Turbine Technology team recently announced that Errol Stivender has joined the company as VP of Trinity Turbine Services, overseeing all field service operations going forward. Stivender brings more than 35 years of experience in gas and steam generation as well as the refining and petrochemical
INDUSTRY BRIEFS: What’s happening in the GT industry Read More »
Mastering High-Temp Sensor Systems for Turbine Monitoring In this practical, engineer-focused session, PCB experts explain how to achieve clear, reliable data from high-temperature sensor systems in turbine environments. Drawing from both combustion and vibration monitoring applications, the webinar covers installation, calibration, and troubleshooting best practices that transform raw sensor output into actionable maintenance insights. Participants
March 3 Webinar: Combustion and Vibration Monitoring Best Practices Read More »
