PSM’s 7F upgrade packages, which provide users the flexibility to optimize performance and maintenance schedules to their individual requirements, are covered in the second part of the session presented by Greg Vogel, senior engineering manager for technology programs, and Bryan Kalb, combustion engineering manager. Part one, outlined here, focuses on the company’s increasingly popular FlameSheet™ […]
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The war in Ukraine quite dramatically shifted the geopolitical energy scene in February 2022. In the US, the government has “declared war” on fossil fuels, yet backing alternatives with $340-billion under the guise of the oddly named Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Even if “total activity in the aeroderivative gas turbine (GT) market has dropped off
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The world’s largest user organization supporting owner/operators of 7F gas turbines promises a robust in-person conference and vendor fair when the group gathers at Atlanta’s Renaissance Waverly Hotel, May 15-19, for its 2023 meeting. This year’s vibrant, reconfigured program assures a not-to-be-missed event. Vendor solutions highlight the mornings both Monday, May 15, and Tuesday, May
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Compressor sessions at 7F annual meetings are well attended because of the depth of the presentations made and the follow-on Q&A and discussions they generate. A case history from the 2022 meeting helps refresh your recollection of how valuable the 7F content is and why you want to register for the Atlanta meeting NOW! The
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Imagine never having to change your oil again, not in your car, but in your combined cycle’s gas turbine (GT). Dr Matthew Hobbs, EPT Clean Oil, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, invites you to “rethink” how you treat your lube oil, first by focusing the treatment system on soluble varnish, and second, by adding ion charge bonding
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February 19–23, 501F Users Group Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev, Peppermill Resort & Spa. Details/registration at www.501fusers.org as they become available. Chairman: Ivan Kush, Cogentrix Energy Power Management. Contact: Jacki Bennis, jacki@somp.co. February 19-23, 501G Users Group Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev, Peppermill Resort & Spa. Meeting is co-located with the 501F Users Group conference. Details/registration at
All in one explosion-proof gas calorimeter which features Continuous measurement, High accuracy & High-speed response. Continuous measurement By combining an optical sensor and a sound velocity sensor to perform unique calculations, the system is not affected by interference from gases that do not have heat content, such as N2, CO2, and O2. OIML R140 Class A equivalent
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Falls are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. OSHA general industry standards require fall protection for persons working at heights of 4 ft or greater above a lower level (6 ft for construction). In 2021, falls remained the top OSHA citation for the 11th consecutive year. Fall protection systems include
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St. Charles Energy Center (SCEC) was commissioned in February 2017. Near the end of 2019, the plant experienced a through-wall leak at a girth weld on a hot-reheat (HRH) bypass line to the condenser, resulting in forced-outage time and the loss of generation revenue. But most concerning was that this was a significant safety concern
With outage season in full swing, Greg McAuley, CTO of TRS Services and lead consultant at sister company GMW Consulting, shares his decades of industry experience below in the post-outage checklist he developed for owner/operators of gas and steam turbine/generators. Post-outage reviews and records are particularly important, McAuley says, because you already paid for the
