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 […]
Compressor solutions: One big reason not to miss a 7F conference Read More »
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
Treat your lube oil like it’s an asset, not a consumable Read More »
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
Riken Keiki gas monitoring system essential for future turbine operations Read More »
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
Empire’s upgrades zero-in on solutions for fall prevention Read More »
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
What do you do when your gas turbine experiences a forced outage (FO), or as Sulzer’s Jim Neurohr and Michael Andrepont put it, a “bump in the night”? Hopefully, your plant already has a plan in place for such emergencies, and they hope you’ll call Sulzer and let them put their full-service shop in LaPorte,
Who ya gonna call the day after a ‘bump in the night’? Read More »
In addition to the best practices published on CCJ Onsite earlier this week, here’s a new batch of ideas owner/operators of any gas turbine can employ at their facility. ESSENTIAL POWER NEWINGTON (EPN), managed by Tom Fallon and operated by Cogentrix Energy Power Management, is a merchant facility that runs primarily on natural gas, and
Woodbridge Energy Center Owned by CPV Shore LLC Operated by CAMS 725 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 7FA.05-powered combined cycle located in Keasbey, NJ Plant manager: Chip Bergeron Challenge. Woodbridge was notified four months before the planned 2020 fall outage that the generator collector brush systems serving its gas and steam turbines soon would be
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