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Experts address why, when, and how to deal with HP evaporator deposits

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The most recent HRSG Forum, conducted virtually July 21, 2022, broadly addressed high-pressure (HP) evaporator deposits, and specifically under-deposit corrosion (UDC), a leading cause of HRSG tube failures (HTF). NEXT VIRTUAL HRSG FORUM: OCT 13 The first presentation, by Barry Dooley, Structural Integrity Associates Inc, focused on why UDC occurs, how to detect and analyze …

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Welcome to outage season! Post-outage checklist for turbine owner/operators critical for success

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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 …

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Who ya gonna call the day after a ‘bump in the night’?

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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, …

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Even more safety and O&M best practices shared by colleagues at plants powered by 7F gas turbines

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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 …

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Best practices shared by colleagues at plants powered by 7F engines

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EMPIRE GENERATING COMPANY, managed by Chet Szymanski and operated by NAES Corp, uses gray-water effluent from a local municipality’s sewage treatment plant as incoming process water for both the steam-generating and cooling-water systems. Water quality, specifically total dissolved solids (measured as conductivity), varies greatly depending on the time of year and the quantity of water …

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Clean turbine fluids promote trouble-free operation

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Brent Converse, the plant engineer at Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s Wildcat Point Generation Facility, has three decades of experience in the operation and maintenance of powerplant equipment—including advanced-class gas and steam turbines. Among the most important lessons Converse has learned over his career: “Stay ahead of the curve” on things having a significant impact on …

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Pitfalls to avoid when buying a powerplant

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Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS), one of the electric-power industry’s leading integrated services firms offering comprehensive asset management, O&M, financial services, and compliance and consulting solutions, shares its considerable experience with those considering a unit purchase in “8-pitfalls to Avoid When Buying a Power Generation Asset,” available online at no cost. Evidence of CAMS’ accomplishments …

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ABHUG offers solutions to O&M challenges users face with their HRSGs, boilers

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The IAPWS Australasian Boiler and HRSG Users Group (ABHUG) returns to in-person meetings this year, hosting its 2022 conference November 15-17, at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Presentations and open discussion sessions will focus on plant operation, maintenance, layup, cycle chemistry, and materials. Participants include users, consultants, and equipment/services providers. Attendees are encouraged to …

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2022 BEST PRACTICES AWARDS: Six plants earn Best of the Best honors in CCJ’s annual Best Practices program

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The COMBINED CYCLE Journal and the steering committees of the industry’s leading gas-turbine users groups—including 7F, 501F, 501G, 7EA, 7/9HA, Western Turbine, Frame 6B, 501G, 501D5-D5A, AOG, and V—collaborate to expand the sharing of best practices and lessons learned among owner/operators of large frame and aeroderivative gas turbines. Thirty-five plants listed below participated in the …

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Power Users forms Legacy Turbine Users Group (LTUG) for 7E, 6B, and Frame 5 Owners

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In the world of power generation there is a significant number of mature frame gas turbines that are the backbone for industrial settings and power generation. There are several well-established user groups that support owner/operators by sharing lessons learned, technical knowledge, and troubleshooting support. It’s critical that these groups maintain a strong presence in the …

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