CCUG

Hydro Solutions’ first presenter during Week Four at CCUG2020, Ares Panagoulias (“Innovations in vertical-pump vibration monitoring”), reviewed a relatively new, but proven, capability to monitor vibration of submerged vertical pumps using a single-axis piezoelectric accelerometer directly wired to a wireless transmitter with its own power source (Fig 1). Data go to a “cloud-based” app. Included […]

The “Diaphragm Dishing Issues” presentation by Steampath Engineer Jeff Newton in MD&A’s Spring 2021 Webinar Series (February 18) addressed permanent axial distortion of steam-turbine diaphragms, commonly known as dishing. The effect is usually caused by deficiencies in main weld depths, weld materials, welding processes and/or steampath design with the maximum movement at the horizontal joint

Co-Chairs Barry Dooley of Structural Integrity and Bob Anderson of Competitive Power Resources hosted 90 participants from 17 countries at EHF2021, a virtual event conducted May 18 and 20. More than 60% of the attendees were from 15 generating companies. The 18 presentations made during the meeting covered new information and technology related to HRSGs, plus

The gas turbine world had to wait until June 22 of the Western Turbine Users Inc’s (WTUI) 2021 virtual conference for the session billed by the independent organization of gas-turbine owner/operators as “Axford & Friends.” But the wait was well worth it. Houston-based Turbine Consultant Mark Axford is a crowd favorite at this meeting, having

It’s not often you get something for nothing, or in this case almost nothing. Pay for an expert review by a couple of top global gas-turbine consultants with man-decades of experience, have them tweak your controls, and you likely can squeeze out a few megawatts and/or efficiency gains from an older gas turbine. No capital

Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on the CCGT industry’s user conferences and there is no end in sight. PowerUsers, the umbrella organization presiding over six of the industry’s most robust and influential user groups, decided early last week to forego a face-to-face meeting of their Combined Conference this year. The conference is home to the Combined