The GUG kickoff roundtable discussion focused on a few specific topics which offer food for thought for those not in attendance. Among them: Can a flux probe (FP) detect pitting of the retaining rings? One user noted that FP readings showed nothing prior to an outage but extensive pitting on retaining ring inner diameter was […]
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The question these days becomes why wouldn’t you send as many of your plant staff as possible to the Power Users Combined Conference, comprising the Combined Cycle Users Group (CCUG), Generator Users Group (GUG), Steam Turbine Users Group (STUG), Power Plant Controls Users Group (PPCUG), and the Low Carbon Peer Group? As amply exhibited in the
Life-long learning abounds across five user group conferences @ Power Users 2024 Read More »
There’s something about the number ninety-nine that makes it particularly noteworthy in the minds of many people. Perhaps because it is associated with some of the most gifted professional athletes—such as Wayne Gretzky (hockey), George Mikan (basketball), JJ Watt and Warren Sapp (football), and Manny Ramirez and Aaron Judge (baseball). Perhaps because Agent 99 (Barbara
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As fleets age and the pace of starts, cycling, and field rewinds intensifies, generator health is once again a front-line issue. Whether you’re facing stator bar degradation, thermal sensitivity, phase strap cracking, or the growing pains of an uprate, you’ll find answers, proven workarounds, and vendor insights at the Generator Users Group (GUG) sessions during
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In a period of accelerating change across the power generation industry—shaped by decarbonization goals, shifting market pressures, and the realities of an aging fleet—the 2025 Power Users Combined Conference presents a timely opportunity to learn, adapt, and prepare your team for what’s next. From August 25–28 in Washington, D.C., this multi-group forum brings together five
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“Mastering Desuperheating and Attemperation,” Ory Selzer, IMI Insyt Almost 200 slides long, this presentation could serve as a comprehensive training course on what can and does go wrong with two of the most vexing subsystems in the steam cycle, as well as solutions. Instructor sets the stage with numerous photos of component failures (Fig 6),
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2024 Combined Conference overview for CCUG, STUG, GUG, PPCUG, and LCPG Related Links What you shouldn’t miss at the upcoming Power Users Annual Conference featuring five user group tracks Power Users Annual Conference dives deep into emerging industry trends, concerns Combined Cycle Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps Steam Turbine Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation
The ninth annual meeting of the Generator Users Group, launched in fall 2015 in Las Vegas, is an important component of Power Users’ 2023 Combined Conference in the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center, August 28 – 31. Technical program for the upcoming meeting was developed by the all-volunteer steering committee of engineers and managers
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