The Legacy Turbine Users Group (LTUG), part of the Power Users suite of end-user networks, returns this June with its highly anticipated 2025 conference, gathering Frame 7EA, Frame 6B, and Frame 5 owner/operators, OEMs, and independent service providers for four days of collaborative learning, solution sharing, and fleet updates. Held at the Hilton Minneapolis, June […]
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To some, here’s the distinction between reliability and resiliency: Reliability is avoiding a punch; Resiliency is recovering as quickly as possible from a punch. Aging assets, such as those with older turbine models, are likely going to take more punches than they avoid because the resources to avoid the punch are devoted to newer, more
Following is an overview of a White Paper released in 2025 by the Power Cycle Chemistry Working Group of the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS), accessible via this link. An IAPWS PCC White Paper is a technical document collating knowledge on a particular subject, often leading to an IAPWS Technical
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With all the sophisticated gas-turbine inspection technologies available today—including ultrasonic, eddy current array, and phased-array ultrasonic—one might think the borescope had lost a step in status. Nothing could be further from the truth. Borescope capabilities have improved dramatically over time and they put your eyes right into the guts of critical plant equipment—to warn of
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Legacy Turbine Doctor, No. 4 in a series By Luke Williams, PE, Consultant www.geLegacyGasTurbineSupport.com The first article in Luke Williams’ continuing column, Legacy Turbine Doctor, published last summer (Are your GE B/E-Class hot parts and rotor really near ‘end of life?’), posited that gas-turbine operation at loads less than base would extend the OEM-recommended service
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Legacy Turbine Doctor, No. 3 in a series By Luke Williams, PE, Consultant www.geLegacyGasTurbineSupport.com An MS6001B in Florida experienced a significant failure in 1994 when its stop-ratio valve (SRV) servo failed. On startup, the unit cranked and fired successfully; however, the valve continued to open. The failure was caused by the servo sticking at a
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Relative to what was presented at previous meetings, the matrix of issues facing users expanded and the sentiments about the OEM didn’t get any kinder at the 2024 7F Users Group Conference, held in St. Louis, MO, May 20-24. Those wishing a refresh on earlier conference summaries can refer to CCJ, No. 78 (2023) and
7FUG24: Frustration mounts as users take more control over their machines’ destinies Read More »
The 2025 7F Users Group Annual Conference brings together the largest gathering of 7F gas turbine owner/operators in the world. This year’s event promises a comprehensive and collaborative forum focused on technical knowledge-sharing, hands-on solutions, and the evolving role of the 7F fleet in the energy landscape. Access the latest official conference details at the
7F Users Group: 35 years serving 7F owners and operators Read More »
WTUI 2024 Recap The basic structure of WTUI’s 33rd Annual Conference and Expo at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel and Conference Center, March 24-27, 2024, mirrored that of Western Turbine’s traditional in-person meeting format described in the intro to its upcoming 2025 conference. Focus here is on the breakout sessions for the LM2500, LM6000, and LMS100
Aero perspectives: What’s happening in LM2500, LM6000, and LMS100 fleets Read More »
One of the most valuable aspects of any WTUI conference is the multi-day access to solutions providers, parts vendors, OEMs, ASPs, and independent depots on the exhibit hall floor. It’s always good to have lots of phone numbers in your contacts because you never know when that widget you need so desperately is out of
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