Browsing Category Gas Turbines

• Gas Turbines

  How and why thermal barrier coatings fail

  TBCs have been used in the last 50 years in gas turbines to reduce the metal temperature of cooled hot components and provide protection against oxidation. TBCs are ...

  On March 27, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Preparing utilities for a new era of emergency response

  I was a teenager when the lights went out one sweltering July night in New York City. My father, a utility worker, rushed out the door into the ...

  On March 22, 2020 / By Sean Eagleton
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  Gas Turbines

  Aero microturbine targets power generation applications

  UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT) has said its Monarch 5 turboshaft engine can now run on natural gas, which could extend its application beyond flight into ground emergency and ...

  On March 19, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Siemens bags five more SGT-800 orders for Belarus plant

  Siemens has received an order for five SGT-800 industrial gas turbines, including associated auxiliary and electrical systems, for a peak load and backup power plant in Belarus. The ...

  On March 19, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Compressors

  Steps in metallurgical root cause analysis

  Metallurgical root cause failure analysis helps identify information related to a failure. Analysis of the fracture surface, called fractography, is the main component of a metallurgical failure analysis. ...

  On March 15, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Testing, inspection and commissioning of gas turbines in oil & gas

  Gas turbines and their auxiliary systems are subject to individual shop inspection and testing; eventually and before final delivery the full package should preferably be subject to a ...

  On March 7, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Compressors

  Protecting new equipment before installing offshore

  Off shore applications command some of the most significant efforts in protection of equipment against damage and degradation prior to being put into final operation. Preservation, connection covers, ...

  On February 29, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  12 gas turbines in mega Saudi IGCC plant connected to grid

  Twelve gas turbines in the Saudi Aramco Jazan 3,850-MW Power Plant, operated by China Huadian, were connected to the grid in early February. The gas turbines used are ...

  On February 26, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  In a first, battery powers black start of gas turbine

  For the first time, GE has used energy storage in black starting one of its heavy duty gas turbines. GE announced Wednesday that it had achieved the battery-assisted ...

  On February 26, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Siemens to supply six gas turbines to Belarus

  Siemens has received another order from Belarus to supply equipment for a peak load power plant. The order was placed by the state-run energy provider RUE Minskenergo. The ...

  On February 20, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors