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  SIEMENS COMPLETES MAJOR UPGRADE AT COLOMBIAN POWER PLANT

  Caption: A new bolted rotor is brought onsite at Zona Franca Celsia Siemens has completed an extensive modernization and upgrade project in Barranquilla, Colombia. This was done for ...

  On February 25, 2019 / By Drew Robb
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  TURBINE COMMISSIONING

  MINOR OVERSIGHTS CAN BE COSTLY WITH A SMALL GAS TURBINE By Sarma Krishnamoorthy Commissioning of a gas turbine (GT) is often done against a rigid timeline. Even experienced ...

  On February 14, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  RIGHTSIZING TURBOMACHINERY

  Bigger is better, is an oft-repeated mantra. In our business, this has given rise to gas turbines that have become much larger with each new generation. There is ...

  On February 14, 2019 / By Drew Robb
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  NATURE’S GIFTS FOR POWER GENERATION

  A common, somewhat disrespectful, saying — often erroneously attributed to Ben Franklin — is “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” It ...

  On February 14, 2019 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  Lubrication: Oil Contamination and Wear Debris Analyses

  Quick and frequent lubrication oil tests, particularly those related to contamination, are vital in maintaining the health of turbomachinery. In many cases, contamination can occur suddenly as the ...

  On February 14, 2019 / By Amin Almasi
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  SMALLER GAS TURBINES FIND THEIR NICHE

  DISTRIBUTED GENERATION, COMBINED HEAT & POWER AND HYDROGEN ARE DRIVING THE MARKET FOR SMALLER AND MID-SIZED TURBINES By Drew Robb Siemens SGT-A65 gas turbine   Gas turbine (GT) ...

  On February 14, 2019 / By Drew Robb
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  GE BETS ON AERODERIVATIVES

  Caption: LM6000 PF+ Martin O’Neill, General Manager of Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Services for GE’s Power Services business, discusses the company’s plans for its aeroderivative fleet. How confident are ...

  On January 14, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  LASER SCANNING

  IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF AS-BUILT MODELS  FOR CONVERSIONS, MODIFICATIONS AND UPGRADES Caption: As-built models created by laser scanning are accurate to an eighth of an inch. All the ...

  On January 7, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE OVER THE CONDITION OF ROTATING MACHINES By Diego Pareschi Condition monitoring is a fundamental discipline using digital technologies that helps improve the safety and ...

  On January 1, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  HOW TO INSTALL HYDRAULIC HUBS ON TURBOMACHINERY

  PROPER INSTALLATION IS CRITICAL TO TRANSMITTING TORQUE CONSISTENTLY AND RELIABLY By Pat McCormack Caption: Hub with shaft end hydraulics. The number of methods used to hydraulically mount tapered ...

  On December 17, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors