Browsing Category Steam Turbines

• Steam Turbines

  Indonesian pulp and paper mill contracts for 97 MW steam turbine

  Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has received an order to provide a steam turbine power generation system for a pulp and paper mill in Sumatra, Indonesia. With ...

  On April 24, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  Siemens awarded steam turbine modernization and upgrade project in China

  Siemens recently signed an agreement with Shanghai Shenergy Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenergy Technology) to implement a high-temperature subcritical upgrade for a 320MW steam turbine unit at Xuzhou ...

  On March 27, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  Bangladesh begins construction of 1.2GW ultra supercritical plant

  State-owned Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh (CPGCBL) has broken ground on a 1.2GW Matarbari power plant in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh. The plant will comprise two 600 MW ...

  On January 31, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Pumps

  Why witness testing is important

  The prime intent of witness testing is rarely just to see the equipment operate when the start button is pushed. Witness testing provides the opportunity for an engineer ...

  On November 11, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Compressors

  Project best practices

  Establish a database of Lessons Learned with cost of unavailability in order for all corporate plants to utilize Obtain daily revenue value (based on nominal market prices) and ...

  On October 31, 2017 / By Michael Forsthoffer
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  Compressors

  Damping and stiffness, a primer

  Rotordynamics is the study of the vibration characteristics of a rotating shaft supported on bearings. In almost all cases, the object is to predict and then reduce or ...

  On October 12, 2017 / By Drew Devitt
• Steam Turbines

  Steam turbine development in China

  DongFang has successfully developed a new generation of steam turbine, the parameters reach 35MPa/ 615℃/ 630℃/630℃, heat consumption is lower than 6,800 kJ/ kWh and the generating efficiency ...

  On September 27, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  74-inch last stage blade tested

  Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has successfully performed rotational vibration testing of a 74 inch (1,880 mm) last stage rotating blade (74IN LSB), bringing the blade’s development ...

  On September 24, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  In China, operating steam turbines for UHV transmission

  The Ultra-high Voltage (UHV) transmission has been employed in large measure in China to connect far off load centres with power generation centres. The UHV is also a ...

  On September 22, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  Radial steam turbine rejuvenated

  Overhauling a steam turbine as part of a planned maintenance schedule is a regular task for many large-scale industrial enterprises that depend on these units to generate electrical ...

  On September 18, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors