Browsing Category Steam Turbines

• Compressors

  Correction of shaft misalignment

  In the previous part, the author explained how the detection, location and analysis of faults play a vital role in the field of rotor dynamics. This article discusses ...

  On July 23, 2013 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  How to determine maintenance requirements in steam turbines

  Condensing and extraction steam turbine efficiency determination requires the calculation of the driven equipment power. This calculation can be inaccurate due to the many variables involved. Installing a ...

  On July 11, 2013 / By William Forsthoffer
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  Compressors

  MAN Diesel & Turbo receives 10th anniversary order from China

  MAN Diesel & Turbo recently received an order to build four turbomachinery trains for an air separation plant in China. It is of particular significance for the company ...

  On July 6, 2013 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Compressors

  Is Factory Acceptance Test enough?

  Schedule delays can prompt some vendors to offer field mechanical tests as an alternative to specified shop tests. Field testing exposes turbines to situations not encountered in FAT ...

  On July 5, 2013 / By William Forsthoffer
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  Operation

  Monitoring shaft end seals in condensing turbines

  Most steam turbine vendors use a vacuum gland condenser system to ensure that air enters the last section of the steam seal, thus preventing steam from entering the ...

  On July 1, 2013 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  Tackling reliability problems in single stage steam turbines

  A common reliability issue with single stage steam turbines is the undetected steam seal wear and entrance of condensate into the small volume bearing housings. Steam seal wear ...

  On June 25, 2013 / By William Forsthoffer
• Steam Turbines

  How steam turbine protection system works

  The function of the steam turbine protection system is often confused with the control system, but in fact the two systems are entirely separate. The protection system operates ...

  On June 13, 2013 / By William Forsthoffer
• Steam Turbines

  Rotor thrust balance in steam turbines

  Impulse bladed turbines, which historically did not produce significant thrust loads, have used reaction blades in the last three stages since the 1980s for increased turbine efficiency. The ...

  On May 30, 2013 / By William Forsthoffer
• Combined Cycle

  IPPs add 1500 MW to Oman’s power capacity

  Al-Batinah Power Company and Al-Suwadi Power Company recently announced that their Sohar 2 and Barka 3 Independent Power Plants (IPP) have achieved full commercial operation early this month, ...

  On April 15, 2013 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  World turbine market to reach $162 billion in 2016

  The world market for turbines and related products (turbine-based engines, generators and generator sets) is expected to rise 6.4 percent annually to $162 billion in 2016. The global ...

  On April 12, 2013 / By TMI Staff & Contributors