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Extreme temperature and weather events have become more prevalent in the past decade. The December…
Extreme temperature and weather events have become more prevalent in the past decade. In fact,…
Published on: July 18, 2023 Jason Neville Turbomachinery Magazine, July/August 2023, Volume 64, Issue 4 Running traditional natural gas…
(Warrenville, IL) April 7, 2022—Today, EN Engineering (“EN”) announced the acquisition of TG Advisers, LLC.,…
Preparing for a Steam Turbine Generator Outage TG Advisers’ team of experts have extensive turbine…
Turbine and Generator Experts at Your Service TG Advisers’ premier engineering consulting services are valued…
Stephen R. Reid, PE President and Principal Engineer TG Advisers, LLC. Gas Conversion Projects Environmental…
Dan Skedzielewski Bill Robbins Stephen Reid, PE TG Advisers, LLC. Background The potential failure of…
Inspection Findings: During a planned major outage, last stage blades were found with cracking in…
Turbine Generator Health Assessment Background: TG Advisers began its health assessment program in 1991 and…
Client Request: Evaluate the risk level associated with postponing a boresonic inspection of their generator field…
Thomas R. Reid Engineering Manager Gas turbine maintenance intervals are determined by hours, starts, or…
LP Shrunk-On Disc and Blade Attachment Inspection Findings: During an outage, phased array ultrasonic testing…
Thermally sensitive generator rotors tend to bow and increase bearing vibration. In some cases, a…
OPERATOR CONSIDERATIONS, BEST PRACTICES AND OPTIONS FOR OPTIMIZATION Market dynamics are dictating increased unit cycling—are…
Dispatching requirements for many combined cycle plants (CCP) have pushed design limits for fast starts,…
Based on a recent assessment of nuclear and fossil generating stations in Europe, TG Advisers…
Control and governor valves operate under severe service conditions. Exposure to high temperatures, erosion, water…
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of low-pressure steam turbine rotor blade attachments is an industry issue…
Combined cycles are expected to cycle on and off more frequently than conventional fossil-fired units.
Torsional vibration resonance can result in significant turbine and generator damage and extended forced outages.
Combustion turbine blade maintenance and refurbishment intervals must take into account many design and operation…
Gas turbine hot-section hardware requires part refurbishment after a specified number of operating hours, unit…
Background Reducing the minimum load at which a unit can reliably operate is one method…
Background In the early 1970’s, the industry experienced a number of unsolved low-pressure turbine blade…
Background Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of low-pressure steam turbine rotor blade attachments is an industry…
New environmental regulations and the installation of renewable energy sources have resulted in many retirements…
Image Gallery Background Environmental pressures on conventional fossil fueled boilers has led to a large…
For older plants, turbine-generator retrofits are an effective and economical option to extend plant life.…
The accidental introduction of water in any part of a steam turbine can cause serious…
Blade Erosion Damage The later stages of low pressure (LP) turbine blades operate in a…
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