2019 OUTAGE HANDBOOK

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Number 57 2Q/2018
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2018 7EA Confer-
ence and Vendor
Fair
October 8 – 11
Hyatt Regency Orange
County, Garden Grove, Calif
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Features
7EA annual meetings focus on
Sharing HRSG technology
O&M solutions to improve profit-
globally benefits users........42
ability, safety . .................................. 4
NDT innovations showcased at
The oldest gas turbines in the GE 7E fleet
HRSG Forum .....................44
of nearly 1200 engines served by the 7EA
Users Group are approaching a half-century
Streamlining I&C
of service. Highlights of the 2017 conference
learning................................46
presented here speak to the level of detail
Outage management improves
shared by the user and vendor participants
with delegation of job
at this forum, encouraging owner/operators
leads.. ....................................48
to register today for the upcoming meeting
(October 8 – 11, Hyatt Regency Orange
Proper greasing of
County, Garden Grove, Calif).
equipment............................48
The report is divided into five sections:
Standardizing data on fire
Inspection, focusing on the TILs consid-
ered by experts to be of greatest impor-
extinguishers benefits
tance to the fleet (p 6); user presentations,
recordkeeping,
featuring a bucket-rock coating solution,
compliance. ...........................50
rotor exchange program, compressor R1
Oil labeling...............................50
ice damage, and clashing update (p 10);
roundtable discussions on bus-duct issues
The importance of
and rotor lifetime evaluation (p 14); GE
cleanliness. ...........................52
Day (p 20); and summaries of vendor pre-
Brian Hulse
sentations on a variety of topics (p 24).
Building the better
Australasian HRSG users discuss
mouse trap............ 54
risk-based inspection, corrosion
Brian Hulse
under insulation, water chemistry .. 32
How to excavate safely in
Highlights: Recommissioning of Swanbank
high-risk areas. ..........68
E after three years of layup (p 34); fail-
ure rates in ageing HRSGs (p 36); cycle
Tight project control,
chemistry (pp 36, 38); thermal-transient
capable craft personnel spell
issues (p 36); ultrasonic condensate
success for triple major. ......70
detection (p 38); film-forming substances
(p 40); materials issues (p 41).
Backwash plate-and-frame
European Turbine Network (ETN
heat exchanger to boost
Global) expands its services for end
performance. ........................78
users..................................................... 74
The future is nothing without
Launch of a Best Practices program in the
the past.. ...............................80
areas of workforce development/knowl-
Dave Lucier
edge management and EHS (environ-
AIG upgrades slash ammonia
ment, health, safety) helps guide improve-
ment programs at production facilities
consumption, tube
owned and operated by power-generation
fouling.. .................................84
and oil-and-gas companies.
ISO 16890, a new global
Business Partners.............................. 89
test standard, facilitates
Departure of industry leaders accelerates.
comparison of alternative
Buyers Guide. ...................................... 95
air filters. ..............................88
Effingham County Power.. .......46
Foam inserts prevent air flow through
offline gas turbines
River Road Generating Plant. ..58
Retrofit air-inlet filter house for emer-
gency egress
Hermiston Generating Plant. ...60
Self-perform combustion inspections
Minnesota River Station. ..........62
Upgrades to non-segregated bus duct
help prevent faults
Ontelaunee Energy Facility.....65
Water-wash program gives year-round
benefit
Green Country Energy.............66
Design hazardous-spill response plan
for worst-case scenario
CCC Tuxpan II and V................77
Outage safety benefits from commu-
nity outreach program
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