So it is with most testing. That is the scary part of going with a large testing company, usually never know who you are going to get.
Thanks for the help both of you.
Is there anyone here who is familiar with both systems? I just want to make sure that the CSI 2120 will be sufficient for our needs, so maybe anyone who has used the CSI 2120 on a combustion turbine? My chief technician seems to think that the CSI 2120 won't be able to pinpoint problems like...
So this is a very basic question for someone who knows very little about vibration analysis. I work at a utility and we are looking at a few different consultants to conduct a vibration analysis on our two GE Frame 5 combustion turbines.
One consultant plans to use a CSI 2120 and another...
Is that so? Sounds like something that needs added to our project list then. Thanks for all the info guys, I'm really learning a lot here.
Coming back around to my original question, given the current state of the units and our operating conditions, what kind of maintenance intervals should I...
Right, we can watch the MW go up even as we go from a hot summer afternoon to night where the ambient temp can drop 10 or so.
We do have some I&C issues on that one. The primary operator believes it is a problem with the calibration of the fuel regulator.
I don't believe we have had any...
My mistake, that is total running hours over the life of the units. We completed an overhaul a few years back and haven't ran too much since then, though we do have some problems with the units and controls that need to be addressed soon. We typically get 12-13 MW out of one and 9-10 out of...
Total recorded running hours for Unit 1 is 90,380 and total running hours for Unit 2 is 87,441 but I believe that is only since their install at at site. The units are 40 years old but have only been here for 20 after we purchased them from another utility.
Unfortunately, we have no record of...
So I'm baiscally brand new to the world of combustion turbines and I was looking for some input on industy typical maintenance frequency.
I work at a small utility with two GE Frame 5's that are run basically as peaking units. This year we ran about 40 hours, last year not at all, and two...
