We are going to install a vertical turbine pump (14,000 USgpm, 180 ft) driven by a diesel engine (Cat, V12, 875 HP, C27) as a backup effluent pump. As far as the mechanical drive goes, there will be a coupling on the engine, a ~5' long drive shaft and then an angle drive on top of and coupled...
We are installting a 25 MW 4 pole, 1800 RPM generator made by Converteam. Our electrical department has requested that we look into having a flux probe sensor installed in the unit however the manufacturer has indicated that there is very little value on a 4 pole 1800 rpm machine of this size...
The is a follow-on question from another I possed about excitation control. We are also being offered the choice between a Woodward 505 and a GE RX3i PLC based governor for the speeed control system. Any thoughts on the merits of either one of these solutions? I think that the concept is that...
We are in the middle of purchaing a tubine and generator package and GE has proposed a Converteam PLC based excitation control solution instead of the Basler 200N that we have farmiliarity with. I could be wrong but as I understand it, Converteam in the past had an industrial computer based...
I am looking at the next outage of our pulp mill and wanted to consider some options to threaded 316 schd 40 and welded 316 schd 40 for our white water piping (mildly acidic) and high pressure (<250 psi) water. Right now I'm considering Victaulic Pressfit and Viega Propress mostly in 2". I'm...
We are optimizing our vacuum system in a pulp machine room and will be running a bunch of 4, 6, 8, 12 and 14"Ø 316L pipe. The mill spec developed in the 60's called for 11 ga pipe. However it seems this is from the days when 11 ga was the cheaper alternative. Now it is more expensive so I...
