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April 2009
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Key Condenser Failure Mechanisms
Eight practical lessons highlight troublesome condenser tube corrosion issues.
Cliffside 6 Integrated Emissions Control System
An inside look at the environmental hardware going into one of the highest-profile coal-fired power plant projects in the U.S.
Choosing the Right Boiler Air Fans at Weston 4
When it came to choosing the three “big” boiler air fans—forced draft, induced draft and primary air—the decision revolved around efficiency.
Choosing the Right Wind Turbine Lubricant
Synthetic lubricants from OEMs are supposed to last three years. After that, use this guide to help choose your lubricants wisely.
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Lee County (Fla.) Solid Waste Division, we would like to thank Power Engineering for selecting the Lee County Waste to Energy Expansion Project for the 2008 Project of the Year Award in the renewable energy category.
A Watershed Moment
The power generation industry rarely sees watershed events, those brightly defined moments that change the industry in fundamental ways.
The Obama EPA: A First Look
Changes at the Environmental Protection Agency since January 20, 2009 have been anything but subtle.
Ending Excessive Vibration Response at a Nuclear Power Plant
Premature bearing and seal failures were occurring in a safety-related decay heat removal (DHR) pump in a nuclear power plant.
Coal Switch Helps New York Plants Stay Competitive
NRG Energy’s Dunkirk Generating Station in Dunkirk, N.Y. is a four-unit, 530 MW facility consisting of four coal-fueled units, including two 100 MW units running since 1950 and two 200 MW units that went into service in 1959 and 1960.
Training a New Generation of Welders
Westinghouse, like many companies in the nuclear industry, is facing one of its most positive challenges in decades—satisfying the growing pains of this rapid resurgence with large numbers of skilled talent.
Carbon Capture R&D Gets $8 Billion Boost
Support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) research and development activity is increasing.
Pollution Control Retrofit for Diesel Generators
Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology configured with a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) have combined to reduce nitrous oxide (NOX) emissions by more than 73 percent and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions more than 90 percent on diesel generators.
Products
Rotork Process Controls is offering the SM-6000 S2 electric rotary actuator for heavy-duty damper drive applications found throughout electric power plants.
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