Foam cleaning boosts turbine output

An increasing number of utility companies are using chemical foam to clean their steam turbines as a valuable tool in their maintenance mix. Since the procedure is done in a few days, without disassembling the turbine, it offers dramatic cost savings over conventional cleaning methods. While the tec...

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Published in:Power engineering (Barrington, Ill.) Ill.), 1999-01, Vol.103 (3), p.3-3
Main Authors: Foster, Charles D, Trimble, Jim
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical cleaning
Copper alloys
Cost effectiveness
Electric power plant equipment
Foams
Maintenance
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Summary:An increasing number of utility companies are using chemical foam to clean their steam turbines as a valuable tool in their maintenance mix. Since the procedure is done in a few days, without disassembling the turbine, it offers dramatic cost savings over conventional cleaning methods. While the technique has become recognized as a cost-effective cleaning method during a scheduled outage, recently its benefits are also being realized to store full load between outages. This approach allows considerable flexibility in maintenance scheduling by extending time between outages or enabling potentially instant load recovery without waiting for a major outage.
ISSN:0032-5961