What is the likely cause?
CS Energy, which runs Callide Power Station Queensland AU), said there was a fire in one of the plant's turbines.
"That tripped the other three units, that then was a serious reduction to generating capacity in Queensland," CS Energy chairman Jim Soorley said.
The...
A plant being decommisioned,
https://www.wkyt.com/2020/12/09/workers-unaccounted-for-after-collapse-at-former-power-plant-in-ohio-sheriffs-office-says/
and variouas news outlets
What are the particulars of supercritical steam blows used for line flushing?
Only involved indirectly at the time, and after the fact, but was puzzled at the fluid velocoities claimed.
A historical thermowell failure was reported during process warmup (condensate)
Pressure 2500 psig
Temperature 100 Deg F initially 650 at normal conditions
NPS 16 SCH 160 with flows in the 10000 gpm range
Pipe Mtd Well Dimensions 6.5"Length x...
Following the explosion of a boiler, which killed two employees. The inspection was expanded to include associated contractors and ongoing maintenance activities during a turnaround operation. Investigators found violations of the process safety management standard, which requires specific...
traditional modal testing involves the sinusoidal steady state with the mode shapes more or less easily identified, mode enumeration is another discussion altogether, but when the modal testing is performed by means of impulse testing (tap tests) the response is no longer a matter of sinusoidal...
the FSU high field magnet design (actually two designs: the Fla. Bitter & the Fla. Helix), is just out with an impressive 30T!
Wonder how they plan to drive it and what duty cycle it is rated for?
The new ASME standard for thermowells ptc-19.3 TM appears to have developed a simplified method for calculating the first critical for thermowells that is remarkable good even for long wells.
you can't beat helium test if you need it,
if the hydro were strickly a leak test, then you would not need the pressure it requires, and even then it would only tell you if the blind flanges are made up correctly...
