In a few months, we will be overseeing an on-site rotor balancing job for one of the blowers in our plant. And since I haven’t worked on balancing before, I have a few questions:
1. What is the point of installing a trial weight? Even though the heavy spot can be calculated without it.
2. The...
I know that hydrojetting can be more broad in its application. But is there a difference between the two when it comes to piping? If so, how does one decide which to use?
We have a steam turbine rotor in our plant that we need to send out for refurbishment. Hence, I need to provide a SOW for the activity. I've never done a refurbishment SOW before, does the following make sense?
SOW:
- Inspection: Including but not limited to:
As found clearances to be...
Hey there,
I'm a maintenance engineer at a utilities plant. And I need to evaluate the sealant we'll use between the casing halves of the turbine. The turbine inlet steam reaches tempretures between 300-400 celsius. However, the sealant we've always used has a flash point of 150. Would this be...
