TurboCare News Bulletin - July 2011
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FEATURED PROJECT: 

Energy Package Modernization for LMZ Steam Turbine



Customer: EDF Rybnik (Poland)
 
Unit Information:  200 MW LMZ Steam Turbine 

Work Scope:
- Customer required upgrade to HP section to improve overall unit performance.
- TurboCare's Energy Package offering included SMART turbine seals, redesigned blade tip appendages and diaphragm repairs. 

Benefits:
- Met customers tight outage schedule 
- Post-outage performance test showed performance gains exceeded customer's expectations (>3% HP efficiency increase)


ABB/Alstom© Gas Turbine Project Adds to TurboCare Portfolio

Customer: British Utility Plant (UK)
 
Unit Information:  ABB© 13E2 Gas Turbine 

Work Scope:
- First service project in to offer the customer with a decisive option other than the OEM
- Work to be completed on plant's spare unit

Benefits:
- Adds to TurboCare's capabilities on the ABB© fleet, including GT11© and GT24/26 ©
- Includes capabilities on the latest OEM upgrade to MXL technology


Generator Repairs & Stator Rewind Completed in Aggressive Timeframe



Customer: Industrial Food & Beverage Plant (USA)
 
Unit Information:  28 MVA Electric Machinery Generator

Work Scope:
- Customer encountered a forced outage
- Approx. 10" of core iron on the drive end required replacing and the unit required a full inspection to identify any additional repairs

Benefits:
- Complete unit inspection, testing, and high speed balancing performed
- Work to be completed on plant's spare unit
- New stator bars and coils were manufactured and installed by technicians from Farmington and Poland


Plant Modernization for LMZ Steam Turbine-Generator Under Way



Customer: Biomass Plant (Poland)
 
Unit Information:  50 MW LMZ Steam Turbine

Work Scope:
- Uprate of existing plant to 55MW for new biomass boiler
- SMART turbine seals, modernization of stop and control valves, optimization of control stage, and overhaul of steam path elements
- Modernization of existing generator & condenser

Benefits:
- Benefits from SMART turbine seals will help customer achieve plant performance levels
- Among the first projects with TurboCare responsibility for steam turbine and generator train and for whole plant


Single Source Solution Offered for Complex O&M Together With Siemens



Customer: Lebanon Power Plant (Lebanon)
 
Unit Information: 
Plant 1: 2 Ansaldo GT, 2 Alstom GEN, 1 Ansaldo ST, 1 Siemens Gen
Plant 2: 1 Ansaldo GT, 1 Siemens GT, 2 Alstom GEN, 1 Ansaldo ST, 1 Siemens Gen

Work Scope:
- 5 Year full scope O&M including all equipment

Benefits:
- Comprehensive joint offering to customer from TurboCare and Siemens
- Work builds on cost effective field service, upgrade products, and experience on variety of OEMs equipment


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