We all know that today’s plants must cycle more; that’s just the expected mode of operation. Keeping plants online with the ability to cycle, particularly cost-competitive combined cycle units, is a focus for most utilities and avoiding heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) tube failures is a good place to start. These failures can be attributed to corrosion, thermal issues, and creep fatigue and are greatly influenced by how attemperator controls function.
At the December 5-7 POWER-GEN International 2017 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Emerson will showcase the steps that plants should take to reduce the stresses caused by poor steam attemperation, including:
We will also be sharing a new method for wirelessly detecting HRSG tube leaks well before they adversely affect plant operations. Join us to learn more and request a complimentary exhibit pass for the conference.
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