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- PC reliability?
- Windows, real time
- PID loops
- PCs vs. PLCs
- Replacing people
- MS 'monopoly'?
- Software quality
- Where do we go from here?
- Why pay?
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Uncle Ed's Rule of Thumb:
Never use your thumb for a rule. You'll either hit it with a
hammmer or get a splinter in it.
Never use your thumb for a rule. You'll either hit it with a
hammmer or get a splinter in it.
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Need some Control Screens for a Supercritical power plant.
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By Manikandan on 5 August, 2009 - 6:54 am -
HI
I am also working for 2x600 MW power plant. we can share our experience each other. my email...
By suman on 3 August, 2009 - 11:05 pm -
Hallo,
This is suman, power plant engineer from india. Which country you are from!
I am also...
What is the effect of under frequency in steam turbine & gas turbine especially in rotor blade & casing material vibration?
pressure vs flow
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By anri on 5 August, 2009 - 5:53 am -
What difference? there is no difference. A control valve is a control valve, whether its flow,...
By sonicjoe_xx on 4 August, 2009 - 1:27 pm -
Thanks anri.
Hmmm....how about the difference between pressure control valve and flow control...
Think of dP flow measurement. The flow thru the orifice plate increases because of the restriction,...
Using MARK V Studio software on PC
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Minister,
are u referring to Mark V ?
i do not have any idea how is the setup for WinXP based...
By dudi on 4 August, 2009 - 10:44 pm -
where i can download TCI software because i already search but i can't find it.
thanks...
Sorry, the thread is realted to MKV, but I wanted to share some experience here on WinXp and GE...
Some facts on Cimplicity5.x /Toolbox and WinXP:
I have a workstation built on WinXP and can...
information about MkV panel
XML files password used in MarkVIe
Do we need to set the droop to 4% in electronics engine controlled gensets during synchronization with auto synchronizers?
Alternator stator design voltage are 6000 Volt, want to operate on 3300 Volt
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By Phil Corso on 3 August, 2009 - 7:52 am -
Hussain, no, the plan I have in mind does not require reconnecting the generator to provide 3.5kV. ...
By Hussain on 2 August, 2009 - 11:42 pm -
Design Power Factor is 0.8, but we will increase it up to 0.9.
please give me the solution other...
By Phil Corso on 1 August, 2009 - 10:03 am -
Hussain...
the specs you have provided indicate maximum capacity at 6-kV is 15-MW, if the...
our maximum power requirement is 8 MW from alternator due to prim mover capacity of 9 MW.
please...
By Phil Corso on 31 July, 2009 - 10:50 am -
Hussain... the answer depends on a number of conditions... a major one being, "How much Power...
I want more clarification,
my exciting Power house is at 3.3 KV Bus. now i want to avoid extra...
Performance analysis and optimization tool for power plant
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By Ramu on 3 August, 2009 - 3:58 am -
Hi,
If its related to Hydro, then I would suggest a Canadian company SYNEXUS GLOBAL.
...
By Rob on 2 August, 2009 - 11:04 pm -
There are a few solutions available. Not all are equal and you should try to evaluate carefully.
...
What type of cable can be used for Gas Detectors in Zone 0.
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By arun on 3 August, 2009 - 2:03 am -
Fire resistant cables are intended for use in inter panel connections of electrical, electronics...
What is the philosophy of Temperature control mode of GT SIEMENs V94.3A
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What I understand about the Siemens machine is - when HCO system is in use, it pushes the rotor to...
diagnostic alarm - voter mismatch L74CR in <R> processor
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QD1 is the digital I/O for the three cores and i.e. IONET connection between QD1 and individual...
Our machine is GE MS6001B, use Speedtronic MK V TMR with <I>. This machine operate during the...
The alarm by its name voter mismatch is a direct outcome of the misalignment amongst the cores...
usage of equalizing valve for dP transmitter/gauge
we are planning to overhaul a present GE-MS5002D type turbine , but we don not have the overhaul up dated manual to go through
ALSPA P320 Documentation are required.
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By Jo on 1 August, 2009 - 2:02 pm -
Steve,
Cottonwood power plant is a combined-cycle power facility. The Cottonwood plant is...
By Steve on 31 July, 2009 - 11:00 am -
I am looking for P320 technical field support for a new steam turbine unit in Texas. Are any of...
Equal percentage characteristic
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By Mik on 1 August, 2009 - 8:13 am -
Allan,
can you explain in more details what kind of tuning problems can be experienced? In...
The main application for using an equal percentage valve characteristic is where it is controlling...
from the power department...
logics related to emergency lube oil pump , auxiliary lube oil pump & turning gear motorexplain the logics related to auxiliary lube oil pump, emergency lube oil pump & turning gear motor for gas turbine
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AS usual, an excellent reply from CSA...
This topic has been covered MANY times before. For a recent thread, see:
...
By dhruv on 27 July, 2009 - 11:06 pm -
Dear Sir,
in our frame 9e gt’s cool down is done though turning gear motor by rotating the...
Not every Frame 9E is equipped with the same cooldown mechanism (turning gear, ratchet, cooldown...
Spread temperature for GE Frame 6 turbine is fluctuating between 100F and 300F
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Spread programme is basically a combustion monitoring software. The accuracy of the program depends...
drum level dP measurement
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By gee1976 on 30 July, 2009 - 11:29 am -
i think if you put low pressure side at steam side, you should set negective pressure. i mean at...
I would like to read a text string from a device which connected to the serial port and save this string to a text file or in to a database..
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By Umaima on 29 July, 2009 - 12:53 pm -
Hi there,
plz send me the source code in c for sending the data to the serial port. ...
Spurious GCV LVDT readings on opening panel door
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By Alessandro on 29 July, 2009 - 10:54 am -
Hi,
what about a new LVDT calibration?
A....
i have some confusion about control valve choking phenomena...
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By Ronald Deepak on 28 July, 2009 - 10:31 pm -
Dear All,
Good to see a discussion going on here about choked flow. I would like to add a few...
Frequency deference limit
Mixing of transformer oil
Alarms appear on diagnostic alarm list about tcea of controller
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