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    3 Way Valve Drain Port "Vent"

    Greetings, In the liquid fuel system in our power plant, there is a 3 way valve in the turbine compartment that direct either purge air or diesel based on what fuel the turbine is burning. My question is that there is a drain port in the valv,e and it is stamped "vent". this line goes to...
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    Liquid Fuel System Articles

    I have seen some articles (for example CCJonline and there are other sites), about water cooled check valve increases the reliability of transfer to liquid fuel when needed. Are these articles talk about the LF system that has re-circulation and benefited from water cooled check valve? or...
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    Lube Oil Pump

    Greetings, we had two lube oil pumps (vertical centrifugal pump, 7FA turbine) running @ the same time because if only one is working the pressure would decrease. we have changed the pump with a new one, and the problem was solved. They didn't see any sign of damage or something suspicious...
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    Vacuum at Bearing Housing

    Greetings, What is the real purpose behind keeping the bearing housing at vacuum? and what would happen if the we lost the vacuum? Thank you
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    Generator Humming Sound

    Greetings, We have a 7FA generator with humming sound. metal temperature of bearing is not high, so I think the problem is not from bearing clearance. can you share whatever information you have about it? Note: unit is running since 2-3 months with this problem, and waiting for the...
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    Detecting Spark Discharge in 7FA Lube Oil Filter

    Greetings, I am trying to find the root causes of varnish formation in our 7FA lube oil tank. One of the root causes I came across is the spark generated when oil passes through the lube oil filters. also there is another reason which is air bubbles in the oil but this is not our topic. I...
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