Evaluating & Improving Steam Turbine Performance
Next session: TBA

Who Should Attend

Among the many topics, this seminar demonstrates the practical use of thermodynamic, fluid mechanic and design principles as they apply to the troubleshooting, maintenance, and operating needs of power plant engineers.

This seminar is highly beneficial to anyone involved in determining, maintaining and maximizing the performance of a steam turbine. It has been designed to present a clear understanding of the many cause-effect performance issues commonly encountered in nuclear, fossil and industrial power plants ranging from 25 to 1000 Megawatts.

The background of attendees varies from Operators and Shift Supervisors to Performance Engineers to Designers and A&E Engineers. For those with considerable experience, you will find the answers to many of the questions surrounding tasks such as calculating N2 packing leakage and determining LP turbine efficiency. For those who are new to the field, you will find a wealth of "fundamentals" that serves as the basis for determining how to operate, troubleshoot and improve the efficiency of your turbine based on the design of your machine and the configuration of your plant.

This seminar strongly emphasizes "real life, hands-on" operation, maintenance, and data analysis situations. There are sections devoted to conducting turbine testing, steam path audits and analyzing data collected from station instrumentation and the DCS. These lessons are directly transferable and intended to provide the "take-home" knowledge needed to immediately reduce the heat rate of your power plant. The text and technical papers provide a reference library that you will use repeatedly throughout your career. Information contained in this seminar is based on the 20 years of career experience of the presenter as well as the published works of many of the most recognized authorities in the industry.

For more information on MD&A's training seminars or to be placed on our mailing list for future sessions of this or other training events, please contact Sean McLenithan, Market Development Specialist at (518) 399-3616 or e-mail smclenithan@mdaturbines.com.