Topics: Gas Turbines

We enjoy taking on a tough problem that challenges our ventilation expertise.  Recently, a customer came to us with a problem that involved filtering out sand particles from the air.  Eldridge was recommended to the customer because of our work on offshore vessels.   The customer wanted us to design the best solution for filtering out …

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Special considerations must be made for gas turbines in cold climates. If natural gas turbines experience extreme cold and icing situations, functionality could be impaired to the point of dropping power to thousands of people. In addition to anti-icing systems, which prevent ice from forming on the intake filter systems, operators should also have warm …

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Eldridge’s turbine expertise includes the design and manufacturing of containment damper sets used in turbine enclosures.  Our manufacturing partner, Flamgard Engineering recently completed building a set of three turbine enclosure dampers to be installed by our customer as part of a new GE LM6000 turbine and generator set.   These good looking stainless steel containment …

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When it comes to a gas turbine ventilation rebuild project, Eldridge has a vast amount of experience rebuilding the ventilation systems for both the turbine itself and the compartments enclosing the turbine and generator.   We recently helped a customer with the rebuild of a gas turbine where we had originally designed the enclosure ventilation …

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One of Eldridge’s long-time OEM customers needed to modify the design of an existing trailer turbine package to instead use a heavy gas fuel source. The customer needed our assistance in designing an external enclosure exhaust system that would evacuate any fugitive emissions from the heavy gas fuel supply.  In undertaking this project, we faced …

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Winter is here for most parts of the U.S. and for gas turbine operators, that means it is time to make sure that your anti-icing system is heating well at the correct times. The purpose of an anti-icing system is to prevent ice from forming on inlet air components. Ice build-up from a poorly performing …

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While there is a risk in warm climate areas for a turbine package to experience freezing weather and have a need for the type of gas turbine ventilation solutions we discussed in our last blog on cold climates, in this article we are going to discuss ventilation challenges for gas turbines in warm climates. Counteracting …

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Special considerations must be made for gas turbines in cold climates. If natural gas turbines experience extreme cold and icing situations, functionality could be impaired to the point of dropping power to thousands of people. In addition to anti-icing systems, which prevent ice from forming on the intake filter systems, operators should also have warm …

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From time to time parts need to be replaced in any industrial ventilation system. When replacing parts for a gas turbine ventilation systems, system performance, fire protection, and noise abatement all need to be taken into account. You want to have as little downtime as possible and that is why we suggest buying replacement equipment …

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