Topics: Power Generation
Power plants are the backbone of modern energy generation. However, the processes that produce electricity also generate significant amounts of heat and dust. Uncontrolled, these conditions pose serious risks. Excessive heat can damage expensive equipment, compromise worker safety, and reduce the overall efficiency of the plant. Dust buildup presents health concerns for workers and can …
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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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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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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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