With the gas turbine compressor rotor blade re-staking complete, reinstallations and close-out inspections began. While reinstalling the transition pieces, MD&A detected misalignments from a previous ...

Gas turbines are critical in modern power generation and propulsion systems, with compressor performance being paramount to overall efficiency. Compressor airfoils and blades, essential for ...

The history of the gas turbine can be traced back to 150 BC, when a Greek inventor, philosopher, and geometrician, Hero, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, invented a toy called the “Aeolipile.” The toy ...

Failure analysis of gas and compressor turbine blades encompasses the systematic investigation of damage phenomena that compromise blade integrity. This field integrates diverse approaches including ...

MOSCOW, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Tension over giant turbines that Moscow blames for the reduction of flows via the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline has put the focus on the equipment it needs to operate. Gazprom ...

Takasago Machinery Works is innocuously named and feels almost hidden away, located near a serene seaside village in western Japan. Make no mistake, however: this is not only the ‘mother factory’ for ...

In a steady-state operation, the mass flow rate of air entering the compressor must equal the mass flow rate of air leaving ...

Every year, our power industry is facing more and more intense impact from climate change, whether the result of blizzardy, icy winter conditions or scorching summer heat waves. In early September ...

GE recently announced the completion of the first implementation of its GT26 High-Efficiency (HE) upgrade for the GT26 gas turbine fleet. The work was done at Uniper’s Enfield Power Station (Figure 1) ...