Entries by Mike.Lake

Casing Repair – Cracking

This is Part One of a three part Turbine Tip series, discussing the most common steam turbine casing problems: cracking, distortion and erosion. Most units can be repaired by grinding, welding or by pre-stressed mechanical methods.  Finite element calculations show that in many cases, repairs can overcome some of the original design weaknesses and extend […]

Proper Bearing Loading Helps Reduce Turbine Equipment Failure

The main reasons for bearings to wipe are: Insufficient lube oil supply Low lube oil pressure Water in the lube oil. Every once in a while a fourth cause appears: High bearing loading. Proper bearing loading is calculated by the elevations of the bearings, component weights and shaft alignments (bending moments, lateral, torsional). These forces […]

Power Services Group Announces the Addition of Orbital Energy Services and Turbine Generator Maintenance to its Portfolio of Service Companies

PSG presents an alternative to the OEM for plant maintenance services in the power generation and industrial process markets ANDERSON, SC (PRWEB) March 22, 2017 Power Services Group, Inc. (PSG), headquartered in Anderson, SC, is pleased to announce the joining of the three existing Airco companies, headquartered in Pooler, GA, with Orbital Energy Services (OES), […]