Power Station Maintenance

As governments seek to achieve the benefits of privatization and to drive down the price of electricity by introducing competition in generation, the role of those responsible for maintaining the power plant has changed radically. This text presents conference papers on the subject. Part 1 Boiler techniques: In-situ valve seat replacements

Spiral welding - cutting the cost of maintenance, but not the quality

Beyond repair - cost-effective management of boiler tube failures

The use of novel diagnostic and retrofit design techniques to eliminate coal and ash storage failures.

Part 2 Managing people: The ISO 9001 combined cycle gas turbine power station

Developing a climate of collaboration and teamwork for outage time reduction

Partnerships and alliancing - and the importance of a good business strategy

Value added using focus group methodology.

Part 3 Sweating the asset - 1: Quantitative risk assessment and its role in plant maintenance decisions

Cost-effective maintenance for the new millennium

Industrial Trent Genset - Designing for life-cycle.

Part 4 Turbogenerator techniques: Problems with modern air-cooled generator stator windings

A new approach to turbine lubrication management

Proper maintenance practices involving condenser cleaning and in-leakage inspection

Troubleshooting bearing problems during the uprating of an existing steam turbine.

Part 5 Condition Monitoring: Evolution of health monitoring for CCGT plant

Condition monitoring of cooling tower fan gearboxes

Permanent partial discharge assessment of power station high-voltage switchgear.

Part 6 Sweating the Asset - 2: An enterprise wide implementation of a maintenance/materials management systems

Power station maintenance for safety and reliability

How to contract for a gas turbine major inspection.

PEP - Professional Engineering Publishers - is the author of Power Station Maintenance, published by Wiley.