| Plant
and Description of Work
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Chelan
County Public Utility District, Rocky Reach Dam
(Feb 2000 - Feb 2001)
Design and implementation of a new rim support system. Design tooling
and procedures for rotor rim reshrink. Supervise reshrink |
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National
Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO)
(Dec 1999 - Mar 2000)
Measurements to diagnose source of seal leakage in large variable
pitch propellor hub. Recommend repair program to eliminate leakage |
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Kinder
Morgan (Feb 2000 - Jun 2000)
Troubleshoot and support repair of an induction motor for use in a
natural gas
transmission compressor station. |
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Virginia
Power, Bath County Pump Storage Station, Unit N6
(Oct 1999 - Feb 2000 )
Thrust bearing failure diagnosis and repair recommendations. |
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Robert
Bein, William Frost, Several Stations (Sept 2000 - Jun 2002)
Specify double wall heat exchangers for external bearing heat exchangers.
Perform commissioning tests to verify system performance. |
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Great
Lakes Power, MacKay Unit N1 (Sep 1999 - Feb 2000)
Thrust bearing failure investigation and hydraulic thrust measurements |
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New
York Power Authority, Robert Moses Station, Unit N1
(Jul 1999 - Dec 1999)
Thrust bearing failure investigation. Shaft current identification
and mitigation. |
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US Generating,
Bear Swamp Pump Storage Station, Units 1 & 2
(Nov 1998 - Dec 1999)
Vibration assessment, stationary and rotational alignment, dynamic
balancing. Thrust bearing evaluation and improvement. Protection system
and instrumentation redesign. Diagnosis of turbine hydraulic instability. |
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New York
Power Authority, Robert Moses Station, All Units (Jan 1999)
Tribological study to determine optimum materials for rotating and
stationary turbine seals. Issue formal white paper with findings and
recommendations. |
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Generation
Equipment Services Gas Turbine Gearbox
(Oct 1998 - Jan 1999)
Diagnose gear tooth failures and gearbox misalignment. Recommend and
implement repairs. Improve gearbox lubrication and filtration. |
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