BALANCING
PE provides on-site dynamic and static balancing services to Owners and Operators of rotating machinery.
Equipment balanced ranges from the large to small, and from low to high speeds, including:
- Gas Turbines
- Hydraulic Pumps
- Hydroelectric Generators
- Hydroelectric Turbines
- Fans & Blowers
- Steam Turbines
PE is able to respond rapidly when machinery problems arise due to our suite of field transportable balancing equipment. In situations where the out of balance condition is a symptom of another root cause, PE can also perform diagnostic vibration testing.
Gas Turbines
PE has extensive experience in testing, aligning, balancing and troubleshooting gas turbines; services include:
- Full Code Performance Testing
- Highest Precision Optical & Laser Alignment
- Multi-Plane Dynamic Balancing
- Vibration Analysis & Root Cause Determination
- Thermal Distortion Measurements
- On-Site Supervision for Repair & Maintenance
- Inspection & Documentation
Hydroelectric Generators
PE provides technical, engineering and scientific support to the users and manufacturers of hydroelectric generators.
PE specializes in troubleshooting generator failures and conducting the engineering associated with uprating equipment.
From nuts and bolts, copper and insulation, to advanced research and development of generating equipment for 21st century, PE can support your project in the following areas:
- Feasibility Study & Design Review
- Re-Shrinking Rotor Rims to Rotor Spiders
- Improving Rotor Profile & Mechanical Stability of Rotating Parts
- Reverse Engineering of Machinery for Uprating Projects
- Winding & Insulation Systems Design & Condition Assessment
- Calculation of Reactance by Finite Element Method or Direct Measurement by Test
- Improvement of Ventilation System Performance, Reduction in Temperature Rise
- Upgrade Studies
- Frequency Conversion
- Balancing, Vibration & Noise Improvement
- Erection & Alignment
- Maintenance Inspection & Preventive Testing
- Forensic Engineering of Equipment Failures
- Electro-Magnetic-Mechanical Analysis
- Temperature Rise Testing
- In-Situ Testing of Synchronous Generators to Derive Dynamic Modeling Parameters
Hydroelectric Turbines
PE provides technical, engineering and scientific support to the Users and Manufacturers of hydroelectric turbines.
This includes complete water to wire engineering services in the hydroelectric plant.
From nuts and bolts to advanced research and development of 21st century turbines, PE can support your project in the following areas:
- Feasibility Studies & Design Review
- Reverse Engineering of Machinery for Uprating Projects, Including In-Situ Geometry Recover of Prototype Turbines
- Scale Model Testing of the Complete Hydraulic Passageway
- Mitigation of Cavitation Erosion
- Hydraulic Pulsation & Vibration Troubleshooting
- Upgrade Studies & Frequency Conversion
- Balancing, Vibration & Noise Improvement
- Erection Alignment
- Maintenance Inspection & Preventative Testing
- Forensic Engineering of Equipment Failures
- Index (Relative Efficiency) Testing
- Absolute Performance Testing
Steam Turbines
PE has extensive experience in testing, aligning, balancing and troubleshooting steam turbines; services include:
- Full Code Performance Testing
- Highest Precision Optical & Laser Alignment
- Multi-Plane Dynamic Balancing
- Vibration Analysis & Root Cause Determination
- Thermal Distortion Measurements
- On-Site Supervision for Repair & Maintenance
- Inspection & Documentation