Power Station Maintenance

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

• Part 1 Boiler techniques: In-situ valve seat replacements Spiral welding - cutting the cost of maintenance, but not the qualityBeyond repair - cost-effective management of boiler tube failuresThe 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 stationDeveloping a climate of collaboration and teamwork for outage time reductionPartnerships and alliancing - and the importance of a good business strategyValue added using focus group methodology. Part 3 Sweating the asset - 1: Quantitative risk assessment and its role in plant maintenance decisionsCost-effective maintenance for the new millenniumIndustrial Trent Genset - Designing for life-cycle. Part 4 Turbogenerator techniques: Problems with modern air-cooled generator stator windingsA new approach to turbine lubrication managementProper maintenance practices involving condenser cleaning and in-leakage inspectionTroubleshooting bearing problems during the uprating of an existing steam turbine. Part 5 Condition Monitoring: Evolution of health monitoring for CCGT plantCondition monitoring of cooling tower fan gearboxesPermanent partial discharge assessment of power station high-voltage switchgear. Part 6 Sweating the Asset - 2: An enterprise wide implementation of a maintenance/materials management systemsPower station maintenance for safety and reliabilityHow to contract for a gas turbine major inspection.