Case Study
Water and Particulate Contamination In Steam Turbine Lube Oil Reservoir
Problem: South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC), located near Victoria, Texas, operates three (3) GE LM6000 Gas Turbines and one Dresser-Rand Steam Turbine. The four (4) units put a combined output of approximately 180 MW of power. In January of 2012, the Dresser-Rand Steam Turbine’s Rotor was removed for rotor work. The turbine was covered to protect it from the environment, however, a heavy rain storm occurred and rain water entered i