By: Ad de Pijper, Aalborg Industries Inc. Because modern combined-cycle plants are dispatched quickly, the heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) are exposed to a large number of thermal transients.

Fast-starting combined-cycle plants are designed for a certain operating life based on a customer-specified set of operating scenarios. During that design phase, periodic inspection and maintenance ...

The HRSG User’s Group convened its Annual Conference & Exposition in April, marking the 13th year that users, manufacturers, architect/engineers, consultants, and service providers have come together ...

Inspections of more than 500 units over the past 10 years reveals common challenges faced by mid-life HRSGs, particularly those used in combined cycle plants to offset renewable generation and other ...