2007 Spring Meeting & 3rd Global Congress on Process Safety

(100a) New Technique for on Line Washing of Large Condensing Steam Turbines

Author

Satoshi Hata - Presenter, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation


This paper will provide a tutorial on the causes and mitigation of silica fouling in mechanical drive steam turbines driving Ethylene Plant compressors. The target audience for this paper is process and rotating equipment engineers of all experience levels.