Like a classic Rankine cycle plant, Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plants generate power using a working fluid to rotate a generator. The term “organic” indicates …

Power plants and process facilities have hundreds of moving parts and associated diagrams showing how they work. Many components are electrical.  Therefore, to understand how …

Intermittent failures can be one of the most challenging issues to troubleshoot in a power plant or any other complex system. These types of faults …

Burning coal for power generation gives rise to a variety of wastes that must be controlled or at least accounted for. So-called 'clean coal' technologies …

In my experience working at Power Plants, operators generally fall into two categories when it comes to understanding reactive power (VARs): Those who sort of …

Have you ever looked at flowing water, and it almost looks like glass because it is flowing so smoothly? That is called Laminar Flow.

“Valves and actuators make up a small part of a power station – perhaps only two or three percent by capital cost,” according to Power …

Power Plants and Process Facilities have millions of moving parts and diagrams show how they work. Few parts are more important than valves.

Often, we find ourselves questioning what a term means in a manual, procedure, or even in conversation. And when we look up these terms via …