Understanding the function, purpose, and theory behind power plant systems and the technology used generate electricity is vital to safe and reliable operation of power generation facilities.
July 13, 2021
It is neither a secret nor a surprise that coal-fired power generation is fighting an uphill battle. Today holds challenges in nearly every operational area. Prevailing […]
June 29, 2021
In most plants, steam generates at a single, high pressure, and where necessary, its pressure reduces. When pressure reduces, steam retains its high temperature. High-temperature steam […]
May 17, 2021
For most of us born before 1990, controls or logic diagrams remind us of Indiana Jones trying to decipher some ancient scroll. The language is foreign […]
October 14, 2020
In March 2020, FCS published a blog introducing the fundamentals of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) solutions to wastewater management. Today, we would like to delve deeper […]
April 24, 2019
Why Do We Need Clarifiers? With increasing world population and advances in the industry, demand for quality water also continues to increase. As with most other […]
November 29, 2018
A control room operator, with a tuned control system, can have a major impact on maintaining and improving power plant performance and reliability. Today’s advanced DCS […]
November 9, 2018
The largest single cost of operation of a power plant is fuel, and the amount of fuel burned is affected directly by the efficiency of the […]