Power

Monthly Issue | June 1, 2013

Electronic Voltage Detector
Electronic Voltage Detector

HD Electric Co.’s new single-range TAG-200, multi-range TAG-200MR, and single-range TAG-330 are electronic voltage detectors designed for detecting distribution and transmission voltages. These direct contact type detectors emit both audible…


Too Dumb to Meter, Part 12

22. The Jimmy, Ron, and Mo Show Its reputation in tatters from the Lyons fiasco, the Atomic Energy Commission responded with classic bureaucratic behavior, described best by academic and satirist…


Fast-Start HRSG Life-Cycle Optimization
Fast-Start HRSG Life-Cycle Optimization

Modern heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) design must balance operating response with the reduction in life of components caused by daily cycling and fast starts. Advanced modeling techniques demonstrate HRSG…


Ram Position Sensors
Ram Position Sensors

Alliance Sensors Group launched the MR Series of linear position sensors for use in measuring the ram position of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders. The MR Series is designed to be…


Opinions à la Carte

Have you ever experienced a restaurant menu overflowing with so many tasty entrées that making your selection seemed an impossible decision? Your deliberation probably ended when the waiter began tapping…


Repower or Build a New Combined Cycle Unit?
Repower or Build a New Combined Cycle Unit?

URS recently performed a combined cycle repowering study to determine the feasibility and economics of repowering an existing steam turbine that went into service in the 1950s. The competing option…


Multi-Gun Valve
Multi-Gun Valve

NLB Corp. introduced the MGV24-1200, a new multi-gun valve that allows two or more high-pressure water jet lances (or other accessories) to be operated from the same 24,000 psi pump…