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Guidelines for the Design, Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Safety Relief Devices for Steam Surface Condensers

Darren M. Nightingale
Proc. ASME. POWER2018, Volume 2: Heat Exchanger Technologies; Plant Performance; Thermal Hydraulics and Computational Fluid Dynamics; Water Management for Power Systems; Student Competition, V002T07A001, June 24–28, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2018-7104
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2018-7104
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Topics: Condensers (steam plant), Design, Maintenance, Safety, Steam, Shells, Exhaust systems, Pressure, Water, Cooling
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Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L): Hawthorn Station, Unit #5 Modular Titanium Tubed Condenser Project — A Case Study

Kim Grogan, Richard Pearce, Darren M. Nightingale
Proc. ASME. POWER2018, Volume 2: Heat Exchanger Technologies; Plant Performance; Thermal Hydraulics and Computational Fluid Dynamics; Water Management for Power Systems; Student Competition, V002T07A006, June 24–28, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2018-7563
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2018-7563
View Paper titled, Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L): Hawthorn Station, Unit #5 Modular Titanium Tubed Condenser Project — A Case Study
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Topics: Condensers (steam plant), Titanium, Design, Pressure, Cooling, Cycles, Water, Anodes, Brass (Metal), Carbon steel
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Design Guidelines for the Safe Operation of Steam Surface Condenser Turbine Bypass on Combined Cycle Power Plants

Darren M. Nightingale
Proc. ASME. POWER2017-ICOPE-17, Volume 1: Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generator; Combustion Turbines; Energy Water Sustainability; Fuels, Combustion and Material Handling; Heat Exchangers, Condensers, Cooling Systems, and Balance-of-Plant, V001T05A001, June 26–30, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER-ICOPE2017-3002
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER-ICOPE2017-3002
View Paper titled, Design Guidelines for the Safe Operation of Steam Surface Condenser Turbine Bypass on Combined Cycle Power Plants
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Topics: Combined cycle power stations, Condensers (steam plant), Design, Steam, Turbines, Damage, Failure, Erosion, Cycles, Fossil fuels
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Guidelines and Techniques for the Effective Control of Condensate Dissolved Oxygen in Steam Surface Condensers

Darren M. Nightingale
Proc. ASME. POWER2016, ASME 2016 Power Conference, V001T04A001, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2016-59004
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2016-59004
View Paper titled, Guidelines and Techniques for the Effective Control of Condensate Dissolved Oxygen in Steam Surface Condensers
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Topics: Condensed matter, Condensers (steam plant), Oxygen, Steam, Corrosion, Design, Failure, Maintenance, Power stations
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Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines and General Considerations for the Proper Design, and Location, of Various Types of Service Connections on Steam Surface Condensers

Darren M. Nightingale
Proc. ASME. POWER2015, ASME 2015 Power Conference, V001T04A001, June 28–July 2, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2015-49001
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2015-49001
View Paper titled, Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines and General Considerations for the Proper Design, and Location, of Various Types of Service Connections on Steam Surface Condensers
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Topics: Condensers (steam plant), Design, Design engineering, Steam, Failure, Fluids, Steam turbines, Structural failures
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Case Studies: Nueces Bay, Unit #7 and Barney M. Davis, Unit #2 for Topaz Power: The Successful Turnkey Repowering of Existing Steam Surface Condensers From Traditional Rankine to a 2x1 Combined Cycle Configuration

Darren M. Nightingale, Vincent Powers, Earl Proud, Barry Johnson
Proc. ASME. POWER2014, Volume 1: Fuels and Combustion, Material Handling, Emissions; Steam Generators; Heat Exchangers and Cooling Systems; Turbines, Generators and Auxiliaries; Plant Operations and Maintenance; Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM); Plant Systems, Structures, Components and Materials Issues, V001T03A003, July 28–31, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2014-32030
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2014-32030
View Paper titled, Case Studies: Nueces Bay, Unit #7 and Barney M. Davis, Unit #2 for Topaz Power: The Successful Turnkey Repowering of Existing Steam Surface Condensers From Traditional Rankine to a 2x1 Combined Cycle Configuration
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Topics: Combined cycles, Condensers (steam plant), Steam, Rankine cycle, Design engineering, Power stations, Thermal power stations
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The Thermal and Mechanical Considerations for the Replacement of Existing Condenser Tubes (Either by Retubing or Modular Replacement), Tubesheets and Waterboxes to Ensure Plant Optimization

Darren M. Nightingale, Earl Proud
Proc. ASME. POWER2014, Volume 1: Fuels and Combustion, Material Handling, Emissions; Steam Generators; Heat Exchangers and Cooling Systems; Turbines, Generators and Auxiliaries; Plant Operations and Maintenance; Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM); Plant Systems, Structures, Components and Materials Issues, V001T03A002, July 28–31, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2014-32010
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2014-32010
View Paper titled, The Thermal and Mechanical Considerations for the Replacement of Existing Condenser Tubes (Either by Retubing or Modular Replacement), Tubesheets and Waterboxes to Ensure Plant Optimization
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Topics: Condensers (steam plant), Optimization, Power stations, Design, Failure, Steam, Corrosion, Eddy current testing, Erosion, Life extension
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Testing Standards, Methods and Guidelines for Steam Surface Condensers: A Summary of the Options Available to Plant Operators for Ensuring Equipment Reliability and Maintaining Unit Performance

Darren M. Nightingale
Proc. ASME. POWER2013, Volume 1: Fuels and Combustion, Material Handling, Emissions; Steam Generators; Heat Exchangers and Cooling Systems; Turbines, Generators and Auxiliaries; Plant Operations and Maintenance, V001T03A001, July 29–August 1, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2013-98015
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2013-98015
View Paper titled, Testing Standards, Methods and Guidelines for Steam Surface Condensers: A Summary of the Options Available to Plant Operators for Ensuring Equipment Reliability and Maintaining Unit Performance
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Topics: Condensers (steam plant), Reliability, Steam, Testing, Maintenance, Inspection, Design, Failure, Power stations
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Recommended Practices for the Development of an Effective Steam Surface Condenser Maintenance Regime; Including Suggested Maintenance Solutions and Design Modifications That Can Improve Condenser Performance and Reliability

Darren M. Nightingale
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 2: Plant Systems, Structures, and Components; Safety and Security; Next Generation Systems; Heat Exchangers and Cooling Systems, 735-751, July 30–August 3, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54037
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54037
View Paper titled, Recommended Practices for the Development of an Effective Steam Surface Condenser Maintenance Regime; Including Suggested Maintenance Solutions and Design Modifications That Can Improve Condenser Performance and Reliability
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Topics: Condensers (steam plant), Design, Maintenance, Reliability, Steam, Inspection, Testing, Failure mechanisms
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Tampa Electric Company - Big Bend Station, The First Complete Station Titanium-Tubed Modular Condenser Changeout - Units 1–4: A Case Study

Patrick Clarke, Darren M. Nightingale, Earl Proud, Dennis J. Schumerth
Proc. ASME. POWER2011, ASME 2011 Power Conference, Volume 1, 401-422, July 12–14, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2011-55159
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2011-55159
View Paper titled, Tampa Electric Company - Big Bend Station, The First Complete Station Titanium-Tubed Modular Condenser Changeout - Units 1–4: A Case Study
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Topics: Condensers (steam plant), Titanium, Coal, Power stations, Reliability, Energy sustainability, Flow (Dynamics), Logistics, Pumps, Seawater
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The Considerations for Reviewing the Effects of Power Uprates, Including Repowering, on Existing Steam Surface Condensers

Darren M. Nightingale
Proc. ASME. POWER2010, ASME 2010 Power Conference, 135-146, July 13–15, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: POWER2010-27068
https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2010-27068
View Paper titled, The Considerations for Reviewing the Effects of Power Uprates, Including Repowering, on Existing Steam Surface Condensers
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Topics: Condensers (steam plant), Power uprate, Steam, Design, Boilers, Gas turbines, Heat, Power stations