Power generation: EPRI offers independent combined-cycle turbine expertise
To address the technical and material problems that have aarisen as more utilities have installed combined-cycle turbines, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) created the Materials Center for Combustion Turbines (MCCT). located at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas, MCCT was established to pr5ovide expertise in all areas of combustion-turbine materials technology. SwRI engineers and scientists have helped EPRI members understand new combined-cycle (combustion and steam) technology and solve related problems through a wide range of MCCT services. Some of these service include investigation of turbine component failures, analysis of repair procedures, development of nondestructive evaluation methods for measuring hot section component degradation, analysis and specification of protective coatings for turbine blades and other components, and development of life prediction and life assessment tools to help achieve maximum value from turbine operation.
- OSTI ID:
- 244048
- Journal Information:
- Electric Light and Power, Vol. 74, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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