A rapid major turbomachinery turnaround provided
many lessons. As is so often the case, timing - or lack of
time - was the driving force in this outage. Business
conditions dictated 28 days stream-to-stream, which allowed
21 days for equipment maintenance. Equipment overhauled and
upgraded included five centrifugal compressors, one large
steam turbine and a reciprocating compressor. Also included
in the worklist were typical PM activities on four lube sets,
three turbines and two centrifugal compressors.
The actual outage was the culmination of planning
that spanned an entire year and consumed thousands of
man-hours. All
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