This is your source for consulting engineering assistance with testing, monitoring and optimization of electric power generating plant production and performance. I am a registered professional engineer with over 42 years of experience working in the electric power Industry dealing with heat rate and thermal performance issues of electric generating plants, including:
- Simple Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants
- Combined Cycle Power Plants
- Co-generation Power and Process Steam Plants
- Natural Gas and Fuel Oil Fired Power Plant
- Fossil Fueled Steam Turbine Units
- Nuclear Power Plants
Expertise and experience includes:
- Design and certification of Primary Flow Meters, including ASME PTC 6 Flow Nozzles and Natural Gas Flow Meters according to AGA Report 3
- Review and certification of electric revenue watt metering.
- Thermodynamic heat balance analysis of steam turbine efficiency and computer modeling of turbine cycles using PEPSE©.
- Cycle Isolation walk-downs and verification
- Nuclear Reactor Power Calorimetric calculations and verification.
- Performance Test Uncertainty Calculations and Analysis
- Capacity Demonstration Testing, Ratings and validation of Power Purchase Agreements.
- M&D Software Development and Monitoring of Gas Turbine and Hydro Unit Performance.
Extensive experience and involvement with the development and application of ASME Performance Test Codes, including:
- ASME PTC 6 – Steam Turbines
- ASME PTC 22 – Gas Turbines
- ASME PTC 46 – Net Plant Performance
- ASME PTC 12.4 – Nuclear Moisture Separator Reheaters (MSR)
- ASME PTC 19.5 – Flow Metering
Services offered include acting as:
- Owner Engineer
- Bank Engineer
- 3rd Party Arbitration Engineer or Expert Witness
- Remote Performance Monitor or Performance Test Director
- On-site Customer Witness or Representative
For more information, please contact:
W. Cary Campbell, PE
Principal Consulting Engineer
Generating Plant Performance Consultants
205-641-9137