A Nuclear Renaissance

My earliest recollection of nuclear power was as a middle school student on a field trip to the Trojan Nuclear Plant. I remember very little about the trip other than the vague sense that splitting atoms to generate heat was "high tech"compared to the logs that fueled the quaint wood-burning stove we used to heat our home.
Cover Story
  • The New Era of Nuclear Power (4.61MB PDF)

    • GE's Brian Jordan offers a high-level look at the global factors contributing to the resurgence of nuclear power around the world. He also discusses the array of products and services GE's optimization and control business provides to the nuclear segment.
Case Histories
  • Integrated Performance and Condition Monitoring at DuPont (4.55MB PDF)

    • Condition monitoring customarily focuses on rotordynamic variables such as vibration, speed, and bearing temperature. Performance monitoring focuses on thermodynamic variables. Steve Plaisance explores the synergy between these two types of monitoring by discussing results from DuPont's facility at Sabine River, Texas.
  • Shaft Crack Detection Methodology for Reactor Coolant & Recirculation Pumps (1.57MB PDF)

    • Large vertical pumps are common in nuclear facilities. However, their design often makes such pumps more prone to problems with shaft crack. Ron Bosmans explains the successful methodology for monitoring these machines pioneered with Bently Nevada instrumentation more than 20 years ago.
  • Synopsis of Savings (331KB PDF)

    • Condition monitoring doesn't cost - it pays! These short vignettes describe how customers around the world are receiving value from their condition monitoring systems and receiving rapid financial payback from their investment.
New Product Showcase
  • ADRE® Digital Replay Card (643KB PDF)

    • A new module for our ADRE 408 DSPi instrument allows users to replay and reprocess collected data with better precision and accuracy than many other digital or analog recording instruments.
  • Radiation Resistant 3300 XL Proximitor and 330530 Velomitor® Sensor (292KB PDF)

    • Radiation-hardened vibration sensors have been available as part of the Bently Nevada product line for many years. This article describes recent updates that have resulted in better, more robust vibration sensing capabilities than ever before for our customers in the nuclear power sector.
  • 3300 XL Underwater Probes (105KB PDF)

    • Fully submersible proximity probes are often required in hydro applications as well as water / wastewater treatment plants. Read about our recently updated offerings in a variety of tip diameters and case sizes.
Recip Tips
  • When is Rod Drop the Right Measurement for Reciprocating Compressors? (123KB PDF)

    • Rod drop can be an effective way to measure rider band wear on reciprocating compressors, but, depending on design and process conditions, it isn't right for every compressor. This article and a companion Applications Note discusses the criteria for determining when rod drop will give good results - and when it won't.
From the Desk Of
  • More Technology…Closer to Our Customers (138KB PDF)

    • Marketing and Commercial Operations Manager John Cataldo discusses the ways that we're committed to understanding the needs of our customers so that we can continue to develop innovative technology that solves their business problems.
Applications
  • Pipe Strain (981KB PDF)

    • Improperly designed or installed piping can wreak havoc on rotating machinery. GE's Dave Fahy chronicles the many problems that can occur with this combination case history and tutorial article.
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