by McHale & Associates Inc. | Apr 21, 2009 | Tech Pub Library
ABSTRACT One of the most important aspects of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Performance Test Code (PTC) thermal performance testing is the proper determination of test uncertainty since the Uncertainty Analysis (UA) validates the quality of a test as...
by McHale & Associates Inc. | Oct 27, 2008 | Tech Pub Library
ABSTRACT Due to the economics associated with power generation equipment, accurate data is of paramount importance for the demonstration of thermal performance for the primary power plant components. Since performance measurements and field acceptance tests are also...
by McHale & Associates Inc. | Sep 15, 2006 | Archive, News, Tech Pub Library
Completing a power plant’s start-up and commissioning usually means pushing the prime contractor to wrap up the remaining punch list items and getting the new operators trained. Staffers are tired of the long hours they’ve put in and are looking forward to settling...
