by Frank Grotkopf | Oct 30, 2013 | Tech Pub Library
Setting Standards for Solar: ASME’s PTC 52 and the Future of Concentrated Solar Power Testing With an overwhelming push for “green” renewable energy in the recent years, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Performance Test Codes (PTCs) are being called...
by McHale & Associates Inc. | Feb 28, 2012 | Tech Pub Library
ABSTRACT Since its publication in 1996, ASME PTC 46 Performance Test Code on Overall Plant Performance has established itself as the premier test code for conducting overall plant performance within the power industry, especially for combined cycle power plants. The...
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...
