| Access |
Winter 2002 |
HRSG Inspection Access: Design It Right Upfront, Not In Service |
| Access |
Winter 2004 |
Products for Retrofit - Baffle Access Panels |
| Access |
Summer 2001 |
Specifications for Access |
| Access Doors |
Summer 2002 |
Access Doors - Penetration Seals |
| Access Doors |
Spring 2006 |
HRSG Improvement Products |
| Access Doors |
Winter 2004 |
Products for Retrofit - Casing Access Doors |
| Austenitic Pressure Part |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Access Lane |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Back Pressure |
Spring 2007 |
Turbine Exhaust Back Pressure |
| Brillo |
Winter 2007 |
Trouble Behind the Brillo Pad |
| Baffle |
Spring 2006 |
Justify Gas Baffling Improvements with Performance Modeling |
| Burners |
Winter 2002 |
Add a Duct Burner? |
| Burners |
Spring 2000 |
Economic Advantage of Supplementary Firing |
| Burners |
Winter 1999 |
Publications by HRST Personnel - Uninterrupted Steam Production |
| Bypass |
Winter 2002 |
Gas Bypass vs. Tube Blockage |
| Carryover |
Fall 2000 |
Level Control and Carryover |
| Casing |
Summer 2003 |
HRSG Infrared Thermal Imaging |
| Casing Penetrations |
Fall 2000 |
Casing Penetration Seals Update |
| Casing Penetrations |
Spring 2000 |
Casing Penetrations |
| Casing Penetrations |
Summer 2001 |
Mystery Leak |
| Casing Penetrations |
Winter 2002 |
Penetration Seals, The Next Generation - Closely Spaced |
| Casing Penetrations |
Winter 2001 |
Piping Penetration Seals |
| Casing Penetrations |
Winter 2004 |
Products for Retrofit - Piping Penetration Seals |
| Circulation |
Spring 2000 |
Sweatin' About Circulation |
| Circulation Assessment |
Summer 2004 |
Flow Accelerated Corrosion - What should you tell your boss? |
| Cleaning |
Spring 2007 |
Turbine Exhaust Back Pressure |
| Cleaning Heating Surface |
Winter 2002 |
Dry Ice Blasting |
| Cleaning Heating Surface |
Winter 2004 |
Offline Corrosion |
| Commissioning |
Winter 2002 |
When is New Boiler / HRSG Plant Design Engineering Complete |
| Condensation |
Fall 2006 |
Condensate Drains |
| Condensation |
Summer 2003 |
Purge Timer Got You Watchin' The Clock? |
| Condensation |
Summer 2003 |
Turbine Exhaust Condensation: Corrosion Vs. Performance |
| Continuing Education |
Winter 2004 |
HRSG Fundamentals Training |
| Continuing Education |
Summer 2002 |
Training - Lack of Proper Training |
| Controls |
Winter 2002 |
Anticipation - Controlling Interaction of Components |
| Controls |
Winter 2004 |
IP Drum Level Control |
| Controls |
Summer 2001 |
Misbehavin' Ammonia Skid |
| Corrosion |
Summer 2001 |
All NDT is Not Equal |
| Corrosion |
Spring 2005 |
Boiler Inspection Tip - Check Floor Casing Pipe Penetrations for Pipe Corrosion |
| Corrosion |
Spring 2000 |
Dew Point and Conventional Wisdom |
| Corrosion |
Spring 2007 |
Dew Point Corrosion in Drain Penetrations |
| Corrosion |
Winter 2002 |
FAC - It Is Still With Us |
| Corrosion |
Summer 2001 |
Mystery Leak |
| Corrosion |
Winter 2004 |
Offline Corrosion |
| Corrosion |
Winter 2001 |
Stack Corrosion |
| Corrosion |
Summer 2003 |
Turbine Exhaust Condensation: Corrosion Vs. Performance |
| Corrosion |
Fall 2000 |
Water Chemistry and Corrosion Audit |
| Cost Allocation |
Winter 2001 |
News, Announcements - Steam/Electric Department Cost Allocation |
| Cycling |
Winter 1999 |
Cycling 101, Part 1, The Cycling Service Study |
| Cycling |
Winter 2002 |
Economizer Quenching |
| Cycling |
Winter 1999 |
Publications by HRST Personnel - Avoid Damage from Cycling Service |
| Cycling |
Fall 2000 |
Recirculation to Mitigate the Effect of Cycling |
| Cycling |
Winter 2001 |
So You're Gonna Cycle that HRSG |
| Desuperheater |
Summer 2009 |
Desuperheater Problem Diagnostics |
| Desuperheating |
Winter 2004 |
Desuperheating to Disaster? |
| Desuperheating |
Fall 2000 |
Over Performing Superheater = Underperforming HRSG & Loss of $$$ |
| Downcomer |
Summer 2009 |
Cracks IN HP Steam Drum Downcomer Welds - More Experience |
| Downcomer Nozzle |
Summer 2008 |
Cracks In HP Downcomer Nozzle Welds Becoming More Commonplace |
| Drain Penetrations |
Spring 2007 |
Dew Point Corrosion in Drain Penetrations |
| Drain Strain |
Summer 2008 |
Drain Strain - Is IT About To Cause You Pain? |
| Drain System |
Spring 2000 |
Drain Boilers Under Pressure |
| Draining |
Summer 2004 |
Draining- A No Brainer? |
| Drains |
Fall 2006 |
Condensate Drains |
| Drum Level Control |
Fall 2000 |
Drum Retention Time (New Boiler Specs, Part III) |
| Drum Level Control |
Winter 2004 |
IP Drum Level Control |
| Drum Level Control |
Winter 2002 |
IP Drum Swell At HRSG Start-Up |
| Drum Level Control |
Fall 2000 |
Level Control and Carryover |
| Drum Level Control |
Winter 2001 |
Level Control II |
| Economizer |
Spring 2007 |
Are Economizer Tube Failures Driving You Crazy? |
| Economizer |
Winter 2002 |
Economizer Quenching |
| Economizer |
Summer 2008 |
The HRST ShockMaster Economizer |
| Efficiency |
Winter 2001 |
Boiler Efficiency |
| Efficiency |
Summer 2004 |
Boiler Performance |
| Efficiency |
Fall 2000 |
Over Performing Superheater = Underperforming HRSG & Loss of $$$ |
| Efficiency |
Fall 2000 |
Performance Bump (or He Who Hesitates Loses Big Time) |
| Elbows |
Fall 2006 |
Measuring FAC in Elbows |
| Enhanced Oil Recovery |
Winter 2001 |
News, Announcements |
| FAC |
Summer 2001 |
All NDT is Not Equal |
| FAC |
Fall 2006 |
Don’t Let FAC Pull Your Plant's Down |
| FAC |
Winter 2002 |
FAC - It Is Still With Us |
| FAC |
Summer 2004 |
Flow Accelerated Corrosion - What should you tell your boss? |
| FAC |
Fall 2006 |
Measuring FAC in Elbows |
| Feed Pumps |
Winter 2001 |
News, Announcements |
| Feedwater Preheaters |
Spring 2000 |
Dew Point and Conventional Wisdom |
| Finned Tube |
Winter 2007 |
Finned Tub Cleaning |
| Fired Boilers |
Summer 2002 |
Superheater Failures in Fired Boilers |
| Flooding a Superheater |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Floor Casing Penetration Seals |
Spring 2006 |
HRSG Improvement Products |
| Florida |
Summer 2003 |
HRST Opens a Florida Office |
| Flow Distribution Plates |
Spring 2006 |
Flow Distribution Plate Problems |
| Foundation Attachment |
Spring 2006 |
HRSG Foundation Attachment |
| Freeze Risk |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Fresh-Air Firing |
Winter 1999 |
Publications by HRST Personnel |
| Fundamentals |
Winter 2004 |
HRSG Fundamentals Training |
| Gas Bypass |
Spring 2006 |
Justify Gas Baffling Improvements with Performance Modeling |
| Gaskets |
Spring 2006 |
Manway Sealing Part 1 - Spiral Wound Gaskets |
| Gaskets |
Fall 2006 |
Manway Sealing Part 2 - Re-torquing |
| Heat Transfer |
Fall 2006 |
Fabric Pipe Penetration Seals - Beware of Heat Transfer Damage! |
| HRSG Academy |
Fall 2005 |
HRSG Academy |
| HRSG Academy |
Spring 2006 |
Upcoming Training Courses |
| HRSG Academy |
Summer 2008 |
HRSG Academy Update |
| HRSG Academy |
Summer 2009 |
HRSG Academy Goes International! |
| HRSG Specifications |
Fall 2005 |
HRSG Specifications |
| HRSG Users Meeting |
Winter 1999 |
HRSG Users Meeting |
| HRST Personnel News |
Summer 2003 |
Getting to Know HRST - Lester Stanley |
| HRST Personnel News |
Winter 2002 |
Getting to Know HRST - Scott Wambeke |
| HRST Personnel News |
Summer 2003 |
HRST Opens a Florida Office - Bryan Craig |
| HRST Personnel News |
Summer 2003 |
The HRST Team |
| HRST Personnel News |
Winter 2004 |
World Deadlift Champion - Robert Krowech |
| HRST Personnel News |
Summer 2008 |
New Additions To the Team |
| HRST Personnel News |
Summer 2008 |
HRST Enters A New Hemisphere! |
| HRST Personnel News |
Summer 2009 |
Soap Box Derby |
| Hydro Test |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Hydrostatic Head Pressure Test |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Humor |
Summer 2002 |
Top Ten Things You'll Never Hear from your Consultant |
| Humor |
Summer 2008 |
Humor Me |
| Humor |
Summer 2009 |
Humor |
| Industry News |
Winter 1999 |
U.S. Electric Generating Capacity |
| Infrared Thermal Imaging |
Summer 2003 |
HRSG Infrared Thermal Imaging |
| Infrared Thermal Imaging |
Summer 2003 |
Pumpable Insulation |
| Inspection Services |
Summer 2003 |
HRSG Infrared Thermal Imaging |
| Inspection Services |
Spring 2007 |
How to Get the Most Out of Your HRSG Inspection |
| Inspection Services |
Summer 2001 |
News, Announcements --- Recent HRST Jobs |
| Inspection Services |
Spring 2000 |
Owners, Is Your New Boiler Ready for Start-Up? |
| Inspection Services |
Fall 2000 |
The HRST View on Inspection Services |
| Instrumentation |
Summer 2001 |
Calibrated TC = Good Temperature Measurement? |
| Instrumentation |
Winter 2002 |
IP Drum Swell At HRSG Start-Up |
| Instrumentation |
Winter 2001 |
News, Announcements |
| Insulation |
Summer 2003 |
Pumpable Insulation |
| Listening for Leaks |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Layup |
Winter 2004 |
Offline Corrosion |
| Liner |
Summer 2009 |
The Liner Is Okay But The Studs Are A Mess? |
| Liner Design |
Spring 2005 |
Liner Design - The Devil is in the Detail |
| Liner Repair |
Winter 2001 |
News, Announcements |
| Liner Repair |
Winter 2004 |
Noise and Vibration |
| Low Loads |
Spring 2005 |
HRSG Low Load Operation: Recognize Your Limitations Before Damage is Done |
| Manway Sealing |
Spring 2006 |
Manway Sealing Part 1 - Spiral Wound Gaskets |
| Manway Sealing |
Winter 2007 |
Manway Sealing Part 3 - Gasket Placement and Door Closing |
| Manway Sealing |
Fall 2006 |
Manway Sealing Part 2 - Re-torquing |
| Measurements |
Spring 2007 |
Measurements Matter! |
| Noise |
Winter 2004 |
Noise and Vibration |
| P91 Conference |
Fall 2005 |
P91 Conference Takeaways |
| Penetration Seals |
Summer 2002 |
Access Doors - Penetration Seals |
| Penetration Seals |
Spring 2005 |
Boiler Inspection Tip - Check Floor Casing Pipe Penetrations for Pipe Corrosion |
| Penetration Seals |
Fall 2006 |
Fabric Pipe Penetration Seals - Beware of Heat Transfer Damage! |
| Penetration Seals |
Spring 2006 |
HRSG Improvement Products |
| Penetration Seals |
Spring 2005 |
HRST Tackles and Solves HRSG Sidewall Pipe Penetration Seal Problem |
| Penetration Seals |
Winter 2002 |
Penetration Seals, The Next Generation |
| Perforated Plates |
Spring 2006 |
Flow Distribution Plate Problems |
| Performance |
Winter 2001 |
Boiler Efficiency |
| Performance |
Winter 2002 |
Gas Bypass vs. Tube Blockage |
| Performance |
Winter 2004 |
Offline Corrosion |
| Performance |
Summer 2003 |
Turbine Exhaust Condensation: Corrosion Vs. Performance |
| Performance Evaluation |
Spring 2007 |
Measurements Matter! |
| Performance Modeling |
Summer 2003 |
Gut The Superheater? (Measure Twice, Cut Once) |
| Performance Modeling |
Summer 2002 |
HRSG Performance Analysis, Testing & Modeling |
| Performance Modeling |
Summer 2001 |
HRSG Performance Data |
| Performance Modeling |
Fall 2000 |
Indecision Because of Too Many Variables |
| Pressure Test Using a Pump |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Performance Modeling |
Spring 2006 |
Justify Gas Baffling Improvements with Performance Modeling |
| pH |
Fall 2005 |
Water Chemistry pH Excursion - If it happens, what action will you take? |
| Planning |
Summer 2009 |
Planning for the Unexpected |
| Purge Time |
Summer 2003 |
Purge Timer Got You Watchin' The Clock? |
| Quality Service |
Winter 1999 |
Soap Box |
| Re-tourquing |
Fall 2006 |
Manway Sealing Part 2 - Re-torquing |
| Reheater |
Winter 2004 |
Desuperheating to Disaster? |
| Repairing |
Summer 2009 |
Risks When Repairing Grade 91 Pressure Parts |
| Rico |
Summer 2009 |
Sightings Of "Rico The Boiler Rat" |
| Roof Casing Penetration Seals |
Spring 2006 |
HRSG Improvement Products |
| SCR Systems |
Summer 2001 |
Misbehavin' Ammonia Skid |
| SCR Systems |
Fall 2005 |
So You Wanna Put in an SCR System? |
| Safety Valves |
Winter 2007 |
Trouble Behind the Brillo Pad? |
| Sealing |
Spring 2006 |
Manway Sealing Part 1 - Spiral Wound Gaskets |
| Sharing Information |
Winter 1999 |
Reader Stories Wanted |
| Sharing Information |
Winter 1999 |
Reader's Views: What Should Be Included In Boiler Specs? |
| Shutdown |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Sidewall Penetration Seals |
Spring 2006 |
HRSG Improvement Products |
| Sidewall Penetration Seals |
Spring 2005 |
HRST Tackles and Solves HRSG Sidewall Pipe Penetration Seal Problem |
| Specifications |
Fall 2000 |
Drum Retention Time (New Boiler Specs, Part III) |
| Specifications |
Winter 1999 |
Reader's Views: What Should Be Included In Boiler Specs? |
| Specifications |
Summer 2001 |
Specifications for Access |
| Specifications |
May 2000 |
Superheater TMT (New Boiler Specs, Part II) |
| Spiral Wound Gaskets |
Spring 2006 |
Manway Sealing Part 1 - Spiral Wound Gaskets |
| Steam Outlet |
Winter 2007 |
Trouble Behind the Brillo Pad? |
| Stack Balloon |
Spring 2006 |
HRSG Improvement Products |
| Startup |
Winter 2002 |
Anticipation - Controlling Interaction of Components |
| Startup |
Winter 2004 |
Desuperheating to Disaster? |
| Startup |
Winter 2002 |
Economizer Quenching |
| Startup |
Winter 2002 |
IP Drum Swell At HRSG Start-Up |
| Startup |
Summer 2003 |
Purge Timer Got You Watchin' The Clock? |
| Startup |
Winter 2002 |
When is New Boiler / HRSG Plant Design Engineering Complete |
| Steam Drum |
Winter 2007 |
Manway Sealing Part 3 - Gasket Placement and Door Closing |
| Steam Drum |
Summer 2009 |
Cracks in HP Steam Drum Downcomer Welds - More Experience |
| Steam Spargers |
Spring 2006 |
HRSG Improvement Products |
| Steam Spargers |
Fall 2005 |
Steam Spargers |
| Steam Turbine Start-up Delays |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Studs |
Summer 2009 |
The Liner Is Okay But the Studs Are A Mess? |
| Success |
Spring 2005 |
HRST Project Success |
| Success |
Fall 2006 |
Recent Project Success |
| Success |
Summer 2009 |
Project Success! |
| Superheater |
Spring 2006 |
Avoid Risky Behavior that can Damage HRSG Superheaters |
| Superheater |
Winter 2004 |
Desuperheating to Disaster? |
| Superheater |
Summer 2003 |
Gut The Superheater? (Measure Twice, Cut Once) |
| Superheater |
Fall 2000 |
Over Performing Superheater = Underperforming HRSG & Loss of $$$ |
| Superheater |
Summer 2002 |
Superheater Failures in Fired Boilers |
| Superheater |
Winter 2002 |
Superheaters Leading A Double Life |
| Supplementary Firing |
Winter 2002 |
Add A Duct Burner? |
| Supplementary Firing |
Spring 2000 |
Economic Advantage of Supplementary Firing |
| Supplementary Firing |
Winter 2001 |
News, Announcements |
| Temperature Differentials |
Winter 2007 |
Considering an HRSG Pressure Test? |
| Technical |
Summer 2004 |
Technical Advisory Services |
| Testing |
Summer 2002 |
HRSG Performance Analysis, Testing & Modeling |
| Training |
Winter 2004 |
HRSG Fundamentals Training |
| Training |
Summer 2002 |
Training - Lack of Proper Training |
| Training |
Winter 2007 |
Upcoming Training Courses |
| Training |
Spring 2006 |
Upcoming Training Courses |
| Training |
Summer 2008 |
HRSG Site Specific Training |
| Tube Failure |
Spring 2007 |
Are Economizer Tube Failures Driving You Crazy? |
| Tube Failure |
Winter 2004 |
Desuperheating to Disaster? |
| Tube Failure |
Summer2002 |
Superheater Failures in Fired Boilers |
| Tube Leaks |
Fall 2006 |
Tube Plugging - A Tube Leak Repair Option |
| Tube Metal Temperatures |
Spring 2000 |
Superheater TMT (New Boiler Specs, Part II) |
| Tube Wear |
Spring 2007 |
Mechanical Tube Wear |
| turbine Backpressure |
Summer 2009 |
HRSG Deap Cleaning Lowers Turbine Backpressure |
| Turbine Exhaust |
Spring 2007 |
Turbine Exhaust Back Pressure |
| Vibration |
Winter 2004 |
Noise and Vibration |
| Vibration |
Summer 2002 |
Recent HRST Jobs |
| Welds |
Winter 2007 |
Trouble Behind the Brillo Pad? |
| Water Chemistry |
Fall 2000 |
Water Chemistry and Corrosion Audit |
| Water Chemistry |
Fall 2005 |
Water Chemistry pH Excursion - If it happens, what action will you take? |
| Water Hammer |
Winter 1999 |
Got Water Hammer! |