ART242 – Solar Mars Borescope Inspection Part 2
ART REF – ART242 This is part of a Solar Mars training course. This video discusses the Diffueser and Combustion Chamber. https://vimeo.com/955300073 In Part 2 … Continue Reading →
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ART241 – Solar Mars Lube Oil Logic
ARTICLE REF – ART241 This video is going to look at the lube oil logic for the Mars turbine. https://vimeo.com/950336588
ART061 – Bently Nevada 3500 – Connect to the rack.
Bently Nevada 3500 – this article will describe how to connect the local display computer on the FT8 to the 3500 rack. This will allow you to review how each vibration channel is configure and allow you to upload the configuration software. Continue Reading →
ART059 – Solar – T5 Control
Solar T5 Control. This article gives a good grounding on T5 control. It will explain all the high point needed to understand the system. Continue Reading →
ART058 – Solar – Mars IGV
This article gives a technical and historic look at what was and is now used for the inlet guide vane. Continue Reading →
ART057 – General – Smart monitoring & diagnostics
Smart monitoring & diagnostics – this will step up your troubleshooting game. Continue Reading →
ART056 – Solar – Connect to OPC Server
Solar – Connect to OPC Server. This article describes to process of connecting to the PLC using RSLinx and writing live values to Excel. This brings your troubleshooting skills to a new level. Continue Reading →
ART049 – Solar – Mars oil pressure regulator issue – PCV901
Solar – PCV901 – This is a fix for Mars units with this type of pressure regulator where the oil pressure drifts low off its setpoint. Continue Reading →
ART045 – Solar – Centaur 50 compressor surging
Solar Centaur 50 – this article is based on an actual surge issue and explains the steps taken to resolve it. Continue Reading →
ART042 – Solar – Centaur / Taurus Pressure & temp control block.
Solar – Centaur / Taurus pressure & temperature control block PN190185. This article discusses the issues and experiences of operators. Continue Reading →
ART041 – Solar – Centaur Lube Filter
Solar – Cantaur Lube Filter. This is information from a blog on an issue one operator had with the lube filter collapsing. Continue Reading →
ART040 – Solar – T70 IGV tool.
ARTICLE REF – ART040 Welcome to this training on how to check if the Taurus 70 IGV is correctly positioned while in service. We will look at IGV angle tool in use. You will be shown how to verify that the IGV is where it should be while on load, … Continue Reading →
ART038 – Solar – T130 – Thrust bearing protection
Solar – Thrust bearing protection in Bently Nevada. This topic is information taken from an actual job. The Titan thrust channel was not set up correctly during commissioning and had to be rectified. Continue Reading →
ART036 – Solar – Surge Control Line
Solar Surge Control Line – This describes how the PLC knows where the surge control line is and how much surge margin you have. Continue Reading →
ART032 – Solar – Surge control – 289RC Exhaust Booster
Solar Turbines – Surge control – 289RC Exhaust Booster. This instrument is used to assist the surge valve to open quickly. This post explains how the instrument works. Continue Reading →
ART029 – Solar – Mars – Fuel gas – Start-up valve check – Part 1
Solar – Mars 90/100 – Pre start-up fuel valve safety check. This explains the sequence of events to pass. Continue Reading →
ART027 – Solar – Analog inputs
This explains how analog input signals are processed in Solar Turbines PLC logic. Continue Reading →
ART024 – Solar – Stripchart – Vern Van Leuven
Stripchart – Vern Van Leuven – Information about Stripchart and Vern’s services. Continue Reading →
ART023 – Solar – DC backup pump control
Solar – Backup pump control – this control needs maintenance. Continue Reading →
ART022 – Solar – T130 – Oil flushing
Solar Titan 130 – oil flushing issues and things to watch out for. Continue Reading →
ART021 – Solar – T60 – Backup overspeed calibration
Solar Turbines – T60 – G353-1 backup overspeed calibration. Continue Reading →
ART017 – Solar – TT3 Ignition issue
Solar – Ignition Issue – This is an old issue with TT3 control system. The turbine would not light off reliably. Continue Reading →
ART016 – General – Good ideas – Walkway.
Good Idea – simple yet very effective walkway support to gain access to your turbine. Clever Chileans. Continue Reading →
ART014 – Solar – T60 – IGV Control
Solar – T60 – This explains the operation of the L339 operated solenoid valve 1016391. Used in standard combustion T60 and Centaur units. Continue Reading →
ART011 – Solar – T60 – Alignment – Part 3
ARTICLE REF – ART011 Alignment shim calculation T60 mobile unit The following information will serve you on all alignment jobs regardless of the manufacturer. It is very important to have a good understanding of what shims need to be put where when it comes to making an alignment adjustment. This … Continue Reading →
ART010 – Solar – T60 – Alignment – Part 2
ARTICLE REF – ART010 Part 2 Alignment information sources. Alignment tools and setup. Three readings to satisfy spec. Torque values. Alignment information sources. Mechanical Installation Drawing 149223. Chapter 9.5 of the maintenance manual (IMI). Installation guideline No. TPIM 1000B. Alignment tools and setup. This is the type of tool you … Continue Reading →
ART009 – Solar – T60 – Alignment – Part 1
ARTICLE REF – ART009 Part 1 Total Indicator Reading. Soft Foot. Changing target sides. Bore and RIM Readings. Magnetic center. Hub to hub distance. Tool sag. TIR – Total Indicator Reading Question: The dial test indicator (DTI) is zeroed at the 12-o-clock position. The shaft on the right is turned … Continue Reading →
ART008 – Solar – Project documentation.
ARTICLE REF – ART008 Solar Turbines – Project documentation. This is a short description of the documentation supplied by Solar Turbines for each project. This information is normally provided in hard copy and software versions. In the software version there is a main listing with hyperlinks to each of the … Continue Reading →
ART006 – General – Maintenance board.
ARTICLE REF – ART006 Maintenance Board. This was a photo taken of how one customer used a white board with stuck-on labels and a marker to keep track of the hours in service and to control what filters on standby were used or new etc. At a glance you had … Continue Reading →
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ART231 – Solar Mars Borescope inspection Part 1 – Video
ARTICLE REF – ART231 https://vimeo.com/950526643
ART216 – Solar – Simulating Vibration Signal – FT51010
ARTICLE REF – ART216 This article is going to discuss the set up to inject a vibration signal to simulate an alarm or shutdown, on a Solar turbine using Solar’s Field Tool FT51010-13. There are three types of transducers used on vibration systems to measure vibration. Displacement Velocity Acclerometer What … Continue Reading →
ART219 – Solar Mars – Fuel Valve Check
ARTICLE REF – ART219 There are subtitles available in Arabic – English – French – Hindi – Portuguese – Spanish https://vimeo.com/888261945
ART213 – Solar – SoLoNOx
ARTICLE REF – ART213 This is Part 1 of a training video on Solar SoLoNOx. Subtitles: Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish. https://vimeo.com/858792200?share=copy … Continue Reading →
ART207 – Solar – T5 Spread
Solar T5 Spread.
This is a video which describes why T5 Spread is so important and how to resolve if need be. Continue Reading →
ART203 – Solar – Yard Valves
This is a training video on Solar Compressor – Yard Valves Continue Reading →
ART200 – Solar Taurus 60 IGV Versa Valve Control
Taurus 60 IGV training video. Continue Reading →
ART192 – Solar – T60 Alignment – TIR – Video
This video explains what is Alignment TIR. Continue Reading →
ART206 – Solar Mars Compressor Casing
Technical information on the Mars compressor casing. Continue Reading →
ART190 – Solar – Gas start system
This article is going to look at the Solar Gas Start System. Continue Reading →
ART188 – Solar – Mars bleed valve
This article will discuss the modern Mars bleed valve that uses the PECC actuator. Continue Reading →
ART186 – Solar – Vibration – Dynamic Measurement Module 1444
Solar vibration system – Allen Bradley Module 1444 – overview. Continue Reading →
ART175 – Solar – PointWatch Eclipse Gas Detector
This article discusses the PointWatch Eclipse Model PIRECL gas detector as used by Solar Turbines. Continue Reading →
ART174 – Solar – Compressor seal gas booster
This article is going to look at how this gas booster works with the dry gas seal system. Continue Reading →
ART173 – Solar – Backup overspeed monitor
This article gives an overview of the backup overspeed module PN1053834-xx. Continue Reading →
ART172 – Solar – Mars Alignment – Notes 2
This article explains the shim calculation required during alignment of the Mars Turbine. Continue Reading →
ART170 – Solar – Turndown – Solar surge margin
This article looks at the difference between Turndown % and Solar Surge Margin %. Continue Reading →
ART167 – Solar – Terminal strip with a difference
This article explains why all terminal strips on Solar equipment are not the same. Continue Reading →
ART166 – Solar – Mars alignment notes
This article contains some important notes on the Mars alignment not found in Solar documentation. Continue Reading →
ART165 – Solar – Fire system – Isolation valves
Solar – Fire system Isolation Valves. This article describes how to set and test the limit switches of the valves. Continue Reading →