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McPhy Energy Germany GmbH designs, develops, manufactures and sells technical systems and components for energy systems and auxiliaries…
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This case study demonstrates the ability of Flownex® to be used as a tool to develop, test and implement new correlations and methods…
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Faulty systems operation results in significant power generation losses. The purpose of this case study is to communicate a case where…
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This case study demonstrates how Flownex® can be used in evaluating the effectiveness of the maintenance work conducted…
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Eskom power utility utilized Flownex® SE simulation capabilities to mitigate system shutdowns caused by Generator Hydrogen (H2) Seal ring failures…
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The main challenge explored in this case study is root cause analysis of dynamically hazardous movements in the distillate lines to a plant…
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The boiler hopper tubes at an Eskom Power Station suffer from continuous mechanical failures that lead to frequent unplanned maintenance…
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As part of the repowering of a power station Steinmüller is tasked with the optimization of the boiler sub-system. This included a study to determine…
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The evaporative platens gave many operational issues including header cracking causing unnecessary and costly down time due to…
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