The Operating Surveillance Program can be performed to indicate various issues and leaks for a steam turbine and/or generator. The Operating Surveillance Service is typically performed while the unit is online and takes 2-3 days depending on the size and complexity of the unit.
These results and recommendations allow our customers to help ensure the continued reliability of their equipment through an independent expert evaluation. Additionally, the findings and recommendations of MD&A’s engineer are reviewed as part of the exit interview with the owner. Maintenance plans and priorities are reviewed and adjusted, as necessary, based on findings.
After reviewing documentation from the owner/operator to establish a unit-specific checklist and datasheets, MD&A’s engineer conducts initial discussions with operations and maintenance personnel to gain a better understanding of unit history and any known issues or particular areas of focus.
Then, an MD&A expert collects operational data up to 4 different times throughout the visit using a variety of instruments and records it in a Turbine Performance Data Log that is part of the final report.
