Power, Energy and Utility

TL-122 – Thermoplastic Pumps Take the Heat off Utility

Reprinted from INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE & PLANT OPERATION Caustics and acids no longer cause maintenance shutdowns Entergy Corp. is a large investor-owned utility headquartered in New Orleans and serving customers in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. As part of a cost-reduction and profitability program, management began a planned program of reducing maintenance costs through equipment upgrades. […]

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TL-165 – Grand Coulee Dam Uses Six Cantilever Pumps to Ensure the Reliability of Three 805 Megawatt Turbines

Reprinted from WATER & WASTES DIGEST G. Michael Stromback, Senior Mechanical Engineer With an installed capacity of 6,809 megawatts, the Grand Coulee Dam located on the Columbia River in the state of Washington is the largest hydro project in North America. For a short time following its completion, it was known as the largest hydro

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