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2Q/2006 Issue

Directory of Products and Services
Guide to manufacturers, equipment/parts suppliers, and service providers offering    products and services for gas-turbine-based peaking, cogen, and combined-cycle plants is an invaluable resource for outage planning

Exclusive User Group Coverage
501F User’s Group. Conference program covers much more than the engine itself—including fuel-gas flowmeter certification and calibration; user presentations and
roundtables; preparing for, and recovering from, natural disasters; batteries are critical to plant reliability/availability; robust Siemens Day program includes new topics and faces; upgrade inlet-air systems to accommodate local environment

HRSG User’s Group. Welding best practices, new tools for tube repair, analysis of risks posed by prolonged low-load operation, safety/relief valve clinic highlight annual meeting

CTOTF launches bulletin board, keyword-searchable database to serve all GT users.
Meeting roundup includes coverage of plenary session, generic roundtable, GE roundtable, Alstom roundtable, FT8 roundtable, legacy roundtable, aero roundtable, and Siemens roundtable

Western Turbine Users: The nuts ’n bolts of LM engine O&M. Coverage includes LM2500 breakout, Kaua’i Co-op’s super STIG experience, LM5000 breakout, LM6000 breakout, cooling towers, primer on cooling-water treatment, generators a hot topic, duct-burner igniters, maintenance cost optimization, LMS100 overview

FEATURES
Combined cycle to replaced fired boilers, bring NOx emissions within limits for
nonattainment area; Reliable onsite power supports critical research projects at ASU

Best Practices Awards: Tenaska, Emcali, MEAG honored with ‘heavy metal’ at awards luncheon sponsored by CTOTF

Upgrading controls to maximize performance, availability. Web-based T3000’s simplified architecture, expanded capabilities benefit users; Profiling a Mark IV+ to Mark VI upgrade

Business Partners: Ansaldo Energia extends capability to burn low-Btu fuels with
combustion system upgrade. Plus announcements from Braden, ESCO Tool, D L Ricci, Sulzer Enpro