Services

World-Class Steam Turbine Engineering Services

STS, Inc. combines hundreds of years of experience in all aspects of steam turbine design, engineering, maintenance, repairs and evaluation to bring you one of the most comprehensive and experienced independent steam turbine engineering and service teams in the world.

Engineer

Power plant steam cycle analysis and optimization
Mechanical and thermodynamic design review
Project feasibility analysis
Failure analysis with FEA, CAD and material lab capability
Engineered repair solutions for repair shops
Insurance claim investigations and analysis

Assess

Steam Path Audits with cost/benefit analysis
NPW analysis for all repairs
ASME PTC 6, 6.2 and 6S testing capability
Power plant and performance training courses
Hydro turbine testing

Maintain

Team of highly experienced field engineers for outage management/technical direction and owners engineer/representative
Outage scheduling with Oracle-Primavera P6® or Microsoft Project®
Complete major and minor inspection bid specification preparation
Vendor bid price evaluation and selection
Repair solution design reviews
Owners representative for shop repair and inspections

Monitor

STEAM Program™. The most comprehensive in service steam turbine generator inspection and evaluation and monitoring program in the industry!
Expert evaluation of STG performance and operational efficiency
Preventative monitoring to reduce risk of unwanted trips
Basis of condition based maintenance and outage interval decisions
Detailed evaluation of all critical turbine generator auxiliary systems which are the primary reason for unit trips
No disruption in operation for evaluation
Adding borescope during outage increases CBM data
Can be done between 2-4 times/yearly
Outage and parts planning support
Product service and techncial support hotline available for program members – 7 days/365 days/year

Develop

Sellers and buyers broker for pre-owned steam turbine generator purchases and sales
Steam turbine mechanical and thermodynamic fit evaluations for pre-owned steam turbine generators
New power plant development and feasibility studies
Plant upgrade feasibility studies and analysis
New unit bid specifications and evaluations

Train

Customized steam turbine/generator training courses
Any OEM, any steam turbine technology
Operator training
Maintenance training
On or off site locations

Troubleshoot

Troubleshoot turbine steam path, performance and auxiliary system issues
Eliminate chronic issues:
- water in lube oil
- lube oil leaks through oil deflector/seals
- excess generator H2 leakage
General turbine operational issues
Turbine and generator controls