Steam turbine blades are critical components in power generation, and their failure can have profound economic and safety implications. Recent studies have underscored the importance of understanding ...

Steam turbine rotors are susceptible to bending during some operational evolutions, which can lead to excessive vibration and ultimately failure. Rotor bending that results in premature failure of ...

Beyond the large units driving generators, small steam turbines are commonly used in parallel with electric motors to power important assets such as pumps. Keeping these smaller turbines properly ...

Compensation for Chubu Electric Power Company after a steam turbine failure is to cost Hitachi some ¥9 billion ($117 million). The sum will make up for the power that Chubu would have generated from ...

Problem: Steam turbines generate most of the world’s electricity, and approximately 42% in the US [1]. Keeping them in operation is vital. Condensation in the low-pressure stage can result in ...

HAYWARD, Calif. - The cause of a massive explosion at an energy plant that propelled pieces of shrapnel hundreds of feet remains a mystery as the company pushes to have its plant restart later this ...

Aug 23 (Reuters) - GE Vernova's (GEV.N), opens new tab shares fell nearly 7% on Friday following a turbine-blade failure at an offshore wind farm in the UK, the latest in a string of incidents ...