2nd ACC Users Group Conference
Comanche Generating Station, Pueblo, Colo
September 28-29, 2010
Host utility: Xcel Energy
Chairman: Andrew Howell, Senior Systems Chemist
STEAM-CYCLE CHEMISTRY and CORROSION
The latest on ACC corrosion mechanisms
Dr Barry Dooley, Structural Integrity Associates Inc
Impact of ACC on Comanche-3 steam-cycle chemistry design
Andrew Howell, Xcel Energy
Tracking corrosion-product transport from an ACC
Gary Hoffman, PacifiCorp
Experience with particulate filtration on startup at Comanche 3
Sandy Brown and Chris Gilmore, Xcel Energy
ACC condensate polishing in China
Wenhua Tian and Huiyong He, Xi’an Thermal Power Research Co (TPRI)
CS Energy’s Kogan Creek Power Station chemistry experience
Ian Richardson, Bruce Kerr, Ian Rawlings, Denis Doucet, Lyle Chapman, and Gary Joy, CS Energy; presented by
Dr Barry Dooley, Structural Integrity Associates Inc
INSPECTION
The practical application of tracer-gas leak detection for ACCs
Andrew H Leavitt, Conco Systems Inc; presented by Gary Fischer, Conco Systems Inc
PERFORMANCE ISSUES
FinTech ACC™ cleaning technology
Gary Fischer, Conco Systems Inc
John Maulbetsch and Mike DiFilippo, independent consultants
Potential influence that crosswinds have on ACC performance
Brent Gregory, Creative Power Solutions
FANS and GEARBOXES
Paul Nelissen and Marten Dijkstra, Howden Cooling Fans
Dave Rettke, NV Energy, Walter M Higgins Generating Station
OPERATION and MAINTENANCE
Assessing remaining life for an old and cold ACC
Peter Jackson, Tetra Engineering Group
Dave Rettke, NV Energy, Walter M Higgins Generating Station
DESIGN
Comanche 3 cooling system design selection
Tim Farmer, Xcel Energy
Retrofit of an ACC to an existing water-cooled condensing system
Frank Ortega, GEA Power Cooling Inc
