A new video has been uploaded to YouTube and Rumble.
https://rumble.com/v1537ni-tilt-pad-bearing-tooling-package.html
A new video has been uploaded to YouTube and Rumble.
https://rumble.com/v1537ni-tilt-pad-bearing-tooling-package.html
TRI was contracted to install new seals on a main boiler feed pump, but disassembly of the bearing housings revealed a hidden problem. The thrust runner was loose, and this led to the damage of both the pump shaft and the thrust runner bore. The shaft was damaged in two ways. The journal was missing about 0.075″ on one side and the keyway was beat up.
Dovetail grooves were once a common design feature of Babbitt bearings. The grooves were a mechanical featured that help bond the Babbitt to the bearing backing. With the development of better bounding techniques, dovetail grooves became not only unnecessary, but a detriment to performance and reliability.
This topic has been covered by TRI many time. We made a video in 2016 explaining the problem.
Bearing Dovetail Grooves | Dr. Mel’s Technical Notes (wordpress.com)
Today we received a bearing with dovetail grooves. The photos perfectly highlight the issue explained in the video.
TRI has just finished a fluid drive refurbishment. Two size 212 Fluid Drives originally built by American Standard were disassembled, cleaned and inspected. Some of the original parts were repaired and some where replaced.
REFURBISHED SIZE 212 FLUID DRIVE : MAY 2020
I will be attending the EPRI Summer 2019 Steam Turbine Generator Workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The workshop Aug 19th through the 23rd. I will be manning a vendor booth on the 19th and 20th. If you plan on attending, stop by for a chat.
The first hydrogen cooled generator was put into service by GE in 1937. Many of the design features of those early generators still persist today. TRI Transmission and Bearing Corp. has successfully implemented many upgrades to these old generators.
I was invited to present the benefits of generator upgrades at the most recent EPRI User’s Group meeting in Baltimore. The video here discusses the key points of that presentation.
The rotating element of a Size 270 Dual Circuit Fluid Drive has been inspected, balanced and reassembled.
Dr. Mel has released a Tech Note concerning fluid drives. TRI offers upgrades that can improve the fluid drive reliability. read more…
Each spring and cap are machined to precise tolerances in order to achieve a consistent reaction force across the thrust bearing surface.
A video explaining the advantage of flush cock valves manufactured by TRI Transmission and Bearing Corp. has been published to YouTube.