Jim Kovanda of American Chemical Technologies, a solution provider at the upcoming marcus evans Power Plant Management Summit 2012, on increasing power plant operational efficiency and reliability. Interview with: Jim Kovanda, Executive Vice President, American Chemical Technologies

1. Boosting Power Plant
Efficiency & Reliability
companies made to base stocks over because of system failure causing shut
the years, in an effort to produce better down. They must get back up and
oil for their biggest market of vehicles, running to fulfill the demand on the grid
caused a deficiency in the power gen for their megawatts, which in many
industry. By removing the impurities in cases they are contractually obligated to
the mineral oils (Group II / III, and provide. EcoSafe eliminates these trips
PAO) the solubility of the oil decreased, which cost USD 40,000 - 150,000.
allowing varnish molecules to
agglomerate and eventually drop out, Our clients have also reported a two to
plug tight-tolerance valves, and cause five degree Fahrenheit reduction in
shut downs. bearing temperature, because the
equipment is better lubricated. General
How are they handling this issue? Electric (GE) is looking at this in depth
Interview with: Jim Kovanda, What maintenance or processes because a potential of efficiency gain of
Executive Vice President, American could they eliminate if they used this magnitude in power generation is
Chemical Technologies American Chemical Technologies’ huge. It can reduce the footprint of the
products? actual equipment and the reservoirs
that need to cool the oil as it circulates.
The formation of varnish in gas turbine They routinely pull samples and run A 160 megawatt GE 7FA turbine might
lube oil is plaguing the power extensive tests to confirm the condition be able to produce more megawatts
generation industry, causing of the turbine lube oil. A market for while operating at the same
unscheduled turbine trips and shut varnish removal filtration has also temperature.
downs, and a lot of money being spent evolved, requiring an investment of up
on lab testing and filtration skids, says to USD 50,000 for a skid.
Jim Kovanda, Executive Vice President,
American Chemical Technologies.
Polyalkylene glycol (PAG) can solubilize
decomposition by -products, thus
Power plant managers are challenged
with the task of identifying when
varnish is being formed, and if they
The
extending the lifeblood of power plant
equipment, he adds. In addition, after
five years of operation in gas turbines,
have the means to effectively and
promptly remove it. Our product -
EcoSafe Revive - has the ability to pull
potential of
efficiency
the molecule’s ability to lower bearing in decomposition by-products and
temperatures provides attractive solubilize the varnish instantaneously.
efficiency gains. This is an additive that can repair
gain in
turbine oil, while EcoSafe TF-25 is for
From a solution provider company when the oil has reached the end of its
attending the marcus evans Power useful life and needs to be replaced.
Plant Management Summit 2012, in Both of these significantly reduce the
Wheeling, Illinois, October 15-17,
Kovanda uncovers unique solutions for
the issue of varnish formation in gas
necessity, frequency and costs of
running extensive tests, and the
investment in, and maintenance of,
power
turbines, which brings in efficiency,
reliability and productivity gains.
varnish removal filtration equipment.
How can this boost plant reliability
generation
is huge
What issues are troubling power and efficiency? What potential does
plant managers today? the technology hold for the
industry?
A big pain point for them is the
formation of varnish in gas turbine lube What is plaguing turbine operators are
oil. The changes that major oil the unscheduled trips that occur

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About American Chemical Technologies
American Chemical Technologies, Inc. provides state-of-the-art synthetic lubricants that provide solutions to the common problems
plaguing industry. Founded more than 30 years ago, ACT has grown to become an International Supplier of value-added lubricants
and supporting technical services that provide value-added benefits to equipment, and the environment.
www.americanchemtech.com
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