Wire arc additive manufacturing allowed this robot arm at ORNL to transform metal wire into a complete steam turbine blade like those used in power plants. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of ...
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has successfully employed 3D printing to create large rotating steam turbine blades for power plants, in collaboration with Siemens ...
Siemens Improves Efficiency By optimizing the steam inlet to its high-pressure (HP) turbines, Siemens Power Generation has improved the steam flow distribution over the entire area of the stationary ...
Today’s power plant owners face many challenges, including the aging and degradation of equipment. Steam turbines at times may be condemned due to operating inefficiency or rising vibration levels. In ...
GE Steam Power announced today that it has designed and manufactured the largest-ever (75-inch) last-stage blade for its Arabelle low-pressure rotor. The blade will enable the Hinkley Point C nuclear ...
FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, December 22, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- All Metals & Forge Group (AMFG), an ISO 9001/AS 9100D registered manufacturer of open ...
The majority of the world’s electricity is produced by steam turbines consisting of a cascade of turbine blades designed to optimize the efficient conversion of kinetic steam energy to rotational ...