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Attention Power Plant Personnel!

Intek's Annual RheoVac Condenser Operations and Management Workshop

Next workshop is scheduled for September 15 and 16, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. 

Learn how to troubleshoot your condenser and make effective decisions to improve condenser performance, and earn 1 CEU in the process 

For more information and a registration form, click here, or call 614-895-0301. 

Press Releases | Conferences

Press Releases

Circulating Water Flow and  Fouling Meters: A Tool for Reducing Back Pressure    

A recent article in Energy-Tech magazine highlights the valuable information provided by Intek's unique Circulating Water Flow and Fouling (CWFF) meters.  Part of the Rheotherm family of precision flow instruments, these CWFF meters gave the subject power plant a look at the water flow conditions in the circulating water system in an effort to combat microbiological influenced corrosion.  In addition, a clearer picture was obtained of circulating pump operation, debris flushing efforts, and eductor plugging.   Read the article (PDF) 

 Intek Supplier Award         

Intek is pleased to recognize the achievement of one of our valued suppliers.  Aaeon Technology Inc. has been awarded the "Taiwan Superior Brands" title for 2009.  Aaeon supplies Intek with the electronics that form the heart of our newest RheoVac Systems.  This key element helps provide the reliability needed for the unique condenser monitoring capability of RheoVac technology.

 Helping a Nuclear Power Plant Solve a Problem

Based on Intek's extensive experience with condenser operation and design, a nuclear power plant recently came to Intek for a solution to a problem.  An issue encountered during outage work in the condenser needed to be accurately, and quickly, analyzed.  A thorough analysis of the problem, with a specific recommendation was provided within a week.  Read more (PDF) 

                  Optimizing Condenser Performance: A Case Study

Intek undertook a project to improve the performance of a 37 year old condenser during a retubing outage.  Since coming back on line after the retrofit, the plant has achieved record low condenser pressures for equivalent operating conditions, record low condenser condensate DO levels below 4 ppb, a 200% increase in polisher resin life, and a 6% heat rate reduction for the two years following the retrofit outage.  Read more (PDF) 

Intek Modification Reduces DO by 70% at Entergy Little Gypsy

Entergy’s Little Gypsy, Unit 2, is a 450 MW unit originally designed for base load operation.  Since becoming a peaking power operation, the plant has had problems with excessive dissolved oxygen (DO), especially during periods of low load.  Intek, Inc was contracted to identify and correct condenser design deficiencies responsible for the high DO.  The result was a 75% reduction in DO at only 5% of full load.  At 22 MW, dissolved oxygen decreased from 22 to 5 ppb and at 180 MW, dissolved oxygen was reduced from 13 ppb to 2 ppb (below the range of the DO meter).       Click here to learn more. 

 

Recent Papers

1. Harpster, J.W. Principal Investigator

"Air In-Leakage and Intrusion Prevention Guideline" EPRI TR 1014125. Published 2008; please look for it.

2. Harpster, J.W. contributing Author

"Performance Monitoring Guidelines for Power Plants" ASME Codes and Standards.  Published 2008; please look for it.

Conferences

We Look Forward to Seeing You at the Following Shows and Exhibits in 2010

Please CONTACT US for additional information or to be added to our pre-show mailing list.

CONFERENCE	DATE	PLACE	PAPER TO BE PRESENTED	EXHIBIT NUMBER
19th Annual Southwest Chemistry Workshop	June 8-10, 2010	San Diego, CA	Unveiling Root Causes of Chemistry & Performance Problems by Examining Condensers	No Exhibit
30th Annual Electric Utility Chemistry Workshop at the University of Illinois	June 8-10, 2010	Champaign, IL	Controlled Condenser Air In-Leakage Experiments to Characterize the Dissolution of CO2 into Condensate	No Exhibit
ASME Power 2010	July 13-15, 2010	Chicago, IL	Increasing Condenser Capacity without Adding Tubes to Support a Station Uprate	No Exhibit
Intek Hosted Webinar	Last Wednesday of every month	Internet	Intek's Modern Understanding of Condensers	No Exhibit